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Tools & Templates
Sample project proposal template
Aug 2002
Being able to quickly explain the potential benefits of an added Web site feature can help a consultant address a client's concerns over a project's importance. This project proposal sheet will...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Book chapters
Create a full-featured, database-driven Web application using free and open source software
May 2007
Practical PHP and MySQL: Building Eight Dynamic Web Applications demonstrates that it's easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. The book walks you...
Provided by Prentice Hall PTR
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Downloads
Adding text styles to web design
Mar 2011
This is the companion download for "Backgrounds in web design: Adding text styles." This download contains code examples and Photoshop files to accompany the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Adding navigation links to web design
Mar 2011
This a companion download to the post, "Backgrounds in web design: Adding navigation." The download contains the files referred to in the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Website design from PSD to Code
Mar 2011
This is a companion download to Ryan Boudreaux's post, "Backgrounds in Web Design: Going from PSD to code." The download contains all the Photoshop, HTML, and graphic files needed to follow the...
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
How to specify character encoding for web content
Mar 2011
Ryan Boudreaux explains the importance of setting character encoding so that browsers render web content correctly and offers some examples for how to specify the appropriate encoding.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Web design PSD file: Creating a theme
Mar 2011
This is a companion PSD file to the blog post, "Backgrounds in web design: Creating a theme."
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Make better Web pages by understanding the CSS box model
Aug 2006
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have gradually become the de facto standard for HTML layout and positioning. They're easy to use, don't require any special software, and work uniformly on most major...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Downloads
Explore how Drupal works
Jan 2010
In his review of Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, TechRepublic blogger Justin James writes that, overall, the book is very well written. This sample chapter provides an overview of the...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Downloads
10 things you should do to ensure basic Web site security
Jun 2008
Using a security procedures checklist is your first step toward securing a resource -- a means of aiding your memory before you apply your critical thinking skills and imagination to the task of...
Provided by Chad Perrin
-
Downloads
CSS: Adding text to buttons
Feb 2011
These are the files included for the Web Master blog post, CSS: Adding text to buttons, by Ryan Boudreaux.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
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Downloads
SolutionBase: Build a quick and inexpensive content management system with phpWebSite
Apr 2007
Managing content on a web site can be complicated and expensive. Fortunately, you can solve both of these problems using the open source tool called phpWebSite. Jack Wallen shows how it works.
Provided by Jack Wallen
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Downloads
Download this Web-design client questionnaire form
Apr 2002
Find out what your Web-design clients want with this downloadable questionnaire that outlines technical and graphical expectations. If you would like to add a category, let us know and we'll...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Downloads
Convert an XML file into an Excel spreadsheet with this technique
Mar 2007
Developers often deal with information that is in no way user-friendly without really thinking about how a user would handle it. XML is a prime example --- most users don't know what to make of...
Provided by Edmond Woychowsky
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Downloads
Book chapter: Create an Angry Birds-like app using GameSalad
Jul 2012
This chapter from Learn GameSalad for iOS offers tips on learning gravity, basic physics, and camera controls when creating an Angry Birds-like game. Title: Learn GameSalad for iOS: Game...
Provided by Apress
-
Downloads
Designing database applications for optimal performance
Jun 2009
In his book review of Prentice Hall's The Data Access Handbook, TechRepublic blogger Justin James notes that chapter two provided him with more information about database connectivity than he...
Provided by Prentice Hall PTR
-
Book chapters
Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
Oct 2007
Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
-
Book chapters
Make a strong business case for good user interface and usability design
May 2007
Without good user interface design, users won't like your product, whether it's software, hardware, or a Web site. Without usability design and testing, you'll never know if your design is useful...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
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Downloads
TechRepublic CSS Reference Table
Aug 2007
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is becoming the de facto standard for many Web developers. But remembering the right value for the numerous CSS properties can be a challenge. Keep this easy-to-use...
Provided by Tony Patton
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Downloads
10 things to look for in a domain registrar
Dec 2008
When you start looking for a domain registrar, you may discover some surprising differences in what they offer -- or neglect to offer. IT consultant Erik Eckel learned the hard way that it pays to...
Provided by Erik Eckel
-
Downloads
Take advantage of full-featured Komodo IDE to boost productivity
Jun 2010
The full features of the Komodo IDE can greatly increase your productivity. Vincent Danen takes a look at key bindings, Toolbox features, and add-ons that are available.
Provided by Vincent Danen
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Downloads
Get website metrics with AWStats
Aug 2010
Vincent Danen shows you how to set up the AWStats log file analysis program on FTP and mail servers and use the information to gain valuable insight on visitors to your website.
Provided by Vincent Danen
-
Book chapters
Create successful Web sites easily with these simple tools
Aug 2006
Even beginners can build a successful Web site if they have the right tools and resources. Master the tools of the trade in this sample chapter from Easy Web Design, which focuses on the array of...
Provided by Microsoft Press
-
Downloads
10 common Web design mistakes to watch out for
Oct 2007
When you start designing a Web site, your options are wide open. Yet all that potential can lead to problems that may cause your Web site to fall short of your goals. Whether you're building a...
Provided by Chad Perrin
-
Downloads
How do I... Use CSS to manipulate a background image?
Feb 2008
CSS allows you to use background graphics in a wide number of tasteful and versatile ways. Not only can graphics exist as backgrounds to entire pages, but you can also employ CSS to assign a...
Provided by John Lee
-
Downloads
10 ways developers can meet user expectations and ease frustrations
May 2009
Some users may make unrealistic demands, but most of the time, they just want software that's easy to use and that works the way it's supposed to. Justin James itemizes several basic user...
Provided by Justin James
-
Downloads
How do I... Determine the distance between ZIP codes using C#?
Mar 2008
Calculating the distance between ZIP codes has become a common feature in search engines. For instance, if you're searching for restaurants, a Web site will often allow you to enter a ZIP code and...
Provided by Zach Smith
-
Downloads
How do I check how different fonts and styles look without recoding?
Sep 2009
Choosing the proper font and font style for you Web site can make or break a site's over-all design. Tweaking fonts can take some time unless you employ an amazingly helpful tool like FontFriend....
Provided by Jack Wallen
-
Book chapters
Format Web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Aug 2007
The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) standard enables you to apply a property or group of properties to an object by applying a style to that object. Learn how to use CSS to control the presentation...
Provided by Sams Publishing
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Book chapters
Create a photo gallery using CSS
Jan 2006
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes, discusses how to create a photo gallery using a series of floated div elements. You don't need to be a CSS expert to create...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Downloads
Protect sensitive Web site data by encrypting information with MySQL
Oct 2006
Securing Web site data stored in MySQL from hackers or snoopers is a critical concern, both to avoid unauthorized use or damage to your application and to retain your competitive advantage. MySQL...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Downloads
How do I... Resize images using GDI+ while preserving their aspect ratio?
Aug 2007
There are many projects that require the automatic resizing of an image. A good example of this is a Web site such as Flickr that allows users to upload images. The user-supplied images are...
Provided by Zach Smith
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Downloads
How Do I... Create an HTML page with multiple colored links?
Aug 2007
Before the advent of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML designers were stuck with a limited range of options when choosing color attributes for their anchor tags. But if you understand basic HTML,...
Provided by John Lee
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Book chapters
Master advanced PHP error handling techniques
Oct 2005
This sample chapter, taken from Sams' Advanced PHP Programming discusses PHP's built-in support for error handling. In programming, both external errors and code logic errors are inescapable....
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Book chapters
Create a basic Web form application with C#
Oct 2005
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days, discusses how to use C# to create Web applications. Learn how to use C# with ASP.NET to create Web-centric dynamic...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Book chapters
Design and build better Web sites with templates developed in Dreamweaver 8
Apr 2006
This chapter download from Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, by David Sawyer McFarland shows you how to develop templates for your Web site using the latest features found in Dreamweaver 8....
Provided by O'Reilly Media
-
Downloads
10 ways to boost traffic to your Web site
Sep 2010
You can increase the number of visitors to your Web site by following some pretty simple, practical steps. Brien Posey shares some of the strategies that have worked for him.This download is also...
Provided by Brien Posey
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Downloads
Backgrounds in Web design
Apr 2011
In this four-part tutorial, Ryan Boudreaux walks through the process of creating a unified Web site theme. As he builds a sample layout, he demonstrates...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
-
Downloads
10 tips for advancing from a beginner to an intermediate developer
May 2009
Beginner developers who want to take their career to the next level may be stymied by a lack of resources and recommendations. Justin James helps close that information gap with 10 suggestions for...
Provided by Justin James
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Book chapters
Master PHP's core Web development functions
May 2005
PHP provides an easy and powerful way to build dynamic Web content. This sample chapter from O'Reilly's PHP Cookbook shows how to program some of the building blocks of dynamic content with PHP,...
Provided by O'Reilly Media
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Downloads
Book chapter: Create an Angry Birds-like app using GameSalad
Jul 2012
This chapter from Learn GameSalad for iOS offers tips on learning gravity, basic physics, and camera controls when creating an Angry Birds-like game. Title: Learn GameSalad for iOS: Game...
Provided by Apress
-
Downloads
Backgrounds in Web design
Apr 2011
In this four-part tutorial, Ryan Boudreaux walks through the process of creating a unified Web site theme. As he builds a sample layout, he demonstrates...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
-
Downloads
Adding text styles to web design
Mar 2011
This is the companion download for "Backgrounds in web design: Adding text styles." This download contains code examples and Photoshop files to accompany the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
How to specify character encoding for web content
Mar 2011
Ryan Boudreaux explains the importance of setting character encoding so that browsers render web content correctly and offers some examples for how to specify the appropriate encoding.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Adding navigation links to web design
Mar 2011
This a companion download to the post, "Backgrounds in web design: Adding navigation." The download contains the files referred to in the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Website design from PSD to Code
Mar 2011
This is a companion download to Ryan Boudreaux's post, "Backgrounds in Web Design: Going from PSD to code." The download contains all the Photoshop, HTML, and graphic files needed to follow the...
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Web design PSD file: Creating a theme
Mar 2011
This is a companion PSD file to the blog post, "Backgrounds in web design: Creating a theme."
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
CSS: Adding text to buttons
Feb 2011
These are the files included for the Web Master blog post, CSS: Adding text to buttons, by Ryan Boudreaux.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
10 ways to boost traffic to your Web site
Sep 2010
You can increase the number of visitors to your Web site by following some pretty simple, practical steps. Brien Posey shares some of the strategies that have worked for him.This download is also...
Provided by Brien Posey
-
Downloads
Get website metrics with AWStats
Aug 2010
Vincent Danen shows you how to set up the AWStats log file analysis program on FTP and mail servers and use the information to gain valuable insight on visitors to your website.
Provided by Vincent Danen
-
Downloads
Take advantage of full-featured Komodo IDE to boost productivity
Jun 2010
The full features of the Komodo IDE can greatly increase your productivity. Vincent Danen takes a look at key bindings, Toolbox features, and add-ons that are available.
Provided by Vincent Danen
-
Book chapters
Making design collaboration work
Mar 2010
This chapter from The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist, by Fred Brooks (author of The Mythical Man-Month), offers a detailed look at the role of collaboration in modern...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
-
Downloads
Explore how Drupal works
Jan 2010
In his review of Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, TechRepublic blogger Justin James writes that, overall, the book is very well written. This sample chapter provides an overview of the...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Downloads
How do I check how different fonts and styles look without recoding?
