The start of a new year has seen many people looking back through their diaries and reminiscing on a year gone by. This got a few of us here at Hypergurl chatting about some of the most memorable times in the history of the Internet that has made web design possible. WWW started in 1991 with browsers that only supported text. Not long after in 1993 a browser called Mosaic started to gain popularity due to its support of images. Netscape 1 followed in 1994. Netscape was the first browser to support the "center" tag. In 1996 Netscape 2 supported...
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"Internet History"
Editing MySpace I was recently listening in on a teenage conversation concerning MySpace and in particular the trouble they had formatting text on their pages. I found one specific remark interesting as they all agreed on the same issue: “I’ve learned more about HTML tags from editing my MySpace page than I have in high school technology courses.” Are they still teaching basic HTML to students in technology courses at high school level or is it simply not interesting enough until it becomes a useful tool for editing popular MySpace? Either way, it seems MySpace is becoming a positive teaching...
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"HTML Tags for MySpace"
What skills does a webmaster need? Ok, so you know how to make a website. But, does this make you a webmaster? For some people the term webmaster refers to a person who can make a website. For others it’s someone who creates original website graphics and doesn’t search for them using Google images. Let’s say your client asks you for a SQL database or an easy method of updating their pages themselves though a user-interface. Would you know how to create such a site? If you are thinking of making a career from being a webmaster, it’s important to...
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"Webmaster Skills"
Web 2.0 is it important? Anyone who has been around the internet the last couple of years has most likely come across the term Web 2.0 and are most likely confused as to what it means exactly. Web 2.0 is considered by many to be the second phase of the World Wide Web. The term was first introduced by Tim O’Reilly in 2004. For those that don’t know, Tim’s company, O’Reilly Media produces technological texts both online and in print. In the companies own words they have an: “unshakeable belief in the power of information to spur innovation” So what...
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"What is web 2.0, is it important?"
Making a successful website One of the most important ingredients for a successful website isn’t anything to do with the design itself. It’s passion! By passion, I’m referring to the passion the owner has for the website content. Take Bill Gates for example, it’s clear to see he is passionate about technology. In every photograph taken of him or on every publicized speaking engagement he does, you can see the excitement in his face and in his eyes. Passion is what will keep you working on your website when your receiving less than a hundred visitors a day, or when...
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"What makes a website successful"
Why its important to check your sites useability in IE 7 As a website designer you will no doubt need to install Internet Explorer 7 as it becomes a major player in the browser market. Just like previous versions before it, Internet Explorer 7 has unique ways of displaying webpages that may look different than how you intend. This is also the main reason why all webmasters should have numerous browsers installed on their computers. In the very least you need to check your website design in the two most popular ie. Internet Explorer and Firefox. Each browser will display...
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"Internet Explorer 7 effects website designs, blurry bad font, CSS problems"
We Are The Web A few weeks back one of our posts discussed What is web 2.0 and is it important. Since making that post, I've come across a terrific video that visually demonstrates the concept of web 2.0 It starts off explaining it with a series of examples, showing evolution from written text and structural elements of html websites, to more dynamic aspects of XML including automated data exchange. You'll see many familiar names while you watch this video including YouTube, Flickr and del.icio.us. All of which are online web 2.0 services that allow their data to be easily...
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Difference between WSIWYG and text webpage editors - Dreamweaver, GoLive, NVU and JE Editor The video below is useful for beginners to webpage design as it demonstrates the difference between WSIWYG (what you see is what you get) and text editors for creating websites. You can find a link to each of the editors mentioned in the demonstration further down this post. It is recommended you download a few different editors, both WSIWYG and text, to see what one suits your particular needs. WSIWYG Editors: Dreamweaver - Download trial version. GoLive - Download trial version. NVU - Free Mozilla Editor,...
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"Difference between WSIWYG, text HTML editors"
Free wordpress themes and templates to use for your blog design If your looking to set up a blog on your website, one of the most popular free scripts available is called WordPress. There are two ways to set up this script. The first method is to download WordPress and install it yourself to your website host. The current stable release is version 2.2. However you do need to have some knowlege of how to install server side scripts. The second method, and the most easiest way to start your own blog, is to sign up for a webhost that...
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"Free wordpress themes and templates for blog design"
What monitor resolution should your website be created for nowadays? When I first started in design over ten years ago, the trend was to create a website that suited a monitor with display settings of 640×480 resolution. Soon after 800×600 became the standard resolution that many designers still create websites for nowadays. However, if my statistics are anything to go by, many of these sites can now be safely updated to at least 1024×768, yet still be within an efficient range for the majority of their visitors. Displayed below is a screen shot of my statistics showing what monitor resolutions...
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"monitor resolution standards for website design"
