JavaScript Reference
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference
Validators
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HTML Validator - http://validator.w3.org/#validate-by-upload
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CSS Validator - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
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Link Checker - http://validator.w3.org/checklink/
HTML Tutorials
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htmldog - http://www.htmldog.com/
CSS Tutorials
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CSS Cheat-Sheet - http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/cheat-sheets/css-cheat-sheet/
Free Editors
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PHP Designer (for PC) - http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner.php
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Taco HTML Editor (for Mac) - http://tacosw.com/main.php
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Komodo Edit - Download
Web Development Tools
- Firebug for Firefox - http://www.getfirebug.com/
- Tidy (Cleaning up html) - http://tidy.sourceforge.net/
Videos
- How web servers work - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCUKuBZJJWE
- Web hosting - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4483412277281293036&q=web+servers&hl=en
Templates
- HTML template - TemplateHTML.html.txt
- CSS template - TemplateCSS.css
- JavaScript template - TemplateJS.html.txt
JavaScript Utilities
- JavaScript Lint - http://www.javascriptlint.com/online_lint.php NOTE: When using Lint, it is recommended you fix the first error found and then run lint again. Process each error using this approach.
Dealing with Colors
- Color Wheel - colorWheel.png
- Web 2.0 Colors - http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/web-2.0-colour-palette
- Color Schemer - http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
- Background Gradient Image Generator - http://www.allcrunchy.com/Web_Stuff/Gradient_Generator/
- See how different color combinations work/grab web site colors - http://www.colorcombos.com/
- Get color a color palette that matches an image - http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
Form Processing Service (Allows users to e-mail you information provided in forms)
- https://www.response-o-matic.com/
- SendingFormThroughEmail.html.txt Example file that you can use for response-o-matic (once you have registered). Rmember to rename the file to have a .html extension.
Password Protecting your Web Page
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Protecting a web page in WAM: http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/documents/1/1366/
Video
- Cross-platform media player and streaming server: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
- Software to capture computer screen activity into avi file or flash - http://www.camstudio.org/
Statistics
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Browser Statistics: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
Favicons
- Tool to generate favicons: http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/
Tools To Generate Round Corners
Logo Generators
Image Manipulation Program
Web Hosting
Utilities
Here are some software utilities that you may want to install on your home PC or laptop.
- F-Secure-SSH
- F-Secure SSH enables you to create a secure connection to computers in the University. This program is available for free to all University of Maryland students. If you are a Windows user visit the web site F-Secure-SSH to download a F-Secure SSH. If you are a Mac user visit the web site Terminal-Applications for further information.
NOTE: Effective August 1, 2005, OIT will no longer provide telnet or ftp services on any of the following public systems: WAM, Glue, Deans.
Although you already have ssh/scp available as part of Mac OS X you may find the following utility quite helpful http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/
If you have a Mac and you can update to the new Mac Operating System (Tiger). As a student of the University you can obtain a copy of this software. Visit the web site Mac OS X v.10.4 for further information.
- For information regarding WAM/Glue accounts visit the site: