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Internet and web development related tips, mini-tutorials and other resources.

Animated buttons without Java - thanks to OnMouseOver and OnMouseOut

Animated buttons without Java - thanks to OnMouseOver and OnMouseOut.

Make it easier to identify cells using titles in your tables

Make it easier to identify cells using titles in your tables : Do you have long tables where you can't see column titles without scrolling up and down?

How to install Perl scripts on Internet Information Server

How to install Perl scripts on Internet Information Server : Trying to get that cool Perl script to run on your Internet Information Server?

How to disable and enable Java

How to disable and enable Java : Is your computer too slow for high-end Java applets? Wondering what your page might look like without them Java applets?

How to display your web site logo on the address bar and in the ...

How to display your web site logo on the address bar and in the favorites list : Want to make your web site standout in crowded favorites lists in browsers ...

Creating and handling a form with multiple submit buttons with images

Creating and handling a form with multiple submit buttons with images : Do you need to have more than one submit button with images on your HTML form?

How to display the last modified date

How to display the last modified date : So you want to display the date your page was last modified? Mix the document.lastModified property with some date ...

Why shouldn't you wrap your pages with tables?

Why shouldn't you wrap your pages with tables? ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

How to specify font styles for text inside tables, the easy way

How to specify font styles for text inside tables, the easy way : If you're using font tags inside large tables to change the style of the text inside cells ...

How to clear browser cache

How to clear browser cache : Running out of disk space? Can't stop your browser from loading an out-of-date page? Your browser taking longer to exit?

Let your visitors choose colors for your pages

Let your visitors choose colors for your pages : Maybe you enjoy using bright pink backgrounds for your web pages. Are you sure your visitors can appreciate ...

robots.txt file related security issues

robots.txt file related security issues : So you're using the robots.txt file to instruct robots how to index your site. But did you think what peeping Toms ...

How to make Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla or Opera your default browser

How to make Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla or Opera your default browser : Changed your mind about which browser you want as your default?

How to create active drop down lists without using CGI

How to create active drop down lists without using CGI : Are you running out of web-page-realestate? You can save some space and add some style using drop ...

Introduction to mailing lists

Introduction to mailing lists : So browsing the web isn't your style? Find a community with your interest in a mailing list.

Web page color table - safe colors for your images

Web page color table - safe colors for your images : Looking for new colors and associated color codes? Wondering what kind of colors to use?

Browser Cookie Assistance

Learn how to enable and disable browser cookies in Internet Explorer and Netscape.

HTML special character reference

HTML special character reference : Do you know how to enter special symbols into your web pages?

How to insert custom HTML tags on to your web page

How to insert custom HTML tags on to your web page : Is your web page editor changing the HTML code you insert behind your back? Take control of your tags.

How to create text links in multiple colors

How to create text links in multiple colors : Would you like to use multiple colors for your text links, rather than using a single link color for the whole ...

.com to .org and .ad to .zw explained

.com to .org and .ad to .zw explained. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Add hot keys to your forms

Add hot keys to your forms : Are you used to being able to jump from one field to another using hot keys in your regular programs?

How to cure long and hard-to-remember URL blues using a ...

How to cure long and hard-to-remember URL blues using a redirecting service : Is your web page URL too long to type, hard to remember or just not the name ...

Keeping robots, spiders and wanderers away from your site using ...

Keeping robots, spiders and wanderers away from your site using robots.txt, meta tags and other methods : Is your family album web page getting too many ...

Make browsing your site a smoother experience by building a mini ...

Make browsing your site a smoother experience by building a mini cache for your web pages : If you use large images on your pages, preloading them may ...

Add a search engine to your site

Add a search engine to your site : Do you have way too many files for your visitors to browse through?

Checking the status of the information superhighway using ping and ...

Checking the status of the information superhighway using ping and traceroute gateways : Having trouble reaching your destination on the Internet?

Free web space for your home page

Free web space for your home page : So you have an idea for a web page or your own home page. Want to know how to get free web space and other related ...

Creating new domain names (for personal use)

Creating new domain names (for personal use) : Trying to test your web pages before making them accessible through your final domain name?

Commonly used Internet related file types

Commonly used Internet related file types : So many file types to view, hear and experience. But can you identify them by file extension?

