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FREE[ware] GIF + JPEG ShrinkersDo you have large GIFs/JPEGs/PNGs cluttering your web server space? Are your web pages loading too slow?
If you answered YES, then
reduce the size of your images by:- deleting unnecessary, inserted comments + text "debris",
- reducing number of colors +/- compression ratio,
- converting animated images into static
ones.
Online tools [free]:Offline tools for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [free(ware)]:All
my animated GIFs were created using these offline tools for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7:Online tutorials + guides:
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FREE[ware] HTML Compliance,
Validators + TestsThese HTML, CSS, DOM, DHTML, MHTML, XHTML, RSS, XML, JavaScript, Java, ActiveX, VBScript + Link validators check the accuracy of your code, reporting all
aspects of design and eventual errors, flaws, invalid links etc:Online compliance tools [free for personal use]:Offline compliance
tools for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [free(ware)]:- CSE HTML Validator Lite: checks your web site for compliance with W3C HTML standards.
- Link Popularity Check: checks your web site link popularity status on major search engines and compares it to other web sites.
- Xenu's Link Sleuth: checks your web site for broken links and creates detailed report. Verifies: HTML links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets,
scripts + java applets.
- AnalogX LinkExaminer: checks your web site for internal + external broken links and creates detailed report.
Web browsers properties, compliance, tests + speed benchmarks [free]:- @ MDGx.com [local pages]:
- Separate Web Sites:
- BrowserSpy: uses JavaScript, Java, ActiveX, VBScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML, MHTML, Perl/CGI, SSI.
- Browser Hawk: uses JavaScript,
Java, ActiveX, VBScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML, MHTML, Perl/CGI, SSI.
- BrowserTune: uses JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- SunSpider JavaScript Speed Test: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Celtic Kane
JavaScript Benchmark: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Multi-OS Multi-Browser Test Suite: uses JavaScript, VBScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, WAI, SSI.
- Web Standards Project (WaSP): Web Standards Compliance Acid Browser Tests: use CSS, DOM, JavaScript, DHTML, XHTML:
- Google Browser Benchmark: uses CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Browser Shots: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- CSS Analyzer Test For Code Compliance: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM.
- CSS Check: uses JavaScript, CSS,
DOM.
- Evil Test Suite: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Wet Blanket Tests:
uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Pete's Web Browser Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- MauveCloud's Browser Tests:
uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML.
- Robin's HTML 4.0 Conformance Test: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML, SSI.
- Alan
Wood's Unicode Resources: uses JavaScript, Java, VBScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML.
- Object Test Suite: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML.
- HTML 4.0 Special Characters Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- iCab Browser Test: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML.
- Robin's XHTML Test Page: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, XML.
- W3C CSS Test Suites: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML,
XHTML.
- W3C MathML Test Suite: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, XML.
- RichInStyle CSS Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM,
XHTML.
- CSS2 Test Suite: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, XML.
- David Baron's CSS Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS,
DOM, MHTML, XHTML.
- CSS Rendering Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, XML.
- Glazman's CSS2 Tests
[French]: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, MHTML, XHTML, XML.
- CSS1 Box Acid Tests: uses JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XHTML, XML.
- SVG/CSS Test + Guide: uