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• CSS XHTML web templates

  30 October 2005 by Clive Walker

  We’re keen to advocate the use of CSS-based fully XHTML-compliant websites and it’s always good to see web templates for sale with similar properties.

• CSS 2.1 selectors explained

  25 October 2005 by Clive Walker

  Roger Johansson at 456 Berea Street has written a great series of articles on CSS 2.1 selectors.

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• Nice place to stay in France

  13 October 2005 by Clive Walker

  We recently completed a website for Auberge de Berger in Kergario, Morbihan, Brittany. It's a nice gite farmhouse.

• Style an image with CSS

  18 September 2005 by Clive Walker

  Want to get that ‘real photo’ effect on your images? You know, the one that looks like a holiday snap with its white border.

• Tables or CSS for webpage layout - 2

  11 September 2005 by Clive Walker

  Our earlier post on this subject was dictated by some of the practicalities that relate to small business websites in the UK. Since that post, we have increased our use of CSS-based non-table website layouts.

• Three things to avoid if you want a good Google ranking

  08 September 2005 by Clive Walker

  We were asked to look at a couple of websites recently and offer some advice about Google/search engine rankings. The websites were not being listed by Google despite the fact that the type of business was not particularly over-represented in the listings. Should be easy, right?

• Preview websites with a CSS style switcher

  06 September 2005 by Clive Walker

  There are several methods available where websites allow their web visitors to change website styles by clicking on a link.

• Do I need to use Google Sitemaps?

  30 August 2005 by Clive Walker

  Google Sitemaps is an interesting idea that is currently being Beta tested by Google. Well, actually anyone with an account can participate. As a web designer or webmaster, do you need to use it?

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• Build a database website with PHP and MySQL

  22 August 2005 by Clive Walker

  This book was one of the books that inspired me to learn PHP and MySQL and it’s a great resource for learning how to build a database-driven website.

• CSS shorthand tips

  19 August 2005 by Clive Walker

  The increasing use of CSS for web design has meant that most websites have one (or several) stylesheets. Stylesheets are being used extensively, they can become quite large and it makes sense to make them as concise as possible. Shorthand CSS can make a big difference to the size of the stylesheet on larger websites and it can help to make any stylesheet easier to use.

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