What is the Semantic Web

by Liam McDermott, 29 March 2007 - 7:29pm

‘Semantic Web’ is a term often used by Web professionals, luckily it's not a buzz-word yet, but is a term everyone involved in the Web should know and understand. This article aims to explain the Semantic Web in plain English.

Ensuring People with Disabilities have Equal Access

by Liam McDermott, 29 March 2007 - 6:23pm

Continuing the ‘Web Standards for Everyone’ series, this article discusses the use of Web standards to ensure the disabled have equal access to Web sites.

What are the Differences Between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

by Liam McDermott, 15 March 2007 - 8:34pm

Many people do not realize the Internet and World Wide Web (we'll call it the Web) are actually different things.

This article aims to explain the differences.

11 Practical Reasons to use CSS for Layout

by Megan McDermott, 14 March 2007 - 12:10am

In this article I'm not going to talk about semantics, ‘proper’ coding, or the W3C. You've probably heard all of that already (and if you haven't, you can check out Why Tables for Layout is Stupid: problems defined, solutions offered by Bill Merikallio and Adam Pratt). Instead of preaching about standards, I am going to present some real world, results–oriented reasons to use CSS instead of tables for web page layout. Let's get started right away.

7 Things all Webmasters Need to Know about SEO

by Megan McDermott, 14 March 2007 - 12:10am

Webmasters come to the forums with a lot of of misconceptions about SEO. They ask all kinds of questions about PageRank, or how to get the most out of their meta tags. It's time to set the record straight with five basic things all webmasters need to know about SEO.

7 Simple Rules for Formatting Text on the Web

by Megan McDermott, 28 February 2007 - 7:35pm

There are many things to keep in mind when formatting the text on your web site. This article will introduce you to some basic terms and techniques and then outline 7 simple rules that will help you make the most of the text on your site.

Internet Explorer Unable to Count to 100

by Liam McDermott, 6 January 2007 - 4:43pm

This article demonstrates the difficulties Internet Explorer has when calculating percentage widths in CSS-based layouts.

Introduction to Web Technologies

by Megan McDermott, 17 December 2006 - 8:15pm

There are several different web technologies that you will come across when building your site.

Overview of the Beginning Web Design Series

by Megan McDermott, 16 December 2006 - 9:48pm

Basic web design is a series of articles meant to help beginning web designers to learn better web design skills.

Planning your Site

by Megan McDermott, 16 December 2006 - 6:47pm

Before you begin designing your web site there are a few things to think about. It is important to know ahead of time what you want your web site to accomplish and how you are going to do that. So, get out your word processor or an old fashioned paper and pen and answer these questions: