Client Resources

• Recommended Tools & Services
  Some of the tools used by the U.P. Web Maestro, and/or recommended for clients looking for their own web related solutions.
• Spam & Scams
  A few examples of things to watch out for in your in-box.
• 10 Worst Domain Name Choices
  After seeing some of these, you'll understand why it's important to think things through ahead of time.
• SMTP Servers
  A comprehensive list of outgoing SMTP mail server addresses for major Internet Service Providers.
• Internet/Web Definitions & Terminology
  HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, what the heck!? Here are some basic introductions to Internet terms.
• Domain Name Status Codes
  If you ever run into domain name registration problems, you may have gotten notices with a "status code" that didn't make any sense. Here's what they mean.
• Smiley Faces & Emoticons
  An imperfect but helpful way to communicate more than words when you're typing instead of talking.
• HTML RGB Color Codes
  Some names and hexadecimal codes useful for when you're playing around with Web page code.
• Character Entities & Codes
  To go beyond basic letters and numbers it's best to not count on your editing software. Use the specific codes for special characters.
• Date/Time Formats for PHP Functions
  How to manipulate date/time information in PHP.
• MySQL Date/Time Formatting Codes
  How to maniupluate date/time information in MySQL.

Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

These links will hopefully provide some great starting points for those of you who are just getting your feet wet, and also some more in-depth help for those who've been in over their head for some time now.

• W3 Schools - www.w3schools.com
  Probably one of the best resources on the Web, this site is provided by the World Wide Web Consortium. Not only are the lessons free, but there's quizzes and references as well.
• A List Apart - www.alistapart.com
  ALA explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards.
• Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability - www.useit.com/alertbox
  Articles from now to all the way to 1995 about site usability. Alertbox is a bi-weekly column by Dr. Jakob Nielsen, principal, Nielsen Norman Group.
• ASPdev.org - www.aspdev.org
  If PHP and MySQL isn't quite the street you want to run down, you may feel more at home with ASP, ASP.NET, SQL and JavaScript articles, tutorials and forums.
• SitePoint - www.sitepoint.com
  A popular online magazine for Web Development and Design Professionals.
• Slashdot - developers.slashdot.org
  As they themselves call it, "News for Nerds, Stuff That Matters." If you're looking for Web related news this can be a great place to go.
• Dev Central - www.dev-central.com
  A free web master resource site that has tutorials, articles and guides relating to hosting, designing, developing and promoting web sites.
• The Photoshop Roadmap - www.photoshoproadmap.com
  A site that provides tips, tutorials, actions, plug-ins, reviews, articles, training resources, books, links, and lots of other info.
• Search Engine Watch - searchenginewatch.com
  Tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.