This article explains how to create a real simple video dolly using some angle brackets and rollers. There are a lot of uses for this, especially if you need a dolly, but don’t have several hundred dollars to spend for one. Link to Article A Guide to Creating Cheap Video Dolly was originally…
Web Analytics is the process of learning about how users use a web site. This is very important from a business point of view, as seeing how a site is used can lead to improvements in flow of users and thus conversions (lead generation and sales). Looking at reports from the analytics software is easy….
Google’s Webmaster Tools are a free service that Google uses to help webmasters see how Google sees them. As it is a tool from Google, it will not show how Yahoo, MSN, or any other search engine sees your site. But as most search engines are similar in nature, if one has a problem, the…
Web hosts vary in size, function, performance, and cost. Today we look at several aspects of what they offer, as well as how to move files from your local machine to your host. Web Hosts A web host runs (usually) multiple computers each serving up web sites. They might run multiple sites from each computer,…
Basic Idea of a Template The idea behind a template, as we create earlier in class, is to make it easier to create additional pages. It should help: Reduce page development time Increase consistency between pages However, the problem with using a “template” file, renaming it, and adding new content is that it will be…
To design HTML emails, basically you will want to throw out everything I’ve taught you over the last 2 terms; and design HTML like its 1999. Just like there are different web browsers, there are different email clients. Most clients don’t pre-load images any more, almost none execute any JavaScript, and most limit the CSS…
How you define your selectors will often directly effect how your page looks. Sometimes, you want a certain type of look, but only on some elements. You can use complicated classes, specific to only certain cases, or you can style your rules easier if necessary. We’ll be using this base file for our examples. It…
The process of creating a shopping cart is relatively complicated, and can be quite specific based upon several factors such as: What type of items are being sold (real vs. virtual/digital, or both) Tracking inventory (for real assets) Discounts (buy 4 get the 5th for free) and coupons ($10 off of $20) Payment processors (credit…
