How Do I Build a Web Site with Linux?
Have you been debating whether to jump over to the Linux camp and try your hand at building a Web site on this upstart operating system? Or are you all ready to go, and now your only question is "how?" Lucky for you, Linux comes with a complete toolkit to get your site building in full gear, and even includes a Web server to make testing sites even easier!

The ABCs of Building Web Sites
This beginner's tutorial will take the clueless newbie through the entire process of building a Web site. In the latest installment, we learn how to add pictures to a Web page. In fact, we learn how to do so the right way, with our graphics optimized to minimize load time, and all the best attributes for our image tags.

Macromedia Flash 4 Review
Macromedia's Flash 4 is the leading vector-based animation tool for the Web. If you want fast-loading, sleek animation on the Web, you want Flash 4.

Java Jargon Q and A
Selena Sol, author of the Java Boutique's Introduction to Java, answers users' questions about Java and the Internet.

The Perl You Need to Know: Dabbling in Live Databases -- Microsoft Access
Many words have been written about databases and Web sites, and here are some more, but very useful: we cover the issue of connecting to a Microsoft Access database using Perl!

Review: Shopping Cart Software
A comparative review of shopping carts, from roll-your-own JavaScript to turnkey solutions for merchants.

The Dastardly "favicon.ico not found" Error
This article answers two questions often heard among developers recently: "What causes the infamous 'favicon.ico not found' error that's filling my Error log?" and "How can I get one of those custom icons next to my bookmark link in Internet Explorer?" Intrigued? Read on...

JavaScript "Pokemon" An interactive version of Pokemon which allows you to raise your very own Pikachu! Try it!

News Harvester Update
You too can add free headlines to your site with News Harvester. We've added a dozen new feeds from internetnews.com and Internet Product Watch. Just browse on over to the News Harvester home page, register, and you can add fresh Net news that matches your site's focus in minutes.

SafeImage (SafeMedia)
Protect your online photos and other graphics from theft and unauthorized use. Protected files can be viewed with any Java-enabled Web browser.

E-Commerce Watch: A Look Inside Commerce XML (cXML) Version 0.91
You can't walk the walk if you don't talk the talk. And now e-commerce talk is in cXML (commerce eXtensible Markup Language). The inked spec is hardly dry, but our industry insider, Mark Merkow, has the in-depth story you need to read to keep your business up to speed.

How Do You Interact With Your Customers?
Search engines are still the number one way to drive traffic to your web site, but e-mail is still THE killer app of the Internet. Rob Lalonde, of Delano Technology, says e-mail can be the best source for draw customers or prospects.

The Favicon.ico Mystery?
Server log analyzers began to notice a strange phenomenon in early 1999. The entry '/favicon.ico 404 file not found' started showing up in the log files. Mark Joyner of Aesop Marketing Corporation researched the bizarre entry and solved the mystery.

Software Product Review: OmniPage Web
What has four wheels and flies? OK, you knew that. But what lets you scan documents and turns them into Web pages, with very little effort on your part? You can probably guess from the headline...but you'll have to read the review to find out how well it works!

Software Review: FirstPlace Software's WebPosition Gold
What do you get when you mix wizards, insider knowledge, first-rate programmers, and the desire of every Webmaster to hit the top of the top search engines?

Tutorial: WebDeveloper.com's Secret Guide to RealAudio
Learn the secrets of streaming without a server, encoding for the least common denominator, and how to beat MP3 at its own game.

Software Review: MetaCreations Headline Studio
If you only do one thing, do it well. Headline Studio is for designing animated banner ads, and does it do it well? Well, does it ever!

Software Review: Sonic Foundry Sound Forge XP
If you're creating audio for the Web -- especially as part of a multimedia presentation -- the last thing you want to do is learn another new tool. So here's one that can make anyone sound good.

Webmaster's Corner
This new section of the Java Boutique will feature the latest Java applets, software news and articles specifically for Web developers, along with information about the latest articles from the internet.com network.

Software Review: Macromedia Director 7
OK, if you want to create Shockwave content, it's the only way to fly...but what else can this software-stuffed package do for you? Scott Clark gives you all the details.

New Java Boutique Section: Java Jini
The Java Jini section of the Java Boutique will focus on the emerging technology of Jini, which is destined to bring Internet connectivity to a palm top near you!

Product Review: Tetranet's Linkbot Pro 4.0
Their last version was almost everything you'd need to totally check out a Web site. But they've really done it this time...

E-Commerce Software Review: Web Business Builder
A surprisingly complete e-commerce solution that contains a number of powerful features usually found only in more advanced packages -- for under $100.

Latest Headcount: 148 Million Online
The latest headcount of the global Internet population found almost 148 million online at the end of 1998. The US has 52 percent of the total. They also predict 320 million users by year end 2000 and 720 million by year end 2005.

