Webdesign & Computer Resources

ftp applications & web authoring tools

• Smart FTP - an excellent FTP application
• Transmit FTP for Mac
• Metapad - a versatile replacement for Windows Notepad

keywords, seo & search engines

• Google keyword suggestion tool
• searchengines.com excellent advice
• searchenginewatch.com everything you need to know

browsers

• Mozilla Firefox - the leading browser
• Opera - offers speed, performance, & security
• Internet Explorer 7 - newest IE version
• Internet Explorer 6, SP2 - the one before

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.