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Links: Web Resources

For Web Authors

The links below are almost entirely tools and services that I have used myself. There are many other good ones.

Useful Stuff: Tools, Newsletters

Tools

Windows Secrets: newsletter on Windows tips and news. Merged with Fred Langa's newsletter, which used to be here in my list.

Bandwidth Meter

CNET Bandwidth Meter

dslreports.com - Speed test

PCmatic Bandwidth Speed Test

Best Buy, using Ookla - speed test

Computer/Web Dictionary
TechEncyclopedia

Webopedia

Wikipedia

Domain Names & Hosting

Network Solutions

GoDaddy.com

Web.com

Tutors & Courses
	Joe Barta's:	Web Page Tutor Forms Tutor Frames Tutor Tables Tutor and more!
	Jan Smith's:	Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101 Driver's Ed for the computer Prometheus Group Project: Old tutorial on Email, Mailing Lists, IRC but the basics are still true.
		Virtual University - offers a variety of online courses. Fees now charged, but they are low. Textbook Revolution, the web’s source for free educational materials. business-software-books.us, Links to free business software books and online tutorials
		Free CLEP Prep - study guides and practice tests for CLEP and DSST tests for a wide range of subjects, including computing

HTML References
	W3C HTML validation service Learn to Code HTML and CSS HTML Code Group - tutorials, web page validator that accepts hard disk files Microsoft Developer Network Library W3Schools.com Free tutorials and reference for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and more Cascading Stylesheets Jan's Cascading Stylesheets Demo See it in your browser. See images if it does not work in your browser! Microsoft's Developer Network- CSS W3C - Cascading Styles Level 1 W3Schools.com CSS tutorial CGI Building Blocks for CGI in Perl Matt's Script Archive - free CGI & Perl scripts Kira's Web Toolbox: CGI Programming 101 Web Scripting Jan's Web Scripting Demo - Methods that allow the page to respond to what the user does. Jan's DHTML Demo - OLD browsers only DHMTL is just using scripts to create interactive pages or to update page content automatically. Fonts on the Web Jan's images of common Fonts Microsoft Fonts and Products- What fonts are supplied with each Microsoft program? What Microsoft program did that font come with? (Select a font and then click on View font information) JavaScript How'd They Do That? explanations of effects used in the Prometheus Project The JavaScript Source Additional links recommended by students: Links to HTML resources
Graphics Resources
	Corel PaintShopPro Tutorials- Tips and tutorials Animation Shop -(links to download file forfreeware v. 3.11) - software for creating GIF animations previously bundled with PaintShopPro or sold separately. I've used it through Windows 7 It's old but still works! SoftIcons - free for personal use and some free for commercial use Atomix - free web graphics from Luisa Arevalo Klose Web Design Studio -(Windy's Design Studio) Free borders, backgrounds, templates, etc. OpenClipArt - high quality public domain vector graphics on the Internet. Free vector images. Can Stock Photo - Stock photos etc. with a reasonable license agreement and cost from $2.

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