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17 Best Free Online Color Tools for Web Designers

This is my fourth post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop if you like, of the best Free online color tools that a Web designer needs. Color tools are very important in Web design. A good color combination tend to communicate with the user. The Website´s look is half the battle in attracting users (the other half is content and SEO/SEM). Continue Reading »

16 Best Free Photo Editors

My Third post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop, of the best Free online and desktop Photo editors. In my opinion, Adobe Photoshop remains the dominant desktop photo editor but it is expensive. Luckily, below are the free alternatives. All links are External.

Hover over each image or link for a short description about each editor. Continue Reading »

7 Best Free Website Speed Tools

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My second post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop, of the best Free Website speed check tools that a Web developer/Web designer needs. There are many online tools, but in my opinion these are the best. My favorite ones are the first three. All links are External.

Website Speed?

It means how fast a Website loads. Continue Reading »

14 Best Free Web Validation Tools

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This is my first post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop if you like, of the best Free Website Validation tools that a Web developer and Web designer need. Validation is an important process of checking the code against formal guidelines. All links are External.

Make sure to hover over each image and link for a short description about each validation tool. Continue Reading »

301 Permanent Redirect for an Apache Web Server

301 permanent redirectFirst let me emphasize that the 301 Permanent Redirect covered here is strictly for .htaccess file redirects in an Apache Web server with the mod-rewrite module turned ON.
Therefore before you proceed, first make sure that your Website is running on an Apache Web server having the mod-rewrite module ENABLED. One way to check is to ask your hosting company. Continue Reading »

Creating a Mobile Friendly Website. How to “Mobilize” your Website.

A “mobile-friendly” Website offers content without clutter and is easily viewable on mobile devices. Creating a mobile-friendly website has become crucial if you desire a presence on the mobile web. With more people browsing the internet from their mobile devices, it is important to make your website accessible to these users. If your business relies on the internet to generate revenue, then it is critical that you make adjustments to accommodate mobile customers. Continue Reading »

How to Resize a Batch of Images in Photoshop CS3

In this tutorial, I will show you how to use the “Image Processor…” function in Photoshop CS3 to automate the image resizing process. For this tutorial, I am using Photoshop CS3, but it might be the same for CS4 and CS5 versions.

Before We Begin

In order to automate the image resizing process, all your “raw” images have to be the same dimension, meaning same width and height for all images to be processed. Continue Reading »

How to display transparent PNG images in IE6 (IE6 PNG Hack)

As a Web developer you surely stumbled upon the display issue of transparent PNG images in the buggy Internet Explorer version 6 (IE6). As much as I would love that IE6 gracefully disappear, the reality is that according to Global Market Share Statistics there is still 13.06% of the users (as of December 2010) that still use this browser. Continue Reading »

WordPress Comments – IE8 HTTP 500 Internal Server Error

I have an interesting problem happening with this WordPress (version 2.8) Comments. This happens only in IE8. Here is what I noticed :

Whenever I submit a Comment to my posts while leaving blank any of the required fields (name, Email, comment textarea), I get the HTTP 500 error message. Even if I typed the name and comments but I typed an invalid email address, I still get the HTTP 500 error in IE8. Continue Reading »

Why a Website is Essential for a Small Business

There are still small business owners who are wondering whether they need a Website. Small businesses need an online presence as much as they need a phone. A Website has become an essential link between customers and businesses.

Most potential customers begin their search for a product online. Having a Website is very valuable for small businesses. Continue Reading »