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Make Way for Full-screen Websites

There are two main types of website layouts. Websites which fill your screen and websites which do not. In this tutorial we are going to explore how to make a website layout appear Full Screen using the famous Dreamweaver.
Author: Josh Singer - Singer Design | Date: 17 March 2004

Software Project Management for Programmers

Are you a developer trying to finish an ever evolving project, following the seemingly whimsical directions of your client? Maybe you're a manager who just can't believe that your programmer neglected to add the 'search' button that was so obviously needed. In this article, James Gregory tries to forge a new peace in the ever-present war between the 'geeks' and the 'normals'.
Author: James Gregory | Date: 12 March 2004

Content Management Systems

Discover the pros and cons of using a CMS depending on your personal or organisational needs
Author: Ilbra Abramian | Date: 23 February 2004

The Anchor Website: .py in the Sky: PART 3

Part three of this series discusses Anchor's approach to generating the HTML on the website. No Dreamweavin' hippies here.
Author: James Gregory | Date: 12 February 2004

The Anchor Website: .py in the Sky: PART 2

In part two of his dissection of the Anchor website, Mad Scientist James Gregory will start examining the database layer of the Anchor website, and shows how we're avoiding database errors by giving the database the cold shoulder.
Author: James Gregory | Date: 05 February 2004

Finding Free Software: Part 1

An introduction to getting the most out of Freshmeat
Author: Patrick Kelso | Date: 04 February 2004

Reducing the Awfulness of Rollover Menus

Got a rollover menu? Anchor is in the same boat so we feel your pity. But you don't have to drive your designer's nuts when you want to change the content; driving their nuts at the best of times is not recommended. James Gregory sadly admits to having been there, and having faced those demons now presents a more maintainable alternative.
Author: James Greogry | Date: 04 February 2004

The Anchor Website: .py in the Sky: PART 1

James Gregory, the mad scientist behind Anchor's web presence details the development of the Anchor website, the systems behind it and some of the compromises we had to make. In part 1 he will discuss his controversial choice of Python over PHP and Perl, and show how you can use it to reduce the number of errors in your site.
Author: James Gregory | Date: 30 January 2004

Handy HTML Hints

The first of hopefully many articles on how to get the most out of normal html
Author: Patrick Kelso | Date: 29 January 2004

Building Maintainable Websites

Learn how to build maintainable websites with server-side includes
Author: Anchor | Date: 26 January 2004


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