Sep 2009
Choosing the proper font and font style for you Web site can make or break a site's over-all design. Tweaking fonts can take some time unless you employ an amazingly helpful tool like FontFriend....
Provided by Jack Wallen
-
Downloads
Designing database applications for optimal performance
Jun 2009
In his book review of Prentice Hall's The Data Access Handbook, TechRepublic blogger Justin James notes that chapter two provided him with more information about database connectivity than he...
Provided by Prentice Hall PTR
-
Downloads
10 tips for advancing from a beginner to an intermediate developer
May 2009
Beginner developers who want to take their career to the next level may be stymied by a lack of resources and recommendations. Justin James helps close that information gap with 10 suggestions for...
Provided by Justin James
-
Downloads
10 ways developers can meet user expectations and ease frustrations
May 2009
Some users may make unrealistic demands, but most of the time, they just want software that's easy to use and that works the way it's supposed to. Justin James itemizes several basic user...
Provided by Justin James
-
Downloads
Authenticating and authorizing the open source CMS MODx
May 2009
In his book review of Packt Publishing's MODx Web Development, TechRepublic blogger Justin James notes that snippets are an aspect of MODx the author covered that was new to him. This sample book...
Provided by Packt Publishing
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Downloads
Best of TechRepublic 2008
Apr 2009
This collection of over 200 downloads includes some of the most popular and highest-rated content from TechRepublic in 2008. Get our experts' best tweaks, tips, and advice in one package, covering...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
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Downloads
10 things to look for in a domain registrar
Dec 2008
When you start looking for a domain registrar, you may discover some surprising differences in what they offer -- or neglect to offer. IT consultant Erik Eckel learned the hard way that it pays to...
Provided by Erik Eckel
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Downloads
Get Up To Speed: LAMP
Nov 2008
All network administrators should know about the LAMP server. LAMP servers can not only save your IT department money, it can add a level of reliability and flexibility that you would never have...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
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Downloads
9 myths, truths, and partial truths about developer efficiency
Jun 2008
Tons of products on the market claim to improve developer efficiency, from different languages to IDEs, automated build tools to automated build environments. Justin James set out to bust some...
Provided by Justin James
-
Downloads
10 things you should do to ensure basic Web site security
Jun 2008
Using a security procedures checklist is your first step toward securing a resource -- a means of aiding your memory before you apply your critical thinking skills and imagination to the task of...
Provided by Chad Perrin
-
Book chapters
Improve your HTML using refactoring techniques
May 2008
Refactoring code lets you rewrite it without introducing bugs -- and a similar approach can be used to improve your HTML. This sample chapter from Refactoring HTML: Improving the Design of...
Provided by Addison-Wesley
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Downloads
How do I... Use CSS to create an image map on my Web site?
Apr 2008
Thanks to the rise of Flash technology, image maps are rarely used anymore. However, CSS does allow you to create an image map with some subtle mouse over effects with a few slick modifications to...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Create a scrolling content box in CSS?
Apr 2008
There is an alternative CSS markup that will let you confine large blocks of content to a set width and height and let you scroll through them using a scrollbar control. This gives the effect of...
Provided by John Lee
-
Downloads
How do I... Determine the distance between ZIP codes using C#?
Mar 2008
Calculating the distance between ZIP codes has become a common feature in search engines. For instance, if you're searching for restaurants, a Web site will often allow you to enter a ZIP code and...
Provided by Zach Smith
-
Downloads
How do I... Use Flash animation to duplicate the marquee tag effect?
Mar 2008
Most Web designers and developers are glad that the marquee tag is dead and buried. However, if you have a boss or a client that is insistent upon using the marquee tag in a Web site, you do have...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Animate photographic elements with masks in Flash?
Feb 2008
Manipulating heavier graphic elements in Flash increases file size and can make your animation sluggish. But there is another way to get some great, high-functioning animation effects with bitmap...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
Develop a Web site accessible by visually impaired users and comply with the law
Feb 2008
Poorly designed Web pages create a significant challenge to someone who cannot see your Web pages. However, it is easy to make good decisions about page design -- once you understand the Section...
Provided by Joe Goss
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Downloads
How do I... Use CSS to manipulate a background image?
Feb 2008
CSS allows you to use background graphics in a wide number of tasteful and versatile ways. Not only can graphics exist as backgrounds to entire pages, but you can also employ CSS to assign a...
Provided by John Lee
-
Downloads
How do I... Make a glass button for a Web page using Adobe Illustrator?
Jan 2008
Adobe Illustrator can be used to create buttons and other images for use on Web pages just like Photoshop. The finished product is very similar but how you get there is slightly different. Steven...
Provided by Steven Warren
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Downloads
How do I... Center a Web page layout using CSS?
Jan 2008
The most common LCD monitors on the market today follow the wide-screen format. But that wide ratio can play havoc with Web site designers and their layout of Web pages. However, with a little bit...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Create animation with ActionScript 3.0 in Flash CS3?
Dec 2007
While there is nothing wrong with animating objects using the timeline, animating a Flash movie with ActionScript has an enormous advantage in that the end movie puts much less strain on the end...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Create a customized JavaScript jump menu in Dreamweaver CS3?
Nov 2007
If you are in charge of maintaining a Web site, one of your recurring tasks is likely accommodating a committee of supervisors or clients that want to add links to the site on a continuing basis....
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Create an animated image in Flash for my Web page?
Nov 2007
Flash has evolved into a ubiquitous multi-faceted tool for deploying all kinds of content on to the World Wide Web. Flash's Timeline allows you create smooth and smart animations that can be as...
Provided by John Lee
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Downloads
How do I... Compress a GIF or a JPEG graphic in Photoshop CS3?
Oct 2007
When you prepare graphics for the Web, choosing the proper format for your graphics is the key to ensuring that your Web site loads quickly in client browsers, regardless of the end-user's...
Provided by John Lee
-
Downloads
10 common Web design mistakes to watch out for
Oct 2007
When you start designing a Web site, your options are wide open. Yet all that potential can lead to problems that may cause your Web site to fall short of your goals. Whether you're building a...
Provided by Chad Perrin
-
Book chapters
Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
Oct 2007
Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
-
Book chapters
Send requests in Ajax using HTTP
Sep 2007
Of the various protocols that are used for communication over the Web, perhaps the most important may be Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), a protocol that is also fundamental to Ajax...
Provided by Sams Publishing
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Book chapters
Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
Oct 2007
Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
-
Downloads
35 PHP functions for parsing and manipulating URLs and HTML
Apr 2005
PHP comes with numerous functions for parsing and manipulating URLs and HTML documents. These functions make it possible to easily accomplish specialized tasks, such as turning text into HTML,...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Book chapters
Create advanced PHP 5 forms with these powerful techniques
Dec 2005
This sample chapter, taken from Sams' PHP 5 Unleashed, discusses how accomplish various tasks with PHP, such as protecting values passed to HTML forms, encoding data and data transformation, and...
Provided by Sams Publishing
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Downloads
Create a site for e-commerce with PHP, MySQL, and PayPal
Feb 2005
This how-to article offers step-by-step instructions for adding e-commerce capabilities to your existing Web site using PHP, MySQL, and PayPal. The method outlined here lets you add e-business...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Tools & Templates
Sample project proposal template
Aug 2002
Being able to quickly explain the potential benefits of an added Web site feature can help a consultant address a client's concerns over a project's importance. This project proposal sheet will...
Provided by TechRepublic
-
Downloads
How do I... Determine the distance between ZIP codes using C#?
Mar 2008
Calculating the distance between ZIP codes has become a common feature in search engines. For instance, if you're searching for restaurants, a Web site will often allow you to enter a ZIP code and...
