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The following are tips and tricks that can be used to improve usability, productivity and overall performance of your web site.

Remember, this is a web server, it you don't want someone to see it, don't store it here.

Always check your work with several different browsers (Netscape, Internet Explorer), platforms (Mac, PC, Unix) and screen sizes & resolutions. Just because you like what you see in Dreamweaver doesn't mean that is how a user's browser will display it.

Complete definitions for HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 from W3C
Browser Compatibility Chart by Webreview
General guidelines for developing web pages
Performance tips (why does my page load sooooo sloooow)
What's in a filename (sowhatifthenameIusedisthreemileslong with spaces&stuff.html)
Common Internet File Formats
Color (I can see it just fine, why can't you)
How to e-mail your Forms
How can I use multimedia? (Streaming, QuickTime)

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Tom Dresel
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Date Last Modified: 9/21/01