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Creating a Website: The Missing Manual, Third Edition | ||
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By Matthew MacDonald |
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Missing CD-ROM
Example Files
Download all of the example files
Chapter 1. Preparing for the Web
- The history of the Internet
www.isoc.org/internet/history
www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html - Browser usage statistics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers - Internet Explorer (browser)
www.microsoft.com/ie - Firefox (browser)
www.mozilla.org/firefox - Google Chrome (browser)
www.google.com/chrome - Safari (browser)
www.apple.com/safari - Opera (browser)
www.opera.com - Summary of Mac browsers
www.knutson.de/mac/www/browsers.html - One of many free blogging services (see the Chapter 13 link list for more)
www.blogger.com - What not to do in a web page
www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs - The ultimate examples of bad web design
www.worstoftheweb.com
Chapter 2. Creating Your First Page
- Download all of the files for Chapter 2
- Flash games
www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal - HTML validator
http://validator.w3.org
Chapter 3. Putting Your Page on the Web
- Country top-level domains
http://tinyurl.com/rnlmf - Smartdots (free subdomain names)
www.smartdots.com - Google Sites (simplified page design)
http://sites.google.com - Brinkster (web host)
www.brinkster.com - DreamHost (web host)
www.dreamhost.com - GoDaddy (web host)
www.godaddy.com - HostGo (web host)
www.hostgo.com - Insider Hosting (web host)
www.insiderhosting.com - OCS Solutions
www.ocssolutions.com - Pair Networks (web host)
www.pair.com - Sonic.net (web host)
www.sonic.net - WebHostingTalk (discussion board)
http://tinyurl.com/5zffwp - TinyURL (URL-shrinking service)
http://tinyurl.com - Directory of free web hosts
www.free-webhosts.com
Chapter 4. Power Tools
- Shareware programs
www.download.com - List of web page editors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_HTML_editors - Blue Griffon (web page editor)
www.bluegriffon.org - Amaya (web page editor)
www.w3.org/Amaya - HTML-Kit (web page editor)
www.htmlkit.com - CoffeeCup (web page editor)
- Expression Web (trial software)
www.microsoft.com/Expression/try-it - Dreamweaver (trial software)
www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver
Chapter 5. Text Elements
- Download all of the files for Chapter 5
- Special characters in HTML
www.webmonkey.com/reference/Special_Characters
Chapter 6. Style Sheets
- Download all of the files for Chapter 6
- CSS compatibility tables for different browsers
www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html
http://caniuse.com - Inline color pickers
www.colorpicker.com
www.colorschemer.com/online.html - Font support on different operating systems
http://tinyurl.com/cr9oyx
http://tinyurl.com/325f9qs - Embedded font support in different browsers
http://tinyurl.com/cluxzz - Ready-made font kits
www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface - Google Font Directory
http://code.google.com/webfonts - Font kit generator
www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator
Chapter 7. Adding Graphics
- Download all of the files for Chapter 7
- Using SVG graphics
http://tinyurl.com/2gy2vyg - Using alpha blending in Photoshop
http://tinyurl.com/ypf78g - Free image editors
www.gimp.org (all platforms)
www.getpaint.net (Windows-only)
www.aviary.com (online) - Free backgrounds
www.grsites.com/textures
www.backgroundsarchive.com - Google image search (pictures aren’t necessarily free to use)
http://images.google.com - Stock.XCHNG (free pictures)
http://sxc.hu - Flickr (advanced search page)
www.flickr.com/search/advanced - Overview of places to find free pictures
http://tinyurl.com/49yquv3 - Commercial picture sites
www.istockphoto.com
www.fotolia.com
www.dreamstime.com - Microsoft Office clip art
http://office.microsoft.com/images
Chapter 8. Linking Pages
- Download all of the files for Chapter 8
- A tool for encoding mail-to message text
http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder - Link checker
http://validator.w3.org/checklink
Chapter 9. Page Layout
- Download all of the files for Chapter 9
- Web Developer add-in for Firefox and Chrome
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer - A huge catalog of style sheet layout examples
www.csszengarden.com - Create a sticky footer
www.cssstickyfooter.com - An example of a fluid layout
www.dccdesign.co.uk - An example of an elastic layout
http://tinyurl.com/67v6hb6 - An article about fixed, fluid, and elastic layout
http://tinyurl.com/q54tnl
Chapter 10. Multipart Pages
- Download all of the files for Chapter 10
- EBook about Expression Web page templates
http://tinyurl.com/9whbc7
Chapter 11. Introducing Your Site to the World
- The Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org
http://dmoz.org/add.html (submission rules)
http://dmoz.org/guidelines/ (editor guidelines) - Google Directory
