Please use what ever is useful, if it's not here, email me and recommend it!

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  Adobe Acrobat Reader
  This is an essential file used to read Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. Many of the online documents you receive during this couse will be in PDF format, so you'll need this program to read them.
  
  
• The Online HTML Course
  This is a nice online HTML course which you can download and work through the examples. This is downloaded as a ZIP file and contains a few sections of materials in PDF format.
  
  
• The Online Java Script Course
  This is a nice online Java Script course which you can download and work through the examples. This is downloaded as a ZIP file and contains a few sections of materials in PDF format.
  
  
• The Online PhotoShop 5.5 Course
  This is a nice online PhotoShop 5.5 course which you can download and work through the examples. This is downloaded as a ZIP file and contains a few sections of materials in PDF format.
  
  
• The BoreBones Guide To HTML
  This is the most comprehensive and updated collection of HTML tags and their definitions out there today. It's indespensible for new web developer when just getting started. This is downloaded as a ZIP file and contains a few sections of materials.
  
  
• PGP Freeware Version 555
  This is the Pretty good Privacy freeware version 5 for the PC (Only). It's very useful for encrypting messages between people and we will be using this in class. [Note: It's 4MB Download so be patient.]
  
  
• WinZip
  This is an essential file used to archive/unarchive the rest of the stuff you'll be getting. It's a self extracting executable, just download, run and use.
  
  
• WinFTP
  This is an FTP program which lets you transfer files back and forth to the web server. An Absolutely essential file.
  
  
• HomeSite
  This is a recommended HTML editor. You can download a better copy from their website at http://www.allaire.com/. It's my favorite editor, be sure to get the help files if you download it from their site.
  
  
• LviewPro
  Great visual editor, great for doing transparancies with graphics, which you will want to do eventually.
  
  
• HotSpots
  Wonderful image map editor. Let's you take pictures and place hotspots on them which map to web addresses. Very useful tool.
  
  
• Paintshop Pro
  Download this from their site, you will need this for graphics editing.
  
  
• TermPlus
  For all you UNIX geeks out there, here's a terminal program (one fo the best) which allow you to log into the server and execute command line UNIX commands. Useful if you want to run cgi-scripts or create custom programs.
  
  

  Useful Links for Web Developers

  
  
• Top Ten Ways to Tell If You Have a Sucky Home Page!
  Need I say more!
  
  
• Creating Killer Web Sites
  The web site to David Siegel Award Winning book on web site design.
  
  
• Creating Killer Interactive Web Sites
  A great web site in the design of interactive web sites.
  
  
• Norhtern Light Search Engine
  Very useful site to search the web. One of the best I've seen.
  
  
• Tune up your web site for free!
  Very useful site to tune up the qualities of your site. Check it download time, HTML design, dead links, Spell check, and popularity just by submitting it to this site.
  
  
• HTML Power Tools
  This site has usefult tools in addition to HTML editors.
  
  
• Everything you need to surf the net for free!
  Just as the title says!
  
  
• O'Reilly Software
  O'Reilly Books are the best in the market for Web development and systems understanding. Their siftware is just as good.
  
  
• The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
  A good online HTML Reference.
  
  
• The HTML Reference Library
  Good reference Library for developers.
  
  
• The Web Developers Virtual Library
  As the title says!
  
  
• The Web Developers ToolBox.
  Good starting point for procuring tools and techniques.
  
  
• Windows Web Development Tools Archive
  Archive of Windows Internet Development Tools.
  
  
• Great Perl CGI Scripts from Selena Sol
  I use these scripts extensively. They are not for the faint of heart, weekend warrior wantabe programmer. If you can program, and want to use these, I'll help you. His stuff is reasonably easy to use, and very functional. Your server setup allows you to use these scripts.
  
  
• Ready to go CGI Scripts.
  Another example of good freeware scripts.
  
  
• Creating web graphics
  Good intro to the idea of web graphics.
  
  
• Jelanes Free Web Graphics
  Good place to start for coordinated web graphics.
  
  
• The basics of adding 3D Graphics to your web site.
  Just as the title says!
  
  
• Using PaintShop Pro for creating Great Web Graphics: A Tutorial
  Again, as the title says! A good resource, check it out!
  
  
• Kathy's Web Graphics
  Another Set Collection of web graphics, check em out, they look useful.