Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Well, I moved all of my domains this weekend. I ended up getting a reseller plan; it was cheaper to host all of my domains and Rob’s with a reseller plan than via a regular account. I decided to use CRI Hosting because I had a really positive experience with their support when we moved the Hermit Crab Association. I [...]

Quick Start Your Design with XHTML Templates – Just like the title says, a set of templates to help you to start web projects. PhotoshopSupport.com has a lot of quick tutorials and nice plugins and actions for Photoshop. Since we’ve been talking about digital photography, LifeHack has a Digital Photography HOWTO roundup of helpful links to resources and tutorials. LifeHacker [...]

Norman and I were discussing photography and the pro’s and con’s of shooting images in RAW mode. Most digital cameras output the images in JPEG format; this means that the camera processes the image in order to convert it to the JPEG format; this process often leads to a degradation of quality. When shooting in RAW mode, your chances of [...]

HTML Basix has some code generators that you may find useful. I found this Htaccess Disable Hotlinking Code Generator particularly helpful. Web Developer’s Handbook has many useful web design links. A page worth bookmarking. Photoblog 2.0 – digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs: Harold Davis. Lots of tips, resources, and beautiful photos. Be sure to check out the rest of the [...]

Stu Nichols, CSS Playground, has a new demonstration for creating sliding photo galleries, very cool! Take a look at his demonstration list for more terrific CSS techniques. Some students explored one of Stu Nichols’ tutorials How to Create a Photographic Gallery Using CSS with terrific results. Take a look at the following galleries: Marcia Donna Here are a couple more [...]

Just the other day I was looking around for information on creating a business plan. I know that some of you are interested in starting your own businesses, so you may find this Guide To Writing A Business Plan useful. Patterns In essence, patterns are structural and behavioral features that improve the “habitability” of something — a user interface, a [...]

I just wanted to thank you all for the birthday wishes. We had a wonderful trip. Rob took me and our best friends to Tahoe for the weekend. We rented a home there rather than staying in the casinos. The place that we rented was AWESOME. This is the small creek/river that ran behind our home, you can see the [...]

I hope that you all enjoy the long holiday weekend. I will see you all on Wednesday! The Jello Mold: A New Look at Min- and Max-width For Web Pages – Part One explores establishing page layout widths with CSS. The article discusses alternatives to min and max width. Great article! This is a brand new free article at CommunityMX [...]

A couple of months ago I had recommended that you visit the CSS Reboot site to look at the designs. The CSS Reboot site now contains thumbnail images of all of the new designs. During the same timeframe, May 1st Reboot was also occurring. May 1st Reboot is a community project that brings together web professionals from all over and [...]

For about six months I have been debating on whether to upgrade my “everyday” camera, the Canon G2. I love the Canon series cameras; they’re easy to use and take wonderful photos. I also have a Canon 10D, but in all honesty, it’s very cumbersome. I love to use the 10D for weddings, portraits, my pets, and day outings, but [...]