http://directory.google.com - Yahoo Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com - Yahoo Directory submission guidelines
http://tinyurl.com/47quxhk
www.apromotionguide.com/yahoo.html (unofficial)
https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro (Yahoo Directory Submit) - Google site submission
www.google.com/addurl - Bing site submission
www.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx - How Google PageRank works
www.markhorrell.com/seo/pagerank.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank - Google Toolbar
www.google.com/toolbar (download)
http://tinyurl.com/64bjmtd (enabled the PageRank feature) - Search engine industry news
www.webmasterworld.com
www.searchengineland.com - List of web robots
www.robotstxt.org - Wayback Machine (archived web pages)
www.archive.org - Google Webmaster Tools
www.google.com/webmasters/tools
www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals (remove a site) - Google Analytics
www.google.com/analytics
Chapter 12. Website Promotion
- Google Places
http://places.google.com/business - Google AdWords
http://adwords.google.com - AdWords poetry
www.iterature.com/adwords (form submission script)
www.freecontactform.com/free.php (form submission services)
www.emailmeform.com
www.123contactform.com - Twitter
http://twitter.com Most popular Twitterers
http://twitaholic.com/top100/followers - Google Groups
http://groups.google.com
http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/overview.html - Facebook fan page examples
www.facebook.com/kristof
www.facebook.com/benjerry
http://tinyurl.com/6amf47k - Facebook
www.facebook.com/pages/create.php (create a fan page)
http://tinyurl.com/4z9wzlz (get a vanity URL)
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins (get a Like box)
Chapter 13. Blogs
- Search engine for blogs
http://technorati.com - Blog examples
http://stefaniewildertaylor.com
www.rottengods.com
www.schneier.com
http://wilwheaton.typepad.com
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com
http://roseandsnail.com - Group blog examples
http://lifehacker.com
www.dailykos.com
www.thehuffingtonpost.com - Online feed readers
www.google.com/reader
www.newsgator.com Windows feed reader
www.feeddemon.com Mac feed reader
http://netnewswireapp.com - Browser feed readers
www.microsoft.com/windows/rss (IE)
www.apple.com/safari/features.html (Safari) - Self-hosted blogs
http://wordpress.org
www.movabletype.org - Hosted blogs
www.blogger.com
http://wordpress.com
www.typepad.com - Content Management Systems
http://drupal.org
www.joomla.org - Information for Blogger
www.bloggerforum.com (discussion forum)
http://help.blogger.com (official guide)
http://tinyurl.com/n2zsbl (using a custom domain)
http://tinyurl.com/4tbxvl8 (hiding the NavBar)
http://tinyurl.com/295vg5 (template tag reference)
http://tinyurl.com/3n4hvu (creating a BlogThis bookmark)
Chapter 14. Making Money with Your Site
- Download all of the files for Chapter 14
- Google AdSense
www.google.com/adsense (sign up)
www.google.com/services/adsense_tour
www.google.com/adsense/policies (Amazon Associates)
http://affiliate-program.amazon.com
http://tinyurl.com/46cqc84 (banners) - CafePress
www.cafepress.com - Zazzle
www.zazzle.com - PayPal
www.paypal.com
www.paypal.com/chargeback
www.paypal.com/SellerProtection
www.paypal.com/fees
Chapter 15. JavaScript: Adding Interactivity
- Download all of the files for Chapter 15
- JavaScript properties
www.w3schools.com/htmldom/dom_reference.asp - JavaScript events
www.w3schools.com/jsref - JavaScript samples
www.dynamicdrive.com
www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2
www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml
www.webmonkey.com/tutorial/JavaScript_Tutorial - JavaScript libraries
http://jquery.com
http://mootools.net
www.prototypejs.org
http://dojotoolkit.org - Widget libraries
www.widgetbox.com
www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open
www.widgipedia.com
Chapter 16. Fancy Buttons and Menus
- Download all of the files for Chapter 16
- Button image generator
www.buttongenerator.com
www.grsites.com/button - CSS button generator
http://css-tricks.com/examples/ButtonMaker - Slashdot menu
www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/slashdot.htm
Chapter 17. Audio and Video
- Download all of the files for Chapter 17
- Flash games
www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal - WAV/MP3 editors
www.goldwave.com
www.fleximusic.com - iTunes
www.apple.com/itunes - Flash MP3 player
www.premiumbeat.com/flash_music_players - Flash background music loops
www.flashkit.com/loops - Flash video players
http://flowplayer.org
http://tinyurl.com/243b7sr - Making HTML5 video support multiple browsers
http://camendesign.com/code/video_for_everybody - YouTube
www.youtube.com
http://tinyurl.com/66onkub (help topics)
http://tinyurl.com/2kxnv3 (how to configure a video window)
Appendix A. HTML Quick Reference
- JavaScript workaround for HTML5 on Internet Explorer
http://tinyurl.com/nlcjxm - Special characters in HTML
www.webmonkey.com/reference/Special_Characters
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