DHTML Diner: Browser-specific Style Sheets
A new, elegant approach to creating browser-specific style sheets that avoids clumsy document writes and browser detection.

Search WebDeveloper.com...On Us!
Now your visitors can search WebDeveloper.com content from your own site, without having to leave...just paste this free code into your pages.

The World's Smallest Web Server
Is it bigger than a breadbox? No, in fact, it's just about the size of a matchbox!

Tutorial and Free Code Generation: Preloading Images for Creating Mouseover Effects
Everyone always wants to know how to make those cool mouseover effects, so we got two of our best mad scientists together to cook up this potion for you. Now our software writes your software, so you just pick the images and have fun.

Complete Java Glossary
You don't want to sound like a newbie in a Starbuck's when you're starting to learn Java...here's what all the terms mean.

Software Review: Web Media Publisher Pro
Psst! Want the skinny on an HTML editor that's so good, it's used by companies like Microsoft, Intuit, Citibank, Corel, Chevron, NASA, Novell, HP, FedEx, Lucent, Prodigy, Ogilvy, Cisco, Bay Networks, Qualcomm, The World Bank, the Pentagon, and The Smithsonian Institute? What if we told you it cost all of $40?

WebDeveloper.com VRML Resources
VRML is still alive, kicking, and glorying in its 3D power. You may not have known, but many of the most compelling small banner ads you've been seeing lately take advantage of VRML technology. Find out how you can do it too!

internet.com Welcomes Two More Sites
This week, two more content-packed sites of interest to Web developers join the internet.com network. The first is 15seconds.com, an excellent resource for anyone working with Microsoft Web technologies such as Active Server Pages (ASP), Internet Information Server (IIS), and Visual Basic. AdResource.com is a great site that features Web marketing and promotion resources for site owners, advertisers and marketers.

Software Review: Macromedia Dreamweaver 2
What can edit Web pages in a truly useful WYSIWYG mode, keep track of complex links, mirrors your Web site, and flies? Is all this really possible in a product that doesn't write disgustingly bad HTML...or are we (wait for it) just dreaming? Read the review and find out.

Software Review: The DHTML Scribbler
What has over 30 scripts in both JavaScript and VBScript, lets you add effects to your pages, edit DHTML, and costs less than $25? Sounds good, eh? Check it out!

Book Review: Magical A-Life Avatars
Can one book snap you out of a mental rut? This one might! But it's not just for mental health...there's some fascinating code and technology to learn, too...

WebDeveloper.com's Java Page
Java is once again top news. Here's our jumping-off page with plenty of links and resources to get you started, newly updated by Scott Clark, our resident Javaologist. And don't forget to visit our Java Boutique, now home to over 300 applets, many of them free!

WebDeveloper.com's ActiveX Page
Scott Clark has also been active updating this page, where you will find almost every possible resource on Microsoft's ActiveX technology. Find out what you've been missing!

Web Graphics: Links and Resources
If you're looking for tutorials, backgrounds, buttons, bars, and clipart, this updated resource page will get you started!

Back to Basics: META Tags
Want to improve your ranking on the search engines? Don't pay spammers, read this instead. If this article wasn't popular enough, now Scott Clark has updated it and included even more resources.

Software Review: NetObjects BeanBuilder 1.0
Can you really, truly, write Java applets without writing a single line of code? Grab a cup of coffee, dive into this review, and see what's at the bottom of BeanBuilder.

Software Review: Allaire HomeSite 4.0
In which David discovers true happiness while upgrading his HTML editor to the latest and greatest version, and Allaire wins a Product Award on the first day of product release. OK, Mikey liked it.

Sad... In Memoriam: Jon Postel
Anyone who has an IP address or who has ever read an RFC owes a debt to Jon Postel. Tristan Louis has put together a nice page with pointers to news stories and other remembrances of this wonderful man.

Major SSL Security Bug?
"Everyone knows" that SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) guarantees total security for electronic commerce on the Web. Can a visitor count on detecting whether their data has been siphoned off to an unsecure server? Be careful, this is a trick question. Of course, it's only a problem if visitors are using Netscape or Internet Explorer...

The Government Is Concerned: Privacy and Your Web Site
Special Report: Making Your Site Privacy-Friendly
Free Code: Show Users Their Cookies

Special Report: Site Authoring Tools
New! Our current feature is all about programs that help you design and create sites. A year or so ago, we would have been calling them "HTML Editors", but the current crop of products go far beyond mere angle brackets, to the point where you really don't have to know any HTML to create an entire good-looking site. Which is the best for you? Sure, you can download dozens of megabytes of demo programs, and you probably will, but we'll give you a few hints on what each one does best...and worst! So read our reviews of Allaire's HomeSite 3.0, Sausage Software's Hot Dog Pro 4, Microsoft FrontPage 98, NetObjects Fusion and SoftQuad's HoTMetaL PRO. And if you want to find out what we use ourselves, check out the review of NoteTab Pro.