Webdesign & Computer Resources

software

• Outlook Express Backup - Backup & restore your messages, address book, settings, mail and news accounts, message rules & more.

ftp applications & web authoring tools

• WS_FTP for Windows - simple FTP application for Windows
• Smart FTP - another excellent FTP application
• Transmit FTP for Mac
• Metapad - a versatile replacement for Windows Notepad

keywords, seo & search engines

• Overture keyword suggestion tool
• Google keyword suggestion tool
• "Why SEO Should be Important To You" a must-read article
• Danny Sullivan's article about the use of Meta Tags
• searchengines.com excellent advice
• searchenginewatch.com everything you need to know

browsers

• Mozilla Firefox -this browser will blow your mind
• Netscape 7
• Opera - offers speed, performance, & security
• Internet Explorer 7 - Brand new
• Internet Explorer 6, SP2 - for those using Windows XP
• Internet Explorer 6, SP1 - for those not using Windows XP

html, css, & design resources

• w3schools - free tutorials for learning HTML, CSS & more.
• htmldog - Tutorials, for both novices & experienced folk.
• WDG's HTML validator - Tests for errors & shows you where they are.
• WDG's CSS Validator - See if your CSS stylesheet has errors.
• W3's HTML validator - Checks for valid HTML & tells you how to fix errors.
• W3's Multipage HTML validator
• W3's CSS validator - Checks for valid CSS
• W3's link checker - Finds dead & redirected links.
• Xenu Link Sleuth - Finds dead & redirected links & orphan files.
• Robots.txt validator

more nuts & bolts

• SSI Tutorial
  Apache explains how to use server-side includes
• .htaccess tutorial
  Apache explains how to use the .htaccess file

shopping carts & credit card processing

• PayPal shopping cart
  PayPal's free shopping cart is a practical - and simple - option for small websites.

other worthy websites

• Marketing Tool - directory of marketing resources
• Webmaster Catalog - resources for webmasters
• developers4hire.com
• http://www.quantawebdesign.com/tips/web-resources.html