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On this library shelf, you'll find lots of info on first getting started
exploring the internet. Up through the fancy tools you'll need to
create and maintain your own professional or personal web site.

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useful ~offsite~ web links, newsgroups, and similar resources.

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viewing.  Offline, these may be accessed by an Acrobat Reader or
an eBook Reader or any other .PDF accepting program.

Logfile Reader & eBay Analyzer ANALOGEB.PDF #28      Tutorial shows how to use new web logfile analysis utilities that      include automatic eBay hit reports, eBay image theft detection, plus      detailed individual visitor logs. Totally customizable.

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Click for a Web Logfile Analyzer input workfile.
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Monthly Logfile Stats Addition HISTOLOG.PDF #36       Some expansions and add-ons to our custom Log File Reader       that gives you trailing monthly stats, anong with most popular       long term files, errors, and referrals.

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Blatant Opportunist #62  BOUNCY.PDF       A tutorial on Bouncy Bricks and related web page insider secrets.       Meta tags. Safe colors. Onsite searches. ASP files. Includes. Banner       rotations. JavaScript. Bouncy buttons & bricks. Fast nav. more...

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Acrobat "Galley Slave" GALLERY.PDF       Sourcecode and insider secrets for PDF thumbnail gallery      generation. The many advantages over HTML include data base      sourcing, single file delivery and fast images.

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Blatant Opportunist #51  BWHISTLE.PDF       Adding Website Bells and Whistles. Tables. Acrobat. Byterange.       Last loading banners. Searches. Fast nav. e-commerce. What's New?       Bookstore Kaizan. Referral logs. Redirects. Roller mice. Link patrols.

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Blatant Opportunist #57  IMAGIMAG.PDF       A scanner makes a ridiculously better digital camera than digital       camera does. Here's Don's insider secrets on propping, scanning,       enhancement, and conversion of digital images.

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Auto-Tracking PDF web links AUTOURL.PDF       Sourcecode and insider secrets for automatically repositioning      Acrobat url links. These can be data base entered and are totally      source document controlled. They move correctly upon editing.

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Website Video Wipes & Fades FADEWIPE.PDF #21      Brief tutorial reviews the Windows RevealTrans operator and     shows how to access a library of 24 wipe, fade, and dissolve screen      effects. Accessible from newer browsers and many other programs.

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Blatant Opportunist #59  WEBIMAGE.PDF       Don looks at web imaging secrets. New "scanner" method. Image      data formats. Bitmaps, GIF, JPEG, Acrobat. Getting your image on the      web. Some eBay specifics. Image prep secrets. Editing methods.

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Blatant Opportunist #46 BANNYEAR.PDF       Insider banner advertising secrets. Opportunities. The downside.       Creating a banner. Measuring response. Using log files. Redirection.       Payment options. Some hints. Additional help

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Blatant Opportunist #60  EBAYPHEN.PDF       The eBay Phenonomen opens up new possible revenue streams.        Intro. Photos and art images. Promoting the goodies. Mining the        seconds. Some secret guidelines. For more help.

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Blatant Opportunist #34  ACROCAT.PDF       An Adobe Acrobat tutorial that shows how to upgrade existing      printed catalogs into interactive online net marketing tools. Has      been revised to include Acrobat 3.0 capabilities.

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NetScape & Acrobat Full Screens  FULLSCRN.HTML      Getting Acrobat's wonderful full screen displays out of Netscape       4.1 seems tricky. There are three Netscape modes: Default, plugin,       and helper. Each with problems. Tutorial reviews options.

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Getting banner ads to download last BANNLAST.HTML      How to alter the sequence in which HTML displays file items. Three      useful ploys include minimizing banner file sizes, using the LOWSRC      operator and preloading 1x1 pixel images. Tutorial and examples.

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Resource Bin #78 RESBN78.PDF (July 1998 )         How to start your own web page. Sneaking up on it. Finding         an ISP. Creating the pages. Promoting your Site. Search engines         and registration details. Printed resources. For more help.

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Blatant Opportunist #41 WEAVEWEB.PDF       Secrets of webmastering in this weaving a tangled web tutorial.       Content, profit, promotion, "demand pull" advertising, speed,       glitz, avoiding HTML, log files, hits, Kaizen.

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Blatant Opportunist #56 FUNDWEB.PDF       Secrets of Funding your Personal Web Site. Be worthy of funding.       Three tier sales. Banners. Other ads. Hard copy & CD's. Consulting.       Referrals. Community listings. Syndication. Site design., more...

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Resource Bin #85 RESBN85.PDF (February 1999 )      Another look at some favorite web sites. Questlink. Hotbot. Books.       Oxbridge media finder. Military surplus web sites. Maps and aerial        photos. Patents. Bee's favorites. A few more. ISMM III Contest.

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Resource Bin #71 RESBN71.PDF ( December 1997 )      My secrets of web based research. Search engines. Ezines,       newsgroups, and newsletters, Finding people. Basic research tools.      Investments, jobs, medicine,, Acrobat, PIC, pseudoscience, more.

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Resource Bin #64 RESBN64.PDF ( May 1997 )       A look at the human side of the web. Chat rooms. Newsletters        Newsgroups. News: Deja News. Alta Vista. P.A.M.L. User and        host etiquette. Horror stories, scams, and chain letters.

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Resource Bin #71 RESBN71.PDF (December 1997 )      My secrets of web based research. Search engines. Ezines,      newsgroups, and newletters, Finding people. Basic research tools.       Investments, jobs, medicine,, Acrobat, PIC, pseudoscience, more.

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Blatant Opportunist #55 EMAILETI.PDF       Some Eminently Effective Email Etiquette Avoiding addiction. Keep      messages short. Proof carefully. Watch humor. Age responses. No      spam. Shopping carts. Regions. Stalking the emailee. Tips. More...

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Blatant Opportunist #58 STEZINE.PDF        Some thoughts on ezines. Benefits to advertiser, reader, author, and        publisher. Dynabooks and the straw man. Subpixel tricks. "wag the        dog" survival strategies. Getting paid. For more assistance.

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Blatant Opportunist #48 INFOPACK.PDF      Don's secrets of "Cash and Carry Consulting". InfoPack      concepts. Efficiency. Putting the Info into the Pack. Some      mechanics. For more help. Extensive web hot links.

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Tech Musings #116 MUSE116.PDF (September 1997 )       Reading web site log files. New self-calibrating op amp. Hand       bookbinding resources. Interpreting HTML error codes. Making       low level measurements. Source for wood microveneers.

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Tech Musings #124 MUSE124.PDF ( May 1998 )       How to bash pseudoscience. Some wind energy resources.       New white LED caving lamp. ExtraOrdinary Science conference       papers. Reading web site extended referral logs. Free samples.

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PostScript "Web Friendly" colors WEBCOLOR.PS       Tutorial, utilities and demo show you how to do 215 "web friendly"       and simply numbered PostScript colors. Read first in editor or wp       then send to Acrobat Distiller..

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Acrobat url Extractor/Tester GRABURLS.PSL        Utility extracts PDFmark url links from any Acrobat file. Use for       proofing & link testing. Read in wp or editor, change filename, then       send to Acrobat Distiller. Output appears in separate HTML file.

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Tech Musings #147 MUSE147.PDF ( April 2000 )       A look at pendulum accelerometers. Servo and feedback books. PS       Log file 404 error extractor. Listening in on bat navigation. Using       synchros and seslyns. USB Complete book. More...

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PS Referral Log Extractor GRABREFS.PS          PostScript-as-language utility reads a log file, then extracts only       offsite and non-search-query referrals. View in editor, modify and       then send to Acrobat Distiller or GhostScript.

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PS Referral Log Query Extractor GRABSRCH.PS        PostScript-as-language utility reads a log file, then extracts only       referring reasearch engine query terms. View in editor, modify, and       then send to Acrobat Distiller or GhostScript.

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Resource Bin #55 RESBN55.PDF ( August 1996 )       How to explore the web for the first time. How to get       Netscape Gold and Acrobat Amber. Getting email. Surfing      and hypersurfing. Gateways. Searching for useful sites.

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Resource Bin #56 RESBN56.PDF ( September 1996 )        How to start your own web page. The Internic registration. Why        HTML must be avoided. Template & layout sources. Speedup secrets.        Importance of Acrobat. Promoting your site. Showing a profit.

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Blatant Opportunist #47 TRIMODE.PDF         Guidelines for tri-mode publishing. Advantages of electrons        and plastic over paper. Use Acrobat. Optimize for PostScript.        Colorize. Link up. Provide search options. Optimize web viewing.

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Tech Musings #100 MUSE100.PDF ( May 1996 )        Internet magazine resources; understanding power factor;        Antigravity and magnetic levitation; Bargain power module        sources; your personal web page; more.

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Resource Bin #53 RESBN53.PDF ( June 1996 )       Exploring fundamental information distribution tools. With       strong tutorial emphasis on Adobe Acrobat, PostScript, Acrobat       precedents and multiple master typefaces.

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Acrobat PDF& PostScript:

Acrobat Reference Manual (the PEWTER book) Acrobat 5 PDF Bible ( Ted Padova ) Adobe Acrobat 5 PDF for Dummies ( Greg Harvey ) Adobe Acrobat 5: The Professional User's Guide ( DonnaBaker ) Double Trouble (PDF and Palm Pilot formats) ( Betty Sullivan ) From Paper to Web: Making Information... (Tony McKinley) Internet Publishing with Acrobat (Gordon Kent) PDF Bible: The Complete Guide... (Mark Witkowski) PDF Printing and Workflow ( Frank Romano ) PDF with Acrobat 5: Visual QuickStart Guide ( Jennifer Alspach ) PDF Printing & Publishing (Mattias Andersson) PostScript & Acrobat PDF Applications... (Thomas Mertz) PostScript & Acrobat PDF Bible (Thomas Mertz) Real World PDF with Adobe Acrobat 5 ( Anita Dennis ) Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Acrobat 5 Pdf ( Ted Padova ) Web Publishing With Acrobat PDF (Thomas Mertz) Web Publishing With Adobe Acrobat (Bruce Page) PostScript by Example (the MAROON book) PostScript Reference Manual (the RED book) PostScript Tutorial & Cookbook (the BLUE book)

ASP Active Server Pages:

Active Server Pages for Dummies  (Bill Hatfield) ASP 3.0 Beginner's Guide (Dave Mercer ) ASP Developer's Guide (Greg Buczek) ASP Fast & Easy Web Devleopment (Michael D. Thomasson) ASP Internals (Jon Flanders) ASP Programmer's Reference (Dan Denault) Beginning ASP Databases (John Kaufman) Beginning Components for ASP (Richard Anderson) Beginning eCommerce with Visual Basic (Matthew Reynolds) Debugging ASP (Derek Ferguson) Designing Active Server Pages (Scott Mitchell ) Developing ASP Components (Shelley Powers) Essential ASP for Web Developers (Elijah Lovejoyo) Instant ASP Components (Greg Buczek) Mastering Acrive Server Pages III (Russell Jones) Professional Active Server Pages (Alex Homer) Professional ASP Web Techniques (Alex Homer) Professional ASP XML (Bill Kropog) Teach Yourself eCommerce Programming (Stephen Walther) Teach Yourself ASP Web Development (Wille) Visual Basic Developer's Guide to ASP (Russell Jones)

HTML:

Advanced HTML Companion (K. Schengil-Roberts) Beginner's Guide to HTML (Jennifer Niederst) Creative HTML Design (Lynda Weinman) Dynamic HTML Fast (Danny Goodman) Essential HTML Fast (Duncan Reed) HTML Beginner's Guide (Wendy Willard ) HTML Complete Reference (Thomas Powell ) HTML: Definitive Guide (Chuck Musciano) HTML for Dummies ( Ed Titel )) HTML 4 for the Web Visual Quickstart (Elizabeth Castro) HTML 4.0 Sourcebook  (Ian Graham) HTML 4 for Dummies (Ed Tittel) Teach Yourself HTML in 10 Minutes  (Tim Evans) Using HTML 4.0 ;(Lee Ann Phillips)

JavaScript:

Beginning JavaScript ( Paul Winton ) Instant JavaScript ( Martin Webb ) Introductory JavaScript ( H. Gosselin ) JavaScript Application Cookbook ( Jerry Bradenbaugh ) JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide ( John Pollack ) JavaScript Bible ( Danny Goodman ) JavaScript: The Definitive Guide ( David Flanagan ) JavaScript for Dummies (Emily Veer) JavaScript Goodies ( Joe Burns ) JavaScript Objects ( Tom Meyers ) JavaScript Pocket Reference ( David Flanagan ) JavaScript Programmer's Reference ( Cliff Wootton ) JavaScript for the World Wide Web ( Tom Negrino ) JavaScript Unleashed ( Allen Wyke ) Pure JavaScript ( Allen Wyke ) Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript ( Michael Moncur ) Server Side JavaScript ( Robert Husted )

Home Page Creation:

Create Your First Web Page in a Weekend (S. Callihan) Creating Cool HTML Web Pages (Dave Taylor) Creating Web Pages for Dummies (Doug Lowe) Effective Web Design (Ann Navarro) Everything Build Your Own Home Page (Mark Binder) Fastread Build a Home Page (Fastread) Home Page Improvements (Elizabeth Parker) Home Sweet Home Page (Robin Williams) Introduction to Web Page Design (Christopher Lampton) The Non-Designer's Web Book (Robin Williams) Poor Richard's Web Site (Peter Kent) Quickstart Guide to Windows Page Mill 2 (Maria Langer) Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page  (Roger Cadenhead) Web Design Studio Secrets (Deke McClelland) Web Pages that Suck (Vincent Flanders) Web Site Engineering (Thomas Powell)

Webmastering:

Increasing Hits and Selling More on Your Web Site   ( Greg Helmstetter ) Webmaster   ( Tivola Publishing ) Webmaster Answers!   ( Christopher Ditto ) Webmastering For Dummies   ( Daniel A. Tauber ) Webmaster in a Nutshell  ( Stephen Spainhour ) Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet   ( Shelley Powers ) Webmaster's Guru Pack   ( Joe McCormack )

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