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Beginning PHP4 - Part 2 Wrox Press December 29, 2000	This abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4 covers how to create images on the fly. By the end of the chapter you will have built a practical application using these methods and concepts.
Studio Artist 1.5 Lee Creek December 27, 2000	Studio Artist is not your typical paint program. It is, according to creators Synthetik Software, Inc., a graphics synthesizer.
Next Wave of the Web Charlie Morris December 26, 2000	The Web, rapidly becoming fully audio-video capable, will gobble up all the audio and video media (radio, TV, recordings), just as the computer gobbled up the typewriter. Join Charlie Morris in his new monthly column that discusses the Internet's ongoing transformation into the universal medium.
Mac Review: Freeway 3.0 Lee Creek December 20, 2000	Ranking among the best WYSIWYG editors in the world of Web design, Freeway 3.0 is a great choice for those who are creative but don't want to be HTMLers.
The Perl You Need to Know - Part 20: Disk-based data structures (DBM) Aaron Weiss December 18, 2000	In Part 20 of The Perl You Need to Know series, Aaron Weiss looks at several Perl DBM, or database management, solutions which have much less overheard than DBI and are a quick way to store and use Perl data structures to and from disk.
Beginning PHP4 Wrox Press December 15, 2000	This manuscript is an abridged version of Chapter 16 from the Wrox Press book Beginning PHP4. This book is a complete tutorial in PHP's language features and functionality, beginning with the basics and building up to the design and construction of complex data-driven websites.
Banner Ad Management Software Charlie Morris December 13, 2000	There is strong demand both for outsourced ad management and for software solutions that can be run in-house by publishers. Most of the top-end ad management outfits now offer both options.
What Happened at XML 2000? Ken Sall December 11, 2000	Ken Sall brings you the highlights of the XML 2000 conference held in Washington, DC from Dec. 3 to 8, 2000. Especially of interest was the focus on Schema, Topic Maps, Web Services, SOAP, UDDI, and XSLT.
PC Review: Roundup Lee Creek December 8, 2000	A look at a pair of programs: HTML Pro Shop 2.4 and Color Schemer
Mac Review: Virtual PC Lee Creek December 6, 2000	When is a Mac not a Mac; when is a Mac a PC? Having all of the benefits of PC programs on a Mac has been a real dilemma, when suddenly Virtual PC entered the picture, providing a relatively inexpensive solution to the problem.
The .NET Revolution Chris Assenza December 4, 2000	Want to know what Microsoft has in store for ASP developers in the future? This informative article will give you a first look at what's coming down the road.
Mac/PC Review: Canvas 7 and Canvas 7SE Lee Creek December 1, 2000	Even in the "old" days, Canvas was a good tool for technical drawings, but its usefulness today is as good for the internet and other forms of desktop publishing as it is for the slide-rule crowd.
The HTML Editor Lee Creek November 29, 2000	It is called The HTML Editor and because of its many good features it might well become THE HTML Editor of choice for many who construct Internet sites.
Beginning ASP Databases Wrox Press November 27, 2000	This abridged version of Chapter 3 discusses the simple task of reading data from a database, writing it to the page, using the data in variables, expressions and as the arguments for other functions.
The Perl You Need to Know Part 19: Personalization Methods Part 3: Embperl Aaron Weiss November 20, 2000	Every good, or not so good, work of science fiction is a trilogy -- it's an immutable law of nature. Our series on web personalization, back-ends, and Perl is no fiction, and only arguable scientific, but a trilogy indeed. This months installment of The Perl You Need to Know series concludes the Personalization Methods Trilogy with a look at how Embperl eases the burden of tying together the disparate parts of the personalization system.
3Dino - Another Approach to Flash 3D PS Woods November 17, 2000	By this point in web history, surfers expect to see live-motion, video-quality real-time rendering. In Flash. That loads in 10 seconds or less. On version 3 browsers. Believe it or not, we can do it...
HTML Creator 2.5 Lee Creek November 15, 2000	HTML Creator 2.5 is a great program for those who like to have full control over their coding but, at the same time, do not mind getting enough help along the way to make the process much easier.
Using ASP for Form Handling: Part 4 - Filling the Gaps Chris Assenza November 13, 2000	In this final installment of ASP Form Handling, Chris Assenza discusses such topics as handling radio buttons and check boxes, emailing attachments with CDONTS, and some ways of using the data stored in the registration database we created last month.
Concept Draw Lee Creek November 10, 2000	Users of Visio will recognize ConceptDraw immediately. It has a similar look, feel, usefulness, ease of operation, and quality. The difference today is that Visio is now Microsoft Visio 2000, and ConceptDraw sells for about $70 less.
Photo Studio 2000 Lee Creek November 8, 2000	Low-priced photo manipulation programs often are worth just what they cost, but PhotoStudio 2000 is a product that throws the price-to-quality ratio test into disarray.
SOAP, the Simple Object Access Protocol Charlie Morris November 6, 2000	SOAP is an XML-based protocol that lets you activate an application, or even an individual object or method within an application, across the Internet. SOAP could revolutionize the whole process of developing Web applications.
Victory with Vectors; or How to Create Curved Text with PSP7 Linda Cole November 3, 2000	Creating vector text can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it. For most of us, creating text on a path and fitting existing text to a path is all we'll ever need. For the adventurous, there is a brief introduction to converting text to curves included at the end of this article.
BBEdit Lee Creek November 1, 2000	It doesn't take long to realize that BBEdit 6.0 is obviously a program that offers a wide variety of features designed to enable users to spend time on productivity rather than seeing how this particular wheel was invented.
Beginning XHTML - Book Excerpt Wrox Press October 30, 2000	Chapter 13 of Beginning XHTML, from Wrox Press covers different media types and why they are necessary. Main subjects include the role of Cascading Style Sheets in supporting media types, the differences between media types and how to handle them and the future of style sheets in XML.
Introduction to Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) Michael Hurwicz October 27, 2000	Directory Services Markup Language, an XML schema designed to access directories within XML programs, using familiar XML syntax and tools, without having to use LDAP or proprietary directory-access APIs. If you need a consistent way to work with multiple, dissimilar directories, you owe it to yourself to check DSML out.
Aspire-x Lee Creek October 25, 2000	While many HTML editors aspire to be the weapon of choice for web builders, Aspire-x HTML Editor is going about it somewhat differently. Many such editors are free — as this one is — but unlike most, Aspire-x has an extremely small file size despite having many, many options.
The Perl You Need to Know Part 18: Personalization Methods Part 2: Databases and Cookies Aaron Weiss October 23, 2000	Nowadays, sophisticated web sites let users create accounts, to which information and preferences can be tied. This month we'll begin a personalization architecture that uses both a backend database and cookies to manage user accounts in a flexible manner.
Table Talk WebDeveloper.com October 20, 2000	The use of tables is a perfect example that just by learning and utilizing the lesser-used capabilities of HTML, we can yield some impressive results.
Review: CaptureEze Pro Lee Creek October 18, 2000	It doesn't seem so long ago that a top-of-the-line screen capture program would grab the screen and only give users the option of saving it to a hard drive. Today that is no longer the case. A product called CaptureEze Pro stands far above most other screen capture programs because of its many options, and one option in particular.
Building a Registration Database Chris Assenza October 16, 2000	In Part 3 of "Using ASP for Form Handling", Chris Assenza takes us to the next logical step... putting the data we've gathered into a database. Learn how to develop a working registration system, set up the database and make it accessible via the web!
The WebDeveloper.com Secret Guide to RealAudio WebDeveloper.com October 13, 2000	Making RealAudio files is easy and can be completely free. First, you make a good audio recording in your favorite format, which is usually a .WAV file. Then, you encode it using the free RealProducer program for Windows ( or Mac, Linux, or Unix). And if you wish, get a free server for high-efficiency streaming (or read this article to learn how to skip the server altogether!).
Top Dawg Lee Creek October 11, 2000	There are many HTML programs that offer more frills than Top Dawg HTML Editor, but its clean interface and no-nonsense approach to web building is worth barking about.
Effective Source Control Chris Payne October 9, 2000	Tired of having your documents overwritten? In a multi-user setting, it's almost impossible to ensure that someone's changes will not be overwritten every time you must manually edit a file. This is especially important during development. This article will describe how to build a source control system that will alleviate such problems.
Slicing and Dicing with PSP 7 Linda Cole October 6, 2000	Slicing images up into sections for placement in a table has been the webdevelopers bane since it was first discovered that cool designs could be created with tables, and images would load faster if they were cut up into smaller pieces. Definitely not a fun time, but Jasc has come to the rescue with it's latest release of Paint Shop Pro! PSP7 includes several new web features, one of which is a slicer that handles the job very well.
40tude HTML Lee Creek October 4, 2000	Despite its moniker, Version 3.2 of 40tude is a decent HTML program that offers some advantages and details that other editors lack.
Debugging PHP: Did You Remember to "Dot All Your I's and Cross All Your T's"? Michael M Krznaric October 2, 2000	So you've finally managed to install PHP. Anxious to use your new tool, you find the print function in the manual, write your own hello world, load the page and the dreaded "Parse error: parse error in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/test.php on line 2" error pops up in front of you. You know the scenario, read on to learn the fixes....
Pictures on my Web Site - How? Web Developers Journal September 29, 2000	In this excerpt from The ABCs of Building Web Sites, Charlie Morris takes the "clueless newby" through the basics of adding images to a webpage.
Web-O-Rama Lee Creek September 27, 2000	The name - Web-O-Rama - may sound like something seen on late night but it is in fact an HTML program that is well thought out, and user friendly. Get your copy now; it may not always be this inexpensive!
Building an Internet Radio Station Charlie Morris September 25, 2000	Internet radio is one of the new Web's killer applications, beating out the traditional AM/FM kind in several departments. Although there's already a huge amount of material out there, there are still opportunities for creative people to develop new cutting-edge music sites. If you're thinking of setting up your own Internet radio station, here's a broad overview of how to do it, including the technical and legal angles.
Templates - why and how to use them in PHP3 Reprint from PHPBuilder.com September 22, 2000	Are you faced with the task of creating a site which should be programmed by a coder (namely you) and designed by a designer? Need to make life easy for both of you? Sascha Schumann will show you how to make your site customizable using PHP3s FastTemplate!
HTML Gate 2000 Lee Creek September 20, 2000	HTMLGate 2000 is a text editor for the intermediate to expert user. Along with HTML, it has editing capabilities and tags for Javascript, VBScript, DHTML, support for ASP and XML, its own drag-and-drop FTP program, image tools, a GIF animator, sound recorder, style sheet editor, and clipart... and it's free!
The Perl You Need to Know Part 17: Personalization Methods Part 1 with a look at Cookies Aaron Weiss September 18, 2000	Search engines have long offered a simple staple of web-based personalization, a drop down menu where you can choose whether to view 10 or 20 or X results per page. Herein lies the bedrock principle behind personalizing techniques: "I, the server, am going to dig up a bunch of data to deliver to you; please tell me how you would like it delivered." In this article Aaron Weiss gives us a beginning look at implementing personalization features on the web.
Simple SQL, Part III: SQL in Action Web Developers Journal September 15, 2000	In the previous two parts of this series, we components. In this, the third and final installment of the series, we'll look at why you'd want to use SQL, and an example of it in action, via the Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 programming environment.
Fox 2.0a HTML Text Editor Lee Creek September 13, 2000	Not all foxes hang out in the henhouse - some can reside on your computer. One in particular, Fox 2.0a HTML text editor, can slyly become one of your most useful web building tools.
How to Make Your Own Ebay Chris Payne September 11, 2000	Everyone knows Ebay is raking in the big bucks. Peer to peer networking is where it's at, and auctions can make some serious money. While finding items to sell and attracting people to your auction is up to you, this article will show you how to build an auction that actually works.
Designing Web Sites to be Disability Friendly Lisa Seeman September 8, 2000	Over 15% of the population have a learning disability (LD). In addition, a sizable percentage of the population is physically challenged or has related problems. Making your page accessible means bearing in mind that not all of the visitors to your web site will be viewing it on a monitor and navigating with a mouse. A clear, well-formatted site, with easy words, can make it easier on everyone. Read on to learn more...
Server Side Form-Field Validation Chris Assenza September 5, 2000	Last month you were introduced to the idea of using Microsoft's Active Server Pages to handle data submitted from a form on a web page. Building on that foundation, this article will show you how to gather user input from a web-based form and then test the validity of that input.
D.J. Quad's HTML Tag Reference List Quadzilla Archive September 5, 2000	The complete list of all HTML Tags with examples, both HTML and display. Most HTML Tags here are supported by both Netscape ane Explorer, but there are a few that are browser-specific. Some Tags here aren't HTML 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 (proposed), or 3.2 standards (including major proposed standards from all versions), but do offer major enhancements.
Simple SQL : Getting Started With SQL, Part II Web Developers Journal September 1, 2000	Now that you've learned exactly what SQL is (in my previous column), and how to use the standard SELECT functions, it's time to move ahead to other features. In this section, I'll be covering special grouping, logical and mathematical functions.
Zoop Lee Creek August 30, 2000	Zoop, an HTML editor, with a different look and feel, that works better than most.
Frames Quadzilla Archive August 29, 2000	Netscape originally introduced frames in version 2.0 as an advanced way to navigate through a site with multiple, scrollable regions. Frames are a great way to separate your content from your navigation, or anything else you'd like to be always visible.
Imagemaps Quadzilla Archive August 29, 2000	The next in the series; D.J. Quad's Ultimate Imagemap Tutorial. Here you'll find out how to make Imagemaps for your Web page.
HTML Bag of Trix Quadzilla Archive August 29, 2000	Here are some general Tips and Tricks I even use as a reference daily.
Positioning Quadzilla Archive August 29, 2000	You can have the greatest site on the Net, complete with the greatest design, online ordering, company information, links to your services, not to mention the time and money you've put into it. ...Yeah? So what? If nobody can find you, think of all that you've wasted. It's like having a business and not being listed in the phone book.
The Perl You Need to Know Part 16: A Simple Approach to PDF Aaron Weiss August 28, 2000	Adobe's Portable Document Format, or PDF, has become something of a standard for storing and forwarding documents destined for the printed page. Most web-based Perl scripts are built to deliver results in HTML format, aimed at the web browser; in some cases, though, the option to deliver result data in PDF format may be a real boon to visitors of your site. This month we'll look at one rather simple way of bringing PDF capability to your Perl scripts.
Table Tutorial Quadzilla Archive August 25, 2000	Eh! So you've come to learn about Tables? Tables are one of the most powerful layout design tools in the HTML language. With Tables, you can layout text and graphics virtually anywhere, giving you more control over the design of your site.
Active X Tutorial Quadzilla Archive August 24, 2000	ActiveX controls are components that can easily inserted into a Web page or other application to reuse packaged functionality someone else has programmed.
Character Set Quadzilla Archive August 24, 2000	The following table describes the complete character set for Internet Explorer 4.0 English (U.S.).
Cookies Quadzilla Archive August 24, 2000	The cookie is nothing more than a text file assigned to unique visitors to your site.
Riada Products Review Lee Creek August 23, 2000	Marshall McLuhan once said, "The medium is the message." Perhaps if he had access to Riada International's internet products, his quote would have been, "The medium is a great-looking message."
Beginner's Guide to DHTML Quadzilla Archive August 21, 2000	What is DHTML? That's a great question, one that can't simply be answered with "It's a combination of HTML and JavaScript." A better answer would be, "DHTML is the combination and use of several built-in features of fourth generation browsers that enable a web page to be more dynamic." Interested in knowing more? Read on then...
Style Sheets Quadzilla Archive August 21, 2000	Style Sheets act as a "template" that can control the layout and design of your pages. They work separate from your HTML, giving you easier maintainability.
Domain Names Quadzilla Archive August 21, 2000	So you want your very own www.you.com or www.yourcompany.com domain name eh? How about you@yourcompany.com or sales@yourcompany.com as an E-Mail address?
Simple SQL : Getting Started With SQL Web Developers Journal August 18, 2000	So what is SQL, and what can it do for you? At its simplest, SQL is a basic language that allows you to "talk" to a database and extract useful information. Learn the lingo in "Simple SQL : Getting Started With SQL".
ActionBars 1.2 Lee Creek August 16, 2000	Immedia's ActionBars, a fast, easy to operate menu generator.
The wonders of the File System Object Chris Payne August 14, 2000	The file system object (FSO) is an essential block in an ASP developer's foundation. With it you can do most anything, from making databases, message boards, to content management. This article discusses the basic operations of the FSO, gives some examples on creating a guestbook, as well as some more complex features.
Into the Beta with PSP7 Linda Cole Ausuts 11, 2000	Paint Shop Pro 7 is a stoke of genius on the part of Jasc Software. Who would have thought they could find any more features to add, or have improved on the existing features... but they did! Just take a quick look at what's new...
DRAW-iT 2.2 Lee Creek August 9, 2000	If Photoshop or CorelDraw are out of your price range, you might want to consider a little graphics program called Draw-iT... and save yourself $679 at the same time!
Flash Forward 2000 PS Woods August 7, 2000	After years of forging through the frontier - displacing the indigenous gif89a and foraging for the elusive idea - it looks like Flash is building permanent settlements. Just looking down the FF2K, it is apparent that specialized disciplines - and, more importantly, widespread recognition of them - are forming.
Another Look At "Building Your Website With Cached Dynamic Modules" Reprint from PHPBuilder.com August 4, 2000	Spencer D. Mindlin builds on the "Building your website with cached dynamic modules" foundation, adding new functionalities.
Navigation Applets from usingit.com Lee Creek August 2, 2000	It gets so frustrating to go to a web site you think you may like only to find out that the web designer who put together the site navigation was the same guy running the Titanic moments before it hit the iceberg. Such misery really isn't necessary. There are a lot of navigation applets strewn throughout the web; two that are worth considering are from Usingit.com, and both are quite reasonable in price.
Using ASP for Form Handling Chris Assenza July 31, 2000	Follow along with "Using ASP for Form Handling" to learn how to use ASP techonogy to handle user-submitted form data, and CDONTS to send that data via email!
Building your website with cached dynamic modules Reprint from PHPBuilder.com July 28, 2000	In today's web-world the emphasis is on load speed and easy maintenance. Learn how to construct a website on the fly using dynamic modules which can be cached for improved performance.
Review: AceHTML 4 Pro Lee Creek July 26, 2000	While many HTML programs try to paint themselves as a do-all entry into the web building world, few really succeed. However, AceHTML 4 Pro is one of those programs that can help turn a blank page into a masterpiece.
Building Languages with XML Charlie Morris July 24, 2000	The Extensible Markup Language allows you to create custom languages (technically called vocabularies) for particular applications, which can be anything from a Web page to an e-commerce interface to a game to a complete virtual world. Here's an overview of how (and why) to create your own custom XML vocabularies, as well as examples of some existing ones.
Welcome to PHP Reprint from Intranet Design Magazine July 21, 2000	Early era web developers with dynamic ambitions had little more than server side includes in their toolbelts -- it was a dark era indeed. The need for embedded server-parsed scripting languages was apparent, and Microsoft went after this hunger with their ASP, or Active Server Pages, technology. The concept behind ASP, and all other embedded server-parsed languages, is premised upon embedding programming code within the HTML that makes up a web page. The web server interprets and executes this code, replacing the code with its results, and delivering the resulting web page to the browser. Popular though ASP became, many developers continued wanting for a more stable and less proprietary solution: enter PHP, an open-source server-parsed embedded scripting language.
20/20 Review Lee Creek July 19, 2000	It doesn't require perfect vision to find an image editor with lots of extra features, but one that does come into clear view is a program named 20/20 from byLight Technologies.
The Perl You Need to Know Part 15: Embedded Perl Aaron Weiss July 17, 2000	Back in the halcyon days of the Perl You Need to Know Part 4, we looked at inserting the output from Perl-based CGI scripts into pre-fabricated template pages. Ah, good times, good times. Now, some 11 Perls You Need to Know later, we're more sophisticated and urbane, thirsting for shaken martinis and intrigued by the promises of embedded scripting languages, made popular by Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) and the open-source PHP. Why embedded? Embedded scripting lets you intermingle powerful programming within HTML documents, streamlining the process of creating dynamic, template-based pages. Perl fiends need not be left out in the cold -- there are several options for embedding Perl into HTML, and we'll look at several today, ultimately focusing on the Apache::ASP module.
Paint Shop Pro 6 Review Linda Cole July 14, 2000	If you're using Paint Shop Pro 5 it's time to upgrade, if you're still stuck in PSP4 it's definitely time to get your life back on track and move forward with what may well be the best graphics program available for the money.
Web Graphics Optimizer 4.2 Lee Creek July 12, 2000	There is nothing more frustrating than going to a web site anticipating having your socks blown off only to find that waiting for it to load is akin to watching grass grow. It seemingly takes forever and isn't all that exciting. That's one reason why Plenio Software's Web Graphics Optimizer 4.2 should be a part of any web builder's arsenal.
Content Management Made Easy with ASP Chris Payne July 10, 2000	Automated content management is a must for many web sites. It's difficult to provide fresh new content without a standard automated system. This article discusses how to generate a general submission system, as well as how to manage the workflow, all with examples!
Slapping together a search engine for your database is easy with PHP and MySQL Reprint from PHPBuilder.com July 7, 2000	Normal site searches just don't fill the bill when most of your content resides in a database. You can't do anything useful like using a 'searchword' query; it just doesn't bring back relevant results. There has to be a better way, and indeed there is, with a few easy steps. This article details how to slap one together.
Bride of Flashenstein PS Woods July 5, 2000	Flash developers are already doing lots of cool stuff with Flash/JavaScript, but you have to do a little digging to get started. Well, here is a good place to break ground...
Session Management and Authentication with PHPLIB Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 30, 2000	Let's face it, web pages aren't designed for interaction with users. At one time or another, you've probably found yourself needing to know what user you are dealing with, and some information about that user. But how do you do it on the web? There are many ways, but most of them are either error prone, or serious security risks. Passing around form data from page to page can easily be sniffed, and even more easily forged. What is a webmaster to do? Join Chad Cunningham to learn how to use PHPLIB for session management and user authentication.
Web Image Guru Review Lee Creek June 28, 2000	Where at one time putting photo-graphic edges around an image took perhaps several steps, masks, layers, and tricks of the trade, Image Guru makes the job quick and easy.
Are search engines dead? Charlie Morris June 26, 2000	The imminent demise of search engines has been predicted for years, but they're still kicking. Still, the current state of search engine technology leaves a lot to be desired. This article explains why search engines so often return reams of irrelevant documents, and hints at a possible solution.
