Good HTML vs. Bad HTML

HTML is easy to use. So easy, in fact, that almost anyone online can, and does, get involved with it to some degree at some point. The problem is that so many beginners don’t learn enough about HTML (ever) to really understand what they are doing. Many just copy and paste from examples provided by […]

Creating Web Sites – The Missing Manual

Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual Think you have to be a technical wizard to build a great web site? Think again. For anyone who wants to create an engaging web site–for either personal or business purposes–"Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual" demystifies the process and provides tools, techniques, and expert guidance for developing a […]

HTML Heading (title) Tags

In another article on this site titled, "What Are ALT Tags And How Do You Use Them?" I referred to a forum posting that told people to "USE CAPITAL LETTERS IN THE ALT TAG SO THE SPIDERS READ IT AS A TITLE. IT GIVES IT MORE WEIGHT!" This same person told people to use the […]

Mastering The Internet, XHTML and JavaScript

Mastering the Internet, XHTML and JavaScript (2nd Edition) For undergraduate or professional courses in the effective use of the Internet and HTML. The second edition of this popular text has been redesigned to accommodate the new Internet concepts that have been developed. It integrates two essential topics of the Internet in one source, presenting the […]

Before Downloading 1st Page 2000 (below) Read This

Before downloading and installing 1st. Page 2000 (file available elsewhere on this site) you should read this: Some versions of Norton and McAfee anti-virus software will report finding the "static" virus "JS/Winbomb" in the software. They may even delete or quarantine the file: C:Program Files1st page 2000IScriptsButtonssix buttons from hell.izs which is part of the […]

Web Browser Compatibility

When I provide tech support through my business site I am surprised at how many people do not know what a web browser is or even what software, or a program, is. The thing is, these things don’t come with many (or any!) instructions and they seldom even have their name displayed on them. You […]

What Are ALT Tags And How Do You Use Them?

There is a lot of bad HTML information floating around on the ‘net in forums, on websites, and elsewhere, often put forward as "expert" advice. I once saw this rather erroneous information on a forum: "Alt tags are those HTML codes you will see as <ALT=blahblahblah> — what the ALT tag does is help people […]