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Websafe color palette

Understanding the web safe palette and why it was used by browsers. [more...]

List of HTML character entities (HTML Special characters)

List of special characters or HTML character entities. How to display non-alphanumeric characters on web pages across different browsers. [more...]

Browser compatible fonts – which fonts to use on web sites?

Browser compatible fonts that you should use on your web site. [more...]

Variability in web page displays

Different variables that govern the display of web pages such as the browser, operating system , browser version, color depth, fonts etc. [more...]

Optimizing web pages or decreasing web page file sizes

Article on web page optimization and how to decrease the file size of a web page including HTML optimization and optimizing web images. [more...]

Optimizing web pages – Maximum page size

Article detailing web page optimization and providing an understanding on all factors that influence web page file size. [more...]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of WYSIWYG HTML editors?

What are WYSIWYG HTML editors and should you use them to create web pages and web sites. An article detailing the advantages and disadvantages of WYSIWYG HTML editors. [more...]

How do I structure web site design and layout?

How to structure and plan web sites and work on on web page layouts. [more...]

Web site error messages and creating custom error pages on Apache web server

This article explains error messages from web sites and how you can configure the Apache web server to display custom error pages with the .htaccess file. [more...]