PHP, MySQL and Images Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 23, 2000	With PHP, mySQL and a little savvy, you can build a working database for Joe's Auto Sales, or even for your own site! Follow along with William Samplonius to learn how.
HTML Constellation 2.2.1 Review Lee Creek June 21, 2000	With tables and frames being such an integral part of layout on the internet, having an HTML editor that handles both with a few extras included is a pretty good idea. For that reason alone, HTML Constellation 2.2.1 is a program after the heart of anyone who has ever struggled to get either frames or intricate tables to look the way they want.
The Perl You Need to Know Special: Introduction to mod_perl Part 3 Aaron Weiss June 19, 2000	We conclude the mod_perl trilogy with some tricks and sleight-of-hand with which you can squeeze a few extra processor cycles out of your web server -- also known as optimizations. Specifically, we'll look at some ways to take advantage of the mod_perl environment to better optimize usage and, more importantly, re-usage of Perl scripts and database requests.
Live Motion - Super Bad PS Woods June 16, 2000	If you are serious about Flash design you'll find uses for Adobe Live Motion. It's amazingly insightful and mature for a beta - for any app in its first 3 generations. Scripting language or not, you should have it in your toolbox. Thumbs up.
Emotion 3D Review Lee Creek June 14, 2000	Emotion 3D, made by Anark Media, is extremely useful for making animations, rollovers, clip art, or reducing GIF files, and the program does it quickly and economically. Sound good? Find out more...
Building Web Applications Using Servlets and JSP Part II Harshal Deo June 12, 2000	In the first part of we built a simple web application with Servlets and JSP. We skipped over some of the finer details, specifically accessing the database using Servlets. In this part we will modify our Login Servlet to validate the userid and password with those from the database.
Enhanced HTML 2000 Review Lee Creek June 7, 2000	Enhanced HTML 2000 is a program that holds a lot of promise for web builders, and it already delivers on many of the most important facets of the job.
So you want to use a database in your site? Reprint from PHPBuilder.com June 6, 2000	Chances are that at some point in the life of a web site you will need to be creating content on request. Join Jesús Castagnetto to learn how to create the database in mSQL and connect to it using PHP.
Introduction to ASP For Web Developers: Collaborative Business Systems Selena Sol and Edi Baker-Wells June 5, 2000	In this second part in a multi part tutorial on Microsoft DNA and ASP application development, we will finish our history lesson, focusing on the collaborative business systems and multi-tier application development before we dive into a discussion of how COM and IIS fit into all of this!
Arachnophilia Review Lee Creek May 31, 2000	This review is the result of receiving several e-mails from people shouting the virtues of an HTML program called Arachnophilia, combined with my own curiosity about something named after the world of spiders and webs.
Introduction to Database Manipulation with ADO Benoy Jose May 30, 2000	The average surfer today demands personalized, customized, interactive web pages that change content on user request. Learn how to fill that demand by using ADO to connect to any ODBC complian database.
What's wireless to a web developer? Charlie Morris May 22, 2000	The world's going wild over wireless. Whew! But what does this mean to the designer of Web sites? Plenty. The wireless wave is one of several trends that will change the nature of Web development - and ironically make Web coding more like the way it was originally conceived. Here's a look at some of the issues involved in creating Web content for wireless clients, and wireless-enabling existing sites.
Ulead Cool 3D Lee Creek May 17, 2000	Ulead's Cool 3D has evolved from "one of the few alternatives" into a decent titling program, and now into one that any web designer needs to in their arsenal.
The Perl You Need to Know Special: Introduction to mod_perl Part 2 Aaron Weiss May 15, 2000	Last month we took a magical journey to the land of mod_perl. In that article, we focused on the exciting relationship between the Apache web server and the mod_perl module, and how this relationship optimizes execution of Perl by reducing forking and caching pre-compiled code within Apache child processes. This month, we shift our attention more towards actual code, and some ways in which your Perl code may need to be adapted to function properly within the environment created by mod_perl.
Server Side Includes Linda Cole May 8, 2000	Are you the harried, overworked web-designer who just learned the boss wants across the board changes to a thousand page website? Learn how to update an entire website by editing a single file, add date and time dynamically and more!
Xara Products Review Lee Creek May 3, 2000	Three products from Xara, Ltd., are not billed as a suite, but having them all can be pretty "sweet" for web builders. The programs Xara Webster, Xara WebStyle, and Xara3D together form a potent source for the many elements one might need while building a web site.
Introduction to ASP For Web Developers Selena Sol May 1, 2000	Introduction to ASP for Web Developers is a three-part course designed by Selena Sol and Edi Baker-Wells.
