Recent blog entries
Dating Game
One of the biggest hassles for any programmer in any language is working with date formats.
Scripting - Part 2
Last month we looked at Perl, the oldest Web scripting language, and Visual Basic Active Server Pages, one of the most common.
Research on research
For those who spend their days, and often evenings, working on heavyweight Web projects, it becomes very easy to fall into the trap of becoming, well, an expert, especially if you work as part of a large team or visit on-line Web developer communities.
To Frame or not
'Should I use frames on my site?'
Web Designer Books
Paul spotted a question on a new media mailing list which asked, 'Can anyone recommend an absolute beginners' guide to Web site design type of book?'
Scripting - Part 1
Welcome to a brand-new Real World column that isn't really new at all.
We are all going mad
Recently, an interesting email turned up from the folks who run mad.co.uk, which proudly proclaims itself as, 'The on-line community for marketing, media, new media, advertising and design.'
Forums
A few months ago we explained how to add a newsfeed to your site to keep it fresh.
Splish Splash
The other day, a friend asked for advice on how to set a time-out on the splash page on his site.
Setting up Home
Dave from Glasgow emailed to ask if there was some JavaScript which he could use to enable visitors to set his site as their home page.