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Mobile Web pages get their own domain

Web pages specifically designed for mobile phone users will soon have their own domain â€" .mobi. Read more »

Semantic labelling scheme for Web pages

The body responsible for web content labelling has adopted the principles and standards of the Semantic Web. Read more »

Office 2007: FrontPage is out, blogging is in

Don't go looking for FrontPage in the just-released Beta 2 edition of Office 2007. Microsoft has axed its 10-year-old Web site authoring software. Read more »

Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake log-in pages?

Mozilla's Firefox 2 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow attackers to steal passwords. Read more »

Microsoft wants Web designers to use content tagging

Microsoft is urging Web designers to take more responsibility for content filtering, after forming a partnership with ICRA (the Internet Content Rating Association). Read more »

Flash becomes more searchable

Adobe Systems has announced it's partnering with search giants Google and Yahoo to increase the quality of search results of dynamic Web content and rich internet applications (RIAs). Read more »

Google's changes rely on guinea pig users

Google is using users as crash test dummies to measure exactly what changes it should make to its main search website — both to its famously Spartan search box and to the results it produces. Read more »

Yahoo and Google attempt to improve the browser

A year after Google launched its Gears project, Yahoo has decided to make your browser better, too. Read more »

Apple answers call for iPhone applications

Apple wowed the cell phone industry a year ago with the first version of the iPhone. And now its new software development kit and soon-to-be-launched application store featuring third-party applications could change the game yet again. Read more »

Symantec: Sorry, Flash Player attack not a zero day

After suspecting a zero day exploit was being used to attack the latest version of Flash Player (9.0.124.0), Symantec says the call was a mistake - it was an older version, 9.0.115.0 and prior. Read more »

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Design more cohesively with XML and XSLT

Find out how XML and XSLT transformations can help you bring together your site's design. Read more »

Designing a search-friendly Web site

By controlling the search engine indexing of your Web site, you can ensure that users trying to find your information get there easily. Read more »

Prevent the flash of unstyled content

Have you ever seen a brief glimpse of unstyled text appear as a CSS-styled Web page loads in the browser window? Our usability expert Michael Meadhra shows you how to avoid this little quirk. Read more »

FrontPage 2003 primer

FrontPage comes into its own with its latest version. With more hooks and features than earlier incantations, FrontPage 2003 is giving other Web design tools a run for their money. The question is, do you need this much power? Read more »

Caching ASP.NET pages

Want a faster ASP.NET application? Try this tutorial from Tony Patton that will show you how to cache your pages. Read more »

Test Web pages in multiple browser versions

One of the challenges that Web builders face is testing their Web pages in various browsers. This article shows you a simple way to test your Web pages in multiple browser versions. Read more »

Server-side Web page ripping

In this tutorial we take a quick look at the different ways in which server-side HTTP connections can be made using ASP, ASP.NET and PHP, and how they can be adpated to a range of applications. Read more »

Achieve common ASP.NET page functionality

In this article we take a look at ASP.NET 2.0's template page feature and how you might create base pages with inheritance. Read more »

Build a page framework in ASP.NET

ASP.NET enables you to create an object-oriented page framework to build Web sites. Find out how to put this handy capability to work. Read more »

Build a Web site for Macromedia Contribute users

Macromedia Contribute 2, a simplified Web page authoring program, enables clients and corporate end users to create and publish Web pages without knowing HTML. Read more »

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Six video podcasts to help you ace Photoshop

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Mastering Photoshop and other image manipulation programs can be a handy addition to your toolbox of skills as an IT pro. Get started with these engaging (and free) video podcasts. Read more »

Design websites with Dreamweaver CS3 layouts

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Dreamweaver CS3 allows you to accelerate your Web design process by providing 32 sample CSS layouts. Read more »

What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »

2Vouch refers well

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

Facebook gives developers more detailed analytics

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Facebook is announcing later on a complete revamp of the analytics system it offers to developers for measuring the performance of their applications on its platform. Read more »

10 PR 2.0 tips for startups

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »

Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I should have known it was only a matter of time. I've been covering security conferences on and off for about 14 years and considered myself lucky not to have been hacked, that I knew of. Until Thursday. Read more »

Know when to walk away, know when to run

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- As a software developer, there are certain projects you want to avoid. For me, that is usually the project where the end-users design the entire application -- you know the type I am talking about. Read more »

Sydney start-up Streem launches news site

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Sydney-based start-up Streem yesterday formally launched a new online news site, saying it would differ from traditional media outlets by paying readers a small fee for any content they submitted. Read more »

Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »

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    When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Hands up if you missed the Chrome release -- didn't think anyone did. Google's browser arrived with all the fanfare and hype that only Google can produce. Read more »

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    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

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