Director 8 Shockwave Studio Review PS Woods April 26, 2000	Director has been the authoring tool for multimedia in every genre except the Internet for years, and now Director is marching on the last frontier. With Director now more widely accessible to developers and users alike, every web professional that deals with multimedia should consider whether to invest.
Let your business model be your guide Charlie Morris April 24, 2000	Whether to sell products, services, ads, or simply to deliver information, websites exist for different purposes. The right and wrong way to do all these things depends on your business model. Join Charlie Morris for a run-down on using your business model to build a better website!
Scribbler2000 Lee Creek April 19, 2000	Scribbler 2000 is an editing program by Cream Software that allows for the simpler creation, preview, and alteration of javascript, DHTML, and VB scripts.
Tricks & Data, Flash Yin & Yang PS Woods April 17, 2000	Bubba, a typical client, wants you to build a Flash application that will allow him to input and display showtimes at his movie theatre. In addition, he wants to be able to update his showtimes in a .txt file that the Flash movie can read. Yin-n-Yang walks you through just such a scenario and shows you how to give Bubba precisely what he wants.
The Perl You Need to Know Special: Introduction to mod_perl Aaron Weiss April 10, 2000	Mod_perl, the module that makes for a happy but complex marriage between Perl and the Apache web server, can ultimately offer significant performance improvements in Perl-backed web sites.
Building Web Applications Using Servlets and JSP Harshal Deo April 5, 2000	So you have heard about servlet and JSP, but how to put these together? "Building Web Applications Using Servlets and JSP" steps through the different components involved in developing a simple web application using 'server side Java'.
Introduction to Perl on Windows, Part 3: Generate the template Selena Sol and Nikhil Kaul April 3, 2000	Part Three of Introduction to Perl on Windows takes the simple component and uses the Active State package to actually register your COM component with the Win32 registry so that you can start to use it from any COM-aware program.
Banner Beginnings Linda Cole March 30, 2000	Creating an eye-catching banner can be one of the most frustrating aspects of web development. We can study HTML, we can copy/paste JavaScript but what do we do about that danged banner? Banner Beginnings covers some basic banner creation tips.
Digital Distribution of Music Charlie Morris March 27, 2000	From a half-dozen two years ago, the number of places to buy music online has climbed into the thousands. Will the major record labels disappear like the dinosaurs to which they've so often been compared? Not likely. But it's now clear that independent music distributors are going to be a far bigger piece of the picture than ever before. Anyone involved in the music business, from record companies to distributors to retailers, needs to stay up on the latest trends in online music distribution. This article, which will focus on the current state of music distribution over the Web, with an emphasis on what a small record company, music retailer or artist can do to market music online.
Database Normalization Ian Gilfillan March 22, 2000	By now some of you are familiar with the basics of using databases in your cgi scripts. Many of your databases will be small, with one or two tables. But as you become braver, tackling bigger projects, you may start finding that the design of your tables is proving problematic. The SQL you write starts to become unwieldy, and data anomalies start to creep in. It is time to learn about database normalization, or the optimization of tables.
Introduction to Perl on Windows, Part 2: Writing COM Components in Perl Selena Sol and Nikhil Kaul March 20, 2000	Part Two of the Introduction to Win32 Perl/COM focuses on introducing you to the concepts of COM and shows the creation of some simple COM components using Perl.
0 to 60 in Flash, Part 4: Publishing PS Woods March 15, 2000	The final installment of 0 to 60 in Flash leads you through publishing your first Flash movie for viewing in a web browser. As a bonus you'll also learn how to combine javascript funtions with your movie and add sound effects to a button!
The Perl You Need to Know Part 11: A Reference of References Aaron Weiss March 13, 2000	Last month we began building complex data structures in Perl using lists, hashes, and combinations thereof. In doing so, we've flirted with the subject of references. This month our flirtation blooms into intimacy, as we cuddle up to Perl's references to help us build and manipulate complex data structures.
0 to 60 in Flash, Part 3: Today's Show: Babies Having Babies PS Woods March 8, 2000	Now that we're getting familiar with creating in Flash, it's time to add those little extras to make our movie more advanced. In the third part of our 0 to 60 in Flash series, we'll add interactivity with actions and gain control with variables.
How to Build Web Sites with Free Stuff - Yet More Stuff Alan Richmond March 6, 2000	In this fifth and final article in the Free Stuff series, we will look at sites that offer multiple services such as Website Tools Providers, Community Interaction, Scripts and Applets, and an assortment of items that didn't seem to fit anywhere else.
0 to 60 in Flash, Part 2 : Tweening PS Woods March 1, 2000	Last week we covered the basics of Flash including the beginning creation of our first Flash movie. This week we'll continue developing our movie and explore composing images, touching on gradients and file-size.
