Philosophy

• Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen

Guides

• Ask Tog – a Webzine for Computer professionals, their families & friends
• DevEdge at Netscape:
  • JavaScript Central – Guide, Reference
  • DOM Central
• HTML:
  • Index DOT HTML – the Authoritative HTML Reference by Brian Wilson
  • Yahoo's HTML jumpstation
• Web Monkey: A How-to Guide for Web Developers from HotWired (now Lycos)
  • Reference, including the JavaScript Code Library
• Web Pages That Suck by Vincent Flanders

News

• Browser News – everything you want to know about Web browsers old and new
• GoLive Headquarters – news & columns
• GoLive Heaven – news, GoLive tutorials, HTML tutorials, …

Resources

• Readability of text/background color combinations by Dr. Lauren Scharff
• Search Engine Watch from Mecklermedia
• WebDesign-L mailing list
• Sample code:
  • Dynamic Drive – free DHTML menus, cursor trackers, ...

Web-based Tools

• Browser Font Test
• Browser Sizer – simulate browser window sizes
• Monitor greyscale test
• Netscape 216-color palette – Web-safe colors
• Validation
  • CSS
    • W3C CSS Validation Service
  • HTML
    • ejk Weblint Gateway
    • W3C HTML Validation Service (UK mirror)
  • Links
    • W3C Link Checker
  • Yahoo's list of validators

Desktop Tools
(see also Apple Software & 3rd Party Mac Software)

• Macintosh Web Software on a Budget by Dori Smith
• BBEdit – #1 electric HTML text editor
• GoLive CS – my favorite WYSIWYG HTML editor
  • Adobe GoLive CS Tips and Tricks by Adam Pratt & Lynn Grillo
  • Real World Adobe GoLive 6 by Jeff Carlson & Glenn Fleishman
• WebTV viewer – simulates WebTV on your desktop