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CAPTCHA stands for *C*ompletely *A*utomated *P*ublic *T*uring test to tell *C*omputers and *H*umans *A*part. Basically it means those pictures with wavy letters that you have to type in before being allowed to sign up for a mailing list or other service. They ...

When saving images for the web, you must consider the size and quality of the image. The goal is to get the smallest possible file size while retaining the appropriate level of quality.Using any photo editor available, you should: Crop the photo to show only t...

CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, have taken over the design end of websites, it seems. I’m not that good with them yet, so I’m starting to collect useful CSS Links. http://css.maxdesign.com.au/ – Great site to learn CSS. Straightforward to find available topic...

What is Django?According to the Django website “Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.” Django is sometimes compared to Ruby on Rails. The two frameworks have somewhat similar philosophies. ...

By Jakob Nielsen:http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html

When websites get redesigned, updated or moved, the biggest mistake, in my opinion, is changing the URLs.Here’s an essay from 1999 by Tim Berners-Lee explaining why URLs shouldn’t change. Cool URIs don’t changeSome of his other web style articles, can be found...

The traditional way to get pretty-looking corners for all your tables (and divs, and menus, and whatnot) used to involve setting a background image to the table or other element. While simple, this is a very inflexible solution. It is completely dependent on t...

Favelets, or bookmarklets, are a quick and easy way to add functionality to your browsing experience. Favelets (as I will refer to them from here on) are bookmarks (i.e. favorites) for your browsers, but instead of storing a web or ftp address as a URL they st...

Ever wonder about web browser standards support for particular products? The following links attempt to summarize standards support, features, and technical detail comparison between browsers for web developers.Wikipedia Comparison of Web BrowsersWebDevout Br...

We needed the ability to display an image for only a quarter of a second. This can be done using javascript. After the tag, add these functionsfunction displayImage(){document.images[0].src = 'flashedImage.jpg'var t = setTimeout("hideImage()",250)}function ...

Sometimes you run into forms on web pages that have text boxes that are too small for your liking. Is there any way to resize them?If you have Firefox 1.5 or higher, the answer is yes!First, install Greasemonkey. I love it, and this article will explain why yo...

Released by Aaron Swartz in 2007, Jottit.com is a website that allows anyone to quickly and simply create their own web page. Upon entering text into the text box on the main page, Jottit.com automatically generates a page for the user. By manipulating the “...

This article is a resource list to help Web developers design sites that are accessible to persons with disabilities. The list will evolve as technology changes, and also in response to issues raised by UCLA Web developers. It will be further supplemented by o...

To find the home directory (DocumentRoot) of a virtual host’s directory on an Apache 2 server, use the command less /usr/local/apache2/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf to read the virtual host config file of Apache, and then search for the hostname to find the hom...

Google’s open-source web browser Chrome now has 40% to 60% of the market.It’s available for download at http://www.google.com/chrome Which Browser is Best? Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Internet Explorer – PC Magazine, Sept. 26, 2014 7 New Google Chrome Features You ...

Quick answer: http://take-a-screenshot.org/ (different tabs for different systems, though it looks like it recognizes which system you’re using.)

Reprinted from the Internet Scout (http://scout.wisc.edu)http://www.soundgator.com/If you are looking for sound effects for just about any situation, look no further than the solid aural content right here at the SoundGator website. The offerings here are cont...

Users unable to access AIS Document Direct due to Java errors likely have a workaround from AIS:https://ucla.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010708This is likely due to Java version incompatibilities with the latest versions of Java installed on ...