Keeping the Search Engines Happy Charlie Morris February 28, 2000	By now, even the smallest child knows that having your site listed in the major search engines is the key to Earthly happiness. Human nature being what it is, there are those (quite a lot, actually) who would "beat the system," and try to trick the search engines into giving them more coverage than is rightfully theirs. The searchies wage an ongoing battle against these scofflaws, and if you aren't careful, you can be caught in the middle. Even if all you're trying to do is honestly promote your site, you may inadvertently violate one or more search engines' guidelines, and be unjustly barred from their listings. Here's an overview of what's acceptable and what's not, with tips on how to stay on the right side of the line.
CompactDraw 1.02 Lee Creek February 23, 2000	Building web sites often requires working with vectors and bitmaps, and that can mean constant switching between graphics programs to get the job done. One of the most viable solutions to this problem is a program called CompactDraw 1.02.
0 to 60 in Flash PS Woods February 21, 2000	Flash is the hottest thing in web animation. This first of a four part tutorial will introduce you to creating animations with Flash.
HTML Programs Comparison Lee Creek February 16, 2000	A comparison review of five HTML editors, NoteTab Pro, SiteAid, Under Construction, Ace Expert and Liquid FX.
Introduction to Perl on Windows Selena Sol and Nikhil Kaul February 14, 2000	Although Perl may have been born and raised in the Unix universe, the world's favorite practical extraction and reporting language has had, and has had for some time, an established home on Windows. Learn where to download and how to install and configure Windows based Perl.
The Perl You Need to Know Part 10: Untangling Lists and Hashes Aaron Weiss February 7, 2000	If you want to blow your mind -- in the totally legal sense -- spend some time working with Perl's list and hash data structures. In The Perl You Need to Know Part 10: Untangling Lists and Hashes, Aaron Weiss explains how to work with Perl's list and hash data structures.
Introduction to XHTML, with eXamples Alan Richmond February 2, 2000	Update: XHTML 1.0 was released on January 26th as a Recommendation by the W3C. XHTML 1.0 is the first step toward a modular and extensible web based on XML (Extensible Markup Language). It provides the bridge for web designers to enter the web of the future, while still being able to maintain compatibility with today's HTML 4 browsers.
Web Audio 2000 Charlie Morris January 31, 2000	The Internet gets closer and closer to being a real multimedia experience. As the Web converges with TV and radio, sequential delivery, which means "watching" a "program" instead of "browsing" a "site," will become commonplace. Full-length features are the order of the day, and we don't even need a browser to display them, thank you very much.
Dreamweaver 3 Aaron Weiss January 26, 2000	Macromedia's Dreamweaver series has earned its place as the visual HTML editor that even code geeks aren't ashamed to use, and rightfully so. In its third incarnation, Macromedia hopes to build on Dreamweaver's past success, and to please both novices and gurus alike.
How To Build A Web Site with Free Stuff - Syndicated Content Alan Richmond January 24, 2000	Ever wish you could have daily updates to your site with little or no work on your part? Now you can! Learn how to add News Headlines, Cartoons, Tips, Weather and Stock Quotes that update on a regular basis without having to update them yourself, and the best part... it's free!
Mainstay's JustEdit and JustEdit Pro Scott Clark January 17, 2000	While most developers are familiar with the use of an FTP client, we've all faced situations where we need to edit our site but just don't have access to the software we need. Mainstay has come up with a way to solve that problem with their JustEdit familiy of products.
Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000 Lee Creek January 12, 2000	Skeptics will say that you don't get something for nothing, but most internet site creators figure it never hurts to try. Evrsoft's 1st Page 2000 (version 2.0) provides many features that even the high-priced editors do not offer, and it has one major advantage--it's free.
A Look at the Web Development World Ahead Charlie Morris January 10, 2000	As we begin a new millennium, a new era in Web development is also beginning. Making predictions is dangerous in this business, but it seems clear that important changes in the way we use and design Web sites are underway. Web developers who want to stay in business had better take heed of these trends, and start boning up on the new technologies. Head for the woodshed today, or the unemployment office tomorrow!
Y2K Problems...and Solutions Scott Clark January 4, 2000	While no major problems arose thanks to all the diligent work by programmers over the last several years, Web developers have noticed that there have been some Y2K-related problems with certain scripts. This page will point you to articles and resources that will help you recover from more than a Y2K hangover.
Introduction to Data - Part 9 of our Introduction to the Web Application Selena Sol January 3, 2000	Introduction to Data - Part 9 of our Introduction to the Web Application Development Environment (Tools) series continues our look at the web technologies that define, describe, or standardize the basic characteristics of the data.