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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by new_found_glory, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. new_found_glory

    new_found_glory Notebook Consultant

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    New to NBR and figured I'd start a thread based on what I love: web design and development. Here are the tools and spoonfed freebies I've used to learn, understand, design, and develop websites. Pretty short list and by no means exhaustive :p , would love to hear what you guys use. Feel free to ask questions!

    Easy HTML & CSS tutorials
    HTML Dog (Elegant website for getting into HTML coding)
    W3Schools (The standard source to pore over. Has 'see the code in action' examples scattered throughout)
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    HTML WYSIWYG editors
    NVU editor (Easy to use tool that lets you mess arond with the look of your HTML)

    HTML code editor
    Notepad ++ (Meet notepad on steriods. My personal favorite for messing with any kind of code. It highlights <start> and </end> tags and applies visually pleasing auto-coloring. Also has tabs)
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    Blog and content stuff
    Wordpress (Easy to install on your own host without any knowledge of html or PHP. Great forums for support. Many contributions including security and SEO)
    Beautiful WP Templates I've used (list 1)
    Beautiful WP Templates I've used (list 2)

    Javascipt nibblets (without knowing the code)
    75 Useful Javascript Techniques (My favorite list to easily spruce up your website. Includes demos and walk-though installation guides. Great for slide shows, galleries, and more)

    Photoshop Tutorials
    PDSTUTS website (Fun psd tutorials from photoshop gurus. Many screenshots and detailed walk-throughs.)

    After your site is up
    Google Analytics (Free and installation takes less than 5 minutes. Measures many helpful metrics, like bounce rate, that help you grow and improve your site)
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    I♥RAM Notebook Deity

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    FlashDevelop

    Destroys Flash's default IDE and much better for programming in AS3.0!
     
    I♥RAM, Oct 21, 2008
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    new_found_glory Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a noob when it comes to coding flash and beyond but FlashDev looks intuitive, thanks for sharing!
     
    new_found_glory, Oct 21, 2008
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    potentv Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks!!! +rep to you
     
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    Add Kompozer under WYSIWYG HTML editors (free/opensource)
     
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    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah...KompoZer is based on Nvu.
     
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    Lakjin, Oct 24, 2008
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