Creating questions and answers forms for your web pages

Creating questions and answers forms for your web pages : So you want to quiz your visitors? And possibly redirect them to different pages depending on how ...

Creating links without underlines

Creating links without underlines : Although underlines help us to identify links on web pages, there are some instances where you may want to remove ...

Have you heard about META tags?

Have you heard about META tags? : So you know about the META tags used to describe and refresh your pages. But did you know that there are dozens of other ...

Easier way to manipulate favorites on-the-spot

Easier way to manipulate favorites on-the-spot : Tired of using the "Organize Favorites" function to make simple changes to the items in your favorites ...

CGI? What is it? Can I do CGI?

CGI? What is it? Can I do CGI? : If you've ever looked for a way to add a counter to your web page you probably read about CGI scripts.

Creating an active drop down list using CGI

Creating an active drop down list using CGI : So you have a JavaScript enabled drop down list on your page for visitors to choose from.

HTTP, FTP, TELNET, ECHO, POP3, SMTP...

HTTP, FTP, TELNET, ECHO, POP3, SMTP... ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

How to make your links glow

How to make your links glow : Looking for bells and whistles to add to your page? You can create great effects while making links more visible by using ...

What can you do when web robots are hammering your site

What can you do when web robots are hammering your site : Is your web site constantly getting hit by automated web robots, causing service denials and ...

Create your own HTML pages the old fashioned way

Create your own HTML pages the old fashioned way. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Redirecting your visitors to the preferred form of your URL using ...

Redirecting your visitors to the preferred form of your URL using JavaScript : So you have multiple domain names pointing to the same page.

Does your site have a privacy statement?

Does your site have a privacy statement? : If you have a commercial or a high visibility site, it's a good idea to publish your privacy policy so that your ...

Using multiple submit buttons on a single form

Using multiple submit buttons on a single form : Do you need to have more than one submit button on your HTML form? Looking for a way to check which submit ...

Find out your computer's IP address

Find out your computer's IP address : What's your IP address? Is it a dynamic or static address? What is an IP address anyway?

What class should my TCP/IP network be?

What class should my TCP/IP network be? : Are you thinking about connecting your office to the Internet? If you need multiple connections, you may have to ...

Font embedding for web pages

Font embedding for web pages : If you like using not-so-common fonts on your web pages, you may finally be able to make it possible for more visitors to ...

Linking to chami.com/tips/

Linking to chami.com/tips/ : So you want to add a link to chami.com/tips/ from your pages?

Don't cache my page!

Don't cache my page! ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

How to create a form and make it email its content to your mailbox

How to create a form and make it email its content to your mailbox.

How to disable or enable JavaScript

How to disable or enable JavaScript : Testing how your pages might look and function on browsers without JavaScript support? Or not the biggest JavaScript ...

Web rings - focused categories and traffic for your pages

Web rings - focused categories and traffic for your pages : Are search engines returning too many results for your searches? Are you looking for highly ...

Counters, trackers and log analyzers for your web page

Counters, trackers and log analyzers for your web page : Introduction to counters, trackers, log analyzers and other methods of tracking web site usage.

How to download large files faster and more reliably

How to download large files faster and more reliably.

How to start Netscape Communicator with a specific user profile

How to start Netscape Communicator with a specific user profile : Do you have multiple user profiles setup for your Communicator / Navigator installation?

How to describe your links using pop-up hints windows

How to describe your links using pop-up hints windows : So many links and so little space. Why not display link descriptions in a pop-up hint window?

Why doesn't this Java applet play my sound file?

Why doesn't this Java applet play my sound file? : So that cool sound file you found doesn't work with your Java applet?

Validate your HTML pages

Validate your HTML pages : Are you using valid HTML? Put your pages to the test.

Don't let call waiting cut into your online connection

Don't let call waiting cut into your online connection : Is call waiting interrupting your online connection? You can control it using * codes.

Quick way to get to the FTP site associated with a WWW site

Quick way to get to the FTP site associated with a WWW site.

BTW, RU New 2 Internet acronyms and abbreviations?

BTW, RU New 2 Internet acronyms and abbreviations? : Did you find an acronym, abbreviation or other computer related term that you're not familiar with?

How to find out the brand and the version of web browser you're using

How to find out the brand and the version of web browser you're using : Tech support refusing to answer your questions without having the browser name and ...

How to get to your news groups and messages faster

How to get to your news groups and messages faster.

Using Finger to lookup the name of the owner of an email address

Using Finger to lookup the name of the owner of an email address : How to use the finger command to view information about a user on a specified system ...

Instant Messages over AOL, CompuServe and the Internet

Instant Messages over AOL, CompuServe and the Internet : So you want to communicate with AOL, CompuServe and/or Internet users?

Award yourself

Award yourself : You worked hard on your web pages. It's time to reward yourself with an award.

Describe your links

Describe your links. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

How to login to multiple online services using one modem (at the ...

How to login to multiple online services using one modem (at the same time!)

How to find out if anyone from your neighborhood is online and ...

How to find out if anyone from your neighborhood is online and ready to chat.

About abouts

About abouts. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

Describing tables using the SUMMARY attribute in TABLE tags

Describing tables using the SUMMARY attribute in TABLE tags : IMG tags can have ALT attributes to describe image content. Here's how to describe tables ...

How to upgrade IIS 3.x to log extended information

How to upgrade IIS 3.x to log extended information : Looking for a way to log extended information such as referrer, user agent, cookies and host names ...

Easy way to submit your web page URL to multiple search engines

Easy way to submit your web page URL to multiple search engines : Ready to spread the word about your web page? Save yourself some time by using a single ...

Automatically redirect your visitors to your new home page

Automatically redirect your visitors to your new home page.

How to change your browser's start page

How to change your browser's start page : The start page is the first page you see when you start your browser. Here's how to make this page your start ...

How to edit web pages using Internet Explorer and your favorite ...

How to edit web pages using Internet Explorer and your favorite HTML editor.

When using images isn't fast or good enough, add pop-up hint windows

When using images isn't fast or good enough, add pop-up hint windows : Describe your images and get pop-up hint windows for free.

How to get your own domain name

How to get your own domain name : CompanyName.com is the buzz in town. It's easy to get one for yourself, a domain name that is.

Save bandwidth by avoiding attachments whenever possible

Save bandwidth by avoiding attachments whenever possible.

Let them search engine robots know what your page is really about ...

Let them search engine robots know what your page is really about using DESCRIPTION and KEYWORDS meta tags : Ready to submit your pages to search engines?

How to log into FTP sites that require a user name and a password ...

How to log into FTP sites that require a user name and a password using Netscape.

Let the frames float...

Let the frames float... ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

Back and forward

Back and forward : Yes there is a way to put a BACK button on your page that will take your visitors back to wherever they came from, without using CGI.

Adding special effects to your images

Adding special effects to your images : Looking for a quick way to spice up your images? This tool makes it easier to add special effects to existing ...

Pop-up windows (with a little help from JavaScript)

Pop-up windows (with a little help from JavaScript)

411 on the web - how to find local phone numbers online

411 on the web - how to find local phone numbers online : Want to lookup local business phone numbers online?

Three shortcuts. Three functions

Three shortcuts. Three functions. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Blink text blink...

Blink text blink... ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

Implementing multi-columns the easy way

Implementing multi-columns the easy way. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Ready for Integrated Services Digital Network?

Ready for Integrated Services Digital Network? ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Speed up the loading of HTML files with images

Speed up the loading of HTML files with images. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Click for a dialog

Click for a dialog. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

Changing your counter's face - where to find counter digit styles

Changing your counter's face - where to find counter digit styles : Are you using a web page counter that's able to use custom digits for its display?

How to print your bookmarks file

How to print your bookmarks file. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

Unlimited number of wallpapers for your computer

Unlimited number of wallpapers for your computer. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? ...

How to really reload

How to really reload : Sometimes your browser won't really reload unless you really really ask.

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Reading web server response : Do you know the type and version of the web server you're using? Are you wondering what the exact response of a CGI script is?

Adding page breaks to your web pages

Adding page breaks to your web pages : Almost all printable document types can have author specified page breaks. Wondering how to add page breaks to your ...

Give your fonts a face

Give your fonts a face. ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...

Has your cache overgrown?

Has your cache overgrown? ... (page requirements). Chami.com Tips · Chami.com Homepage · Have Web Authoring Questions? | < Previous | Random | Next > ...