Virtual Interview: David KraneNo doubt you're familiar with the Google search engine. It's now the number one search engine in the world, and in my opinion the best. In this virtual interview, Tim talks with David Krane, the director of corporate communications for Google. Tim asks David about the origins of Google, Googles hardware setup, the founders of Google, as well as Googles $10,000 programming competition and more.I ask David about the origins of Google, Googles hardware setup, the founders ...

The Content Management System PrimerContent Management Systems (CMS's) are seen across the Internet to help deliver an interactive and user-friendlier web site experience more than ever. Why would you use a Content Management System and what CMS is best for your needs? In this article Steve attempts to answer these questions, outlining the benefits and drawbacks of using a CMS instead of having your own in-house Webmaster.Content Management Systems (CMS's) are seen across the Internet to help deliver an interactive ...

Make Your Own Cool Drop Down Ad's"The age of the banner ad is dead" shouts a self-proclaimed online marketer. "Banner ads represent a bad return on investment" writes another. The truth of the matter is that banner ad's aren't dead, my friend. In this article Tim shows us how to create a banner management application that lets us add nifty MySQL-blobbed, two part drop-down banners to our sites. If you run your own site then you can't afford not to ...

Netscape 7 Pre-Release 1: Quick LookNetscape has just introduced the brand spanking new version 7 (Pre release) of their web browser. In this article Steve takes a quick look at it and sums up his likes and dislikes.The name "Netscape" has been synonymous with the web for over a decade now. The Netscape Navigator web browser, although loosing out in popularity to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, has grown in terms of features and uptake in the last decade as well.Netscape, ...

Customer Care For Your WebsiteIf you sell products or services online then one of the most important aspects of your web site should be customer support. In this article Steve gives us some tips on how to setup several customer support options including email support.If you sell products or services online then one of the most important aspects of your web site should be customer support, both before and after the sale. There are a number of different methods to ...

New Technologies and What They Mean To You: Part 1In the often confusing world of the web we hear new acronyms tossed around all the time. In this series of articles Jeremy will attempt to demistify some of the most common web related acronyms.In the often-confusing world of the web and new media we hear new acronyms tossed around on what seems like a daily basis. This storm of technologies, programming languages, innovations and "standards" can be a confusing muddle ...

Review: TopStyle Pro v3.0TopStyle is a HTML, CSS and XHML editor. Come join Havard in this review as he takes a detailed look at TopStyle and its many, many cool features.If you've ever edited CSS documents by hand, you probably know how difficult it can be. If you think remembering each and every style-name can be an impossible task, try remembering all of the compatibility differences between each browser, for each and every style. CSS editors are here to ease ...

Enhancing Developer Productivity with Office XPAs developers we need ways to document our duties, tasks and plans. In this article James shows us a couple of handy tips and tricks using Microsoft Office XP.I will be the first to air my contempt for Microsoft in terms of how the company has operated. However, I cannot deny my affinity for some of the features I've found in its productivity suite—some of which I've not found in comparable products such as OpenOffice.org ...

Sample Chapter: HTML 4.01 Programmers ReferenceIn this article we will look at a sample chapter from Wrox's HTML 4.01 Programmer's Reference book. This chapter focuses on the HTML object tag and shows a variety of advanced ways to use and manipulate it.One of the handiest HTML tags is the <object> tag. It allows us to include all sorts of multimedia elements such as images, movies, MP3's and more directly into our web page in a matter of seconds.Today we're going ...

Lessons Learned From The Downfall Of Dot-ComsEven companies with millions in capital died when the .COM bubble burst. In this article Nach gives us some tips on how to compete with the big guys online.Every online entrepreneur must understand the simple rule of doing business on the Internet: customers rule!Consumer power drive today's economy. With a simple click of the mouse, the customer can decide whether your business deserves his dollars or not. A recent Bain and Company study finds ...