Provided by Zach Smith
-
Downloads
Designing database applications for optimal performance
Jun 2009
In his book review of Prentice Hall's The Data Access Handbook, TechRepublic blogger Justin James notes that chapter two provided him with more information about database connectivity than he...
Provided by Prentice Hall PTR
-
Downloads
How do I check how different fonts and styles look without recoding?
Sep 2009
Choosing the proper font and font style for you Web site can make or break a site's over-all design. Tweaking fonts can take some time unless you employ an amazingly helpful tool like FontFriend....
Provided by Jack Wallen
-
Downloads
Explore how Drupal works
Jan 2010
In his review of Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, TechRepublic blogger Justin James writes that, overall, the book is very well written. This sample chapter provides an overview of the...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Book chapters
Making design collaboration work
Mar 2010
This chapter from The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist, by Fred Brooks (author of The Mythical Man-Month), offers a detailed look at the role of collaboration in modern...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
-
Book chapters
Create a photo gallery using CSS
Jan 2006
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes, discusses how to create a photo gallery using a series of floated div elements. You don't need to be a CSS expert to create...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Downloads
Book chapter: Create dynamic images on a Web page with ASP.NET
Mar 2005
This chapter 12 excerpt from O'Reilly's ASP.NET Cookbook explains how to use ASP.NET to add powerful image functionalities to a Web application. This includes the ability to automatically draw and...
Provided by TechRepublic
-
Downloads
Create better interactive PDF Web forms with the FDF Toolkit
Aug 2005
Using the additional capabilities of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) you can create Web forms that contain source information and interactive features resulting in a better overall user...
Provided by TechRepublic
-
Book chapters
Master advanced PHP error handling techniques
Oct 2005
This sample chapter, taken from Sams' Advanced PHP Programming discusses PHP's built-in support for error handling. In programming, both external errors and code logic errors are inescapable....
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Book chapters
Create a basic Web form application with C#
Oct 2005
This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days, discusses how to use C# to create Web applications. Learn how to use C# with ASP.NET to create Web-centric dynamic...
Provided by Sams Publishing
-
Downloads
10 useful PHP configuration variables
Mar 2005
PHP is a very popular scripting language among Web developers. When it comes to configuring your PHP setup, the default configuration is designed to get you up and running quickly. However, these...
Provided by TechRepublic
-
Downloads
Download this Web-design client questionnaire form
Apr 2002
Find out what your Web-design clients want with this downloadable questionnaire that outlines technical and graphical expectations. If you would like to add a category, let us know and we'll...
Provided by TechRepublic
-
Book chapters
Design and build better Web sites with templates developed in Dreamweaver 8
Apr 2006
This chapter download from Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, by David Sawyer McFarland shows you how to develop templates for your Web site using the latest features found in Dreamweaver 8....
Provided by O'Reilly Media
-
Downloads
Developer's Guide to XML -ISO
Dec 2004
Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Developer's Guide to XML. This download is a complete image of the CD available for sale in our TechRepublic catalog. Develop the skills to manage and...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
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Downloads
Developer's Guide to Web Services?ISO
Dec 2004
Burn your own CD version of TechRepublic's Developer's Guide to Web Services CD-ROM, the companion to the book Developer's Guide to Web Services. This download is a complete image of the CD...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
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Downloads
Transform plain text files into Web pages automatically with this PHP script
Jun 2006
Manually converting plain text documents into HTML documents suitable for publishing on the Web could take a considerable amount of time depending on how long the documents were. This download...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Downloads
Get website metrics with AWStats
Aug 2010
Vincent Danen shows you how to set up the AWStats log file analysis program on FTP and mail servers and use the information to gain valuable insight on visitors to your website.
Provided by Vincent Danen
-
Downloads
10 ways to boost traffic to your Web site
Sep 2010
You can increase the number of visitors to your Web site by following some pretty simple, practical steps. Brien Posey shares some of the strategies that have worked for him.This download is also...
Provided by Brien Posey
-
Downloads
Make better Web pages by understanding the CSS box model
Aug 2006
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have gradually become the de facto standard for HTML layout and positioning. They're easy to use, don't require any special software, and work uniformly on most major...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Book chapters
Create successful Web sites easily with these simple tools
Aug 2006
Even beginners can build a successful Web site if they have the right tools and resources. Master the tools of the trade in this sample chapter from Easy Web Design, which focuses on the array of...
Provided by Microsoft Press
-
Downloads
CSS: Adding text to buttons
Feb 2011
These are the files included for the Web Master blog post, CSS: Adding text to buttons, by Ryan Boudreaux.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Book chapters
Create server-side controls that render custom HTML in ASP.NET
Sep 2006
The Web application infrastructure ASP.NET, introduced as part of version 1.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework, provides the thin-client counterpart to Microsoft Windows client development. ASP.NET...
Provided by Microsoft Press
-
Downloads
Web design PSD file: Creating a theme
Mar 2011
This is a companion PSD file to the blog post, "Backgrounds in web design: Creating a theme."
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
How do I... Install, configure and integrate PHP and MySQL on Windows?
Oct 2006
PHP and MySQL are a powerful combination when it comes to providing dynamic content to your user base. Over the years, these two products have grown well beyond their initial niche and now power...
Provided by Scott Lowe
-
Downloads
Protect sensitive Web site data by encrypting information with MySQL
Oct 2006
Securing Web site data stored in MySQL from hackers or snoopers is a critical concern, both to avoid unauthorized use or damage to your application and to retain your competitive advantage. MySQL...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Downloads
10 of the more useful PHP network information functions explained
Oct 2006
Since network programming is one of the areas most developers find potentially troublesome, it is worthwhile spending some time browsing PHP's built-in network functions to understand the kind of...
Provided by Melonfire
-
Book chapters
Combine the power of HTML, CSS, and ASP.NET 2.0 to create powerful Web Forms applications using less code
Oct 2006
One of the big controversies in the Web Forms development world involves the use of HTML tables vs. pure cascading style sheets design. Taking a middle ground, this sample chapter from...
Provided by Microsoft Press
-
Downloads
Website design from PSD to Code
Mar 2011
This is a companion download to Ryan Boudreaux's post, "Backgrounds in Web Design: Going from PSD to code." The download contains all the Photoshop, HTML, and graphic files needed to follow the...
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
-
Downloads
Adding navigation links to web design
Mar 2011
This a companion download to the post, "Backgrounds in web design: Adding navigation." The download contains the files referred to in the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
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Downloads
Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS
Jan 2007
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are rapidly becoming the de facto standard for Web page layout and positioning. Using them correctly, however, requires a sound analysis of the functional purpose of a...
Provided by Melonfire
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How to specify character encoding for web content
Mar 2011
Ryan Boudreaux explains the importance of setting character encoding so that browsers render web content correctly and offers some examples for how to specify the appropriate encoding.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
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Adding text styles to web design
Mar 2011
This is the companion download for "Backgrounds in web design: Adding text styles." This download contains code examples and Photoshop files to accompany the tutorial.
Provided by Ryan Boudreaux
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Backgrounds in Web design
Apr 2011
In this four-part tutorial, Ryan Boudreaux walks through the process of creating a unified Web site theme. As he builds a sample layout, he demonstrates...
Provided by TechRepublic Pro
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Create better Web sites with CSS and the Font Control property
Feb 2007
Putting font information into a CSS file has a number of important advantages: it's easy to do, doesn't require any special software, and works uniformly on most major browsers. More importantly,...
Provided by Melonfire
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Book chapters
Write Cascading Style Sheets with style: Use the amazing em unit and other best practices
Mar 2007
Learn how to write Cascading Style Sheets with style in this sample chapter from Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web, Third Edition. Investigate case studies and how they are...
Provided by Addison Wesley Professional
