Why am I up at 2 a.m. reading this stuff? I'd recommend taking a look at what they have to say, though.

The Web Standards Project: Fighting for Standards in our Browsers

More CSS than you can shake a stick at...

Take a look at these style sheets - generously offered to the public. Definately some great examples to learn from.

The Layout Reservoir - BlueRobot

It's a done deal...

Ok, I'm a couple days late reading about this, but ICANN closed the deal with VeriSign. Now we have to wait and see what they plan to do with the .org domains.

U.S. Approves VeriSign-ICANN Web Domain Deal

Go Gonzo with templates!

Spend some time looking through their collection. They have hundreds of free templates to download, play with, learn from.

Free web site design templates from JimWORLD

Flash on a budget...

Want to delve into Flash a little deeper but don't have the ca$h to buy the full version? Check out this tool for creating animations...registered version is only 30 bucks.

SWiSH - Create Flash without Flash

Ok, so you might want to learn how to code your own Java. Here's a good place to start:

Your First Cup of Java (for Win32)

Random link of the day...

The Java(TM) Boutique - How to Add Java� Applets to Your Site

Speaking about FREEWARE .. an HTMLeditor I highly recommend --- http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/index.html Have fun !

Free is good...

Here's a list of free style sheet editors. Spiff up your site using CSS, even if you're on a tight budget (or just plain broke).

Style Sheet Editors -- free software brought to you by WebAttack.com

Here's another look at adding a favorites icon to your web page:

How to Add a Shortcut Icon to a Web Page

And another tutorial:

So, You Want Your Own Bookmark Icon, Huh?

There, that should satisfy any normal person's curiousity.

Do the right thing - fill up those empty banner ad spots with these public service announcements:

Ad Council - Online Ad Banners

Cool trick of the day...

All About the Favorites Icon

Try your hand at building your own Flash animation at this site. Includes three "free" templates and several "pay-to-download" designs.

Flash Blaster

"Professionals steal, amateurs borrow" TS Eliot

Truely a man before his time.

Here's an interesting quote from this article: "...high-octane designers are hungry for work. And the hunger strike has no set date with a smorgasbord on the other end." More food for thought...

Fool.com: Macromedia Goes Down in a Flash

That didn't take long...

IIS 5.0 anyone?

InternetNews - Web Developer News - First Remote IIS 5 Root Exploit In The Wild

One word: Optimize

Here's a quote from this article "almost 90% of US households access the Web using 56K or slower connections" - so why do some designers have the illusion that all of their users are connected to fast T1 lines?

Read more: Faster, Faster

Browser Neutral...

This blends both accessibility and cross-browser compatibility issues. Be sure to check out the Site Design Guide for useful tips.

Viewable with Any Browser Campaign

Here's a simple JavaScript for your visitors to bookmark your site. I'd add a small graphic as a button that says something like "Bookmark me" (of course, that's just my opinion).

JavaFile.com - free java scripts, java applets!

Random link of the day...

Looking for a cheap domain registration? This ICANN accredited registrar has the lowest price that I've seen so far.

Go Daddy Software