Don  Lancaster's Guru's Lair Webmastering   Library
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During a recent expansion and revalidation, this library page
has combined the original Webmastering and Web Links
library pages.

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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.

Most library files require an Adobe Acrobat 4.0  plug in for online
viewing.  Offline, these may be accessed by an Acrobat Reader or
an eBook Reader or any other .PDF accepting program.

A Newbie's Intro to the Web NEWBIE.PDF #66        A Beginner's intro tutorial to the world wide web. Features & services      Understanding URL's. Finding an ISP. Hardware & Software comm.      Useful sites. Some cautions. Becoming an Alpha Geek..            06/06

Click here for the Webmastering library.
Click here for the Auction Help library.

Click here for the GuruGram 66 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PS Web Validation Utilities PSXHTML1.PDF #102      Getting older websites HTML4 or XHTML compatible can be a      very painful process. These utilities greatly ease ampersand      conversion, JavaScript repair, and page updates.              11/09

Click here to reach the PostScript library..
Click here for the PS Gonao Utilities..

Click here for the GuruGram 102 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

A Revised Bitmap Typewriter BMFAUTO1.PDF #53      A major overhaul of our previous utilities that generate ultra legible      small forts for bitmap image retouch and other superlegibility apps.      Fonts are now internally autogenerated on the fly.              rev 05/08

Click here for the Bitmap Typewriter utility.
Click here for the PostScript library.

Click for the BMFAUTO1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Exploring the .BMP data format EXPBMP.PDF #14      The .BMP data format is essential any time you are post-processing      any image. Here is a tutorial review and a bunch of utilities that let      you dramatically improve your images.                                             5/03

Click here for the Gonzo utilities.
Click here for a Sample Demo.
Click here for more BMP Manipulation help.

Click here for the EXPBMP.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Using Distiller to run PostScript! DISTLANG.PDF #29        Acrobat Distiller makes a superb host based PostScript computer!        Greatly expanded tutorial and update of DISTLANG.HTML reveals        the key concepts and insider tricks involved.                             12/07

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the older DISTLANG.HTML tutorial.

Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here for the DISTLANG.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Pixel Interpolation Algorithms PIXINTPL.PDF #83        A review of popular pixel interpolation schemes including Bilinear,      Nearest Neighbor, Bilinear with lookup, Modified 3x3, and Bicubic.      Includes detailed bicubic math derivation. .                                    11/07

Click here for the Pixel Interpolation utility.
Click here for the Pixel Interpolation demo..

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the GuruGram 83 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

2-Way linking of HTML & PDF TWOWAYLK.PDF #81        Update of older tutorial reviews how to do two way linking of      HTML files and Acrobat PDF files. Based on using HTML anchors      and Acrobat named destinations.                                                        10/07

Run the older Two way linking demo.
Click here for the Acrobat library.

Click here for the GuruGram 81 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Gonzo PostScript Utilities Guide GONZOTUT.PDF #79        The long overdue tutorial and directory to my Gonzo utilities. These      are a combined PS pagemaking and illustration package that features      super quality text justification, electronic schematics, more.         08/07

Click here for the Gonzo PostScript utilities.
Click here for the PostScript library.

Click here for the GuruGram 79 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Image Post Processing Tools POSTPROC.PDF #88      A tutorial review of all of our post processing and bitmap      manipulation current tools. Includes details of key variables     and proc use details.                                                                            03/08

Click here for the GuruGram 88 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

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.

Click here for additional PostScript help.
Click here for more Acrobat PDF assistance.
Click here for email contact or feedback.

Acrobat PDF Post Doc Editing PDFEDIT1.PDF #75        A tutorial on PostScript based utilities and tools that let you edit      existing Acrobat .pdf" files. Edited files can often be ridiculously      shorter and faster running and offer other capabilities.                   07/07

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the Acrobat library.

Click here for the GuruGram 75 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

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.

Click here for more Resource Bin tutorials.

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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Extreme Display Legibility Secrets LEGIBLE1.PDF #50         A tutorial that shows you how to gain screen legibility that is better      than the printed page! Subpixel direct digital display addressing, true      post anti-aliasing, authoring schemes for improved legibility...      05/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click hereto reach the Acrobat library.

Click for the LEGIBLE1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

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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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.

Click here for our Web Related Links page.

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.

Click here for InfoPack resource solutions.

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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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.

Click here for FADEWIPE.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to reach the Catpain Video library.
Click here to reach the GuruGram library.

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.

Click here for our Surplus Bargains pages.

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

Click here for Patent Avoidance info

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.

Click here for Live Auction bargains.

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.

Click for Auctions & Surplus library page.

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...

Click here for InfoPack resource solutions.

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.

Click here to become a Banner Advertiser

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.

Click here for more Tech Musings tutorials.

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.

Click here for our Surplus Bargains pages.

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..

Click here for Web Friendly Colors PDF demo.

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.

Click for the Web Logfile Analyzer utility.
Click for a Web Logfile Analyzer output demo.
Click for a Web Logfile Analyzer input workfile.
Click here for additional GuruGrams.

Click here for additional eBay help.
Click here for the ANALOGEB.PSL source code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.
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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.

Click for the original Log File Reader tutorial.
Click here for the HISTOLOG.PSL source code.
Click here for the Auction Help library.

Adding Flashing Text to Acrobat PDFFLASH.PDF #48      A tutorial and set of utilities that let you add flashing text to Adobe      Acrobat. Process is fast and simple when using JavaScript over      Acrobat. Included example flashes the tutorial title.                      03/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click for the PDFFLASH1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Acrobat .pdf" Content Extractor EXTRACT1.PDF #46        A tutorial and set of utilities that let you extract text, url's, and other      content from an Acrobat .pdf" file. Also includes very useful word      frequency analysis utilities. Requires uncompressed .pdf" files.   03/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click hereto reach the Acrobat library.
Click for the VIEWPDF1.psl" utility.
Click for Win UncompressPDF.API plugin.

Click for the EXTRACT1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

False Color & Rainbow Mods FALSECLR.PDF #82        Tutorial and sourcecode shows how to improvea false color and      rainbow effects by equalizing saturation and modifying hues.      Includes table lookups exportable to most any language.          11/07

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.

Click here for additional PostScript help.
Click here for more Acrobat PDF assistance.
Click here to view our eBay live auctions.

Image Keystone Correction Ap KEYCOR01.PDF #55       An update and revision on our older swings and tilts utility that offers     easier data entry, less trial and error, internal punchthru elimination     and other advanced features.                                                                07/05

Click here for the Keystone Corrector utility.
Click for the KEYCOR01.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Inverse Graphics Transforms INVEGRAF.PDF #85         When modifying graphics images, an inverse or "comes from"      transform may be needed instead of the usual "goes to" Tutorial and      examples show some of the math techniques involved.                 12/07

Click here for a Nonlinear Graphics tutorial.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.
Click here for the AOSutil1PSL utility.

Click here for the GuruGram 85 source code.
Click here for the PostScript library.

Real Time Acrobat Animation PDFANIM.PDF #47        A tutorial and set of utilities that let you do real time Adobe Acrobat      animation using surprisingly compact files and easy commands. The      specific example is of a Three Phase Power Simulation.              03/05

Click for the Three Phase Power animation example.
Click for the Rebounding EM theory tutorial.
Click here for the PostScript library.

Click hereto reach the Acrobat library
Click for the PDFAMIN.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Gonzo PS Powerpoint Emulator GONZOPOW.PDF #20      Converting PowerPoint slides for .pdf" web presentation presents all      sorts of problems that are completely eliminated by using this direct      raw PostScript slide show emulator. Uses Gonzo utilities.                9/05

Click here to for the MSINTRO1.PDF demo.
Click here to for the DELTAMS1.PDF demo.
Click here for the MSINTRO1.PSL sourcecode.

Click here for GONZOPOW.psl" source code.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Dodge & Burn Tutorial & Utility DODGEBUR.PDF #17        A tutorial on our DODBUR01.psl" utility that gives all sorts of      image improvement corrections to .BMP images. includes dodges,      burns, hue & saturation, vignettes, chroma, masking, more...         5/03

Click here for the DODBUR01.PSL utility.
Click here for the DODGEBUR.PSL sourcecode.

Click here for the Gonzo utilities.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

PS Runtime Speedup Techniques SPEEDUP2.PDF #16      Tutorial and guidelines shows you how to speedup the      runtime of your PostScript-as-Language routines. Includes      stopwatch measurement tools, table lookups, more.                       3/03

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click here for the SPEEDUP2.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Digital Camera Swings & Tilts SWINGTLT.PDF #15      A tutorial on our SWINGT01.psl" utility that provides image      rectification and distortion correction for 24-bit uncompressed     .BMP image files. Makes your vertical edges truly vertical.             3/03

Click here for the SWINGT01.PSL sourcecode.
Click here for the SWINGTLT.PSL sourcecode.
Click here for the Gonzo utilities.

Click here for the Before .BMP test file.
Click here for the Before .JPG example.
Click here for the After .JPG example.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

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.

Click here for Product Development tutorials.

Word Frequency Analysis WORDFRQ.PDF #45      A tutorial and set of utilities for word frequency analysis. Used      to improve author writing quality, to extract keywords from web      pages, to generate indexes, or evaluate reading grade levels.    02/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the WORDFRQ1.PSL utility
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Click here for the WORDFREQ.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

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 other programs.        6/03

Click here to reach the Captain Video library.
Click here to reach the Webmastering library.

Click here for FADEWIPE.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

High Legibility Fonts Tutorial BMFONTS.PDF #37          Shows how to use the ultra legible precision bitmapped fonts       along with their file formats and generation and placement utilities.       Quitey useful for improving lettering on eBay photo images.     05/04

Click to reach the Bitmap Fonts repository.
Click here for the Bitmap Typewriter utility.
Click to reach the Fonts & Images library.

Click here for the BMFONTS.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PS Array to Image Conversion PSAR2IMG.PDF #42      Extensive graphics calculations involving arrays in the PostScript      language can be converted to compact and fast executing standard      images by using these obscure and little known techniques.   11/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the Original Slower demo.
Click for the PS Array to Image utility.

Click here for the PSAR2IMG.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Fancy .JPG to .pdf" Conversions JPG2PDF.PDF #23      A tutorial and code analysis of converting .JPG images into      PostScript or Acrobat PDF pages. Includes automatic position      tracking, simple post editing, and auto-URL expansion linking      7/03

Click here for the EBAYFOTO.PDF demo.
Click here for the Son of eBay Secrets tutorial.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.

Click here for JPG2PDFPSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

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.

Click here for a Sample URL Extraction.

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...

Click here for Live Auction bargains.

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.

Click here for InfoPack resource solutions.

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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These are older files keep primarily for historical record. Check the
newer sections for improvements and updates.

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.

Click here for more Resource Bin tutorials.

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.

Click here for our Surplus Bargains pages.

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.

Click here for Live Auction bargains.

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.

Click here for our Surplus Bargains pages.

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.

Click for our Pseudoscience Bashing library page.

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 )

Here's my selection of currently useful search engines...

100.com A9.com All Web Alta Vista Blog Search Deja News Dog Pile Froogle Google Hotbot Jeeves Lycos   PDF  Scholar Surcha   Searchpurpose Wayback Webcrawler Yahoo  .

Plus a few other webmastering links...

Domain Information from INTERNIC.NET       Public information regarding internet name registration services.     alphabetical, by location, or services provided.

Website Directory WHOIS       Master listing shows who owns what website, where they are     located, and which URL's remain available.

Website Validator  W3C MARKUP        Because of rule changes, older websites are almost certainly      no longer compatible. This is a powerful & convenient validator.

URL Tester W3C LINK CHECKER      Tests most, but not all, links on any web page. Some manual     intervention is usually needed.

The Wayback Machine at ARCHIVE.ORG      A historical repository of dead or dark websites. Also shows     the progression ( or lack thereof! ) of live sites through time.

Vunerability tester at SHIELDS UP      Tests websites for how open their ports are, their file sharing .   abilities, and the general site "stealthiness".

Directory of ISP's at THE LIST      Find internet service providers by price, location, services     offered, much more.

And some other useful web tools...

National Zipcode Directory at USPS.COM      Search by zip number, state, address, or even all cities that lie     within a given zip code.

Newspapers, Radio, & TV at USNPL      State by state guide to most media sources. acturer, searchible     by name, trademark, product, or region. Restaurants even .

Master Online Encyclopedia at WIKIPEDIA      Amazing breadth and depth of most any topic. Your gateway     to nearly anything.

Instant Technical Papers at WESRCH      Many thousands of technical and tutorial papers whose quality     completely blows away many peer reviewed traditional pubs.

Newspapers by Circulation at MONDO NEWSPAPERS      Lets you find out which ad and classifieds are the most useful.     Particularly useful for industrial distress auctions.

Click here for more Auction Help.
Click here for a custom Reional Auction Finder.

Find Phone Numbers via SWITCHBOARD.COM       Business or personal phone numbers. Also reverse lookup and      searches by distance, category, location, or name.

Phrase Generator at QUICK PHRASE      Incredibly useful sharewaretyping tool dramatically simplifies website     maintenence and eBay com.

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