Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Online Image Resizer – Resize your digital photographs online. Free, easy to use, very cool! Creating Online also has a free image editor. You can do basic color correction, crop and resize, and add text and clip art. Max. dimensions 1200 x 1600 pixels, max. file size 1.5 MB.

A file association is an association between a file and a software program. Files on PCs have typically three letter file extensions like, .doc, .xls, .htm. These three letter extensions associate the file with a sofware program that is used to edit/open the file. For example, .doc files are associated with Microsoft Word, .xls files are associated with Excel, and [...]

It is very important to get into the habit of proofreading your HTML code. Here are a few tips for proofreading. Thank you to Dale Mead for his additional suggestions on proofing. Proofread, proofread, proofread. Then proofread more. JavaScript is case sensitive, MyVar is different from myvar Make sure that all variables are named the same throughout the entire script [...]

It’s a good idea to periodically backup your Dreamweaver site settings. When you backup your site settings the backup file is saved with an *.ste extension. This file includes your Remote site information (FTP username, login name, and password), Local Site Information, (the local path to your root folder), and any testing server information you may have setup. This is [...]

The 2005 Bloggie winners are about to be announced (3/14). These are publically choosen awards for the best weblogs.

"Bloglines is the most comprehensive, integrated service for searching, subscribing, publishing and sharing news feeds, blogs, and rich Web content. It’s free and easy-to-use." – Very nice service, easy to find RSS feeds that interest you.

Flickr is an easy to use free photo sharing site/community that has gained a lot of popularity in a rather short perioud of time.

I was looking for a new XHTML chart to post on the XHTML assignment sheet and I came across this Color Symbolism Chart instead. It tells you the meanings of different colors in various cultures. Be sure to also check the related articles at the bottom of the page for more information on designing with color.

I really enjoyed reading the article Guidelines For An Uncomplicated Web at Asterisk; so much of what he has to say is true.

Steve gave me a print out of the Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality when they run on a machine with Windows XP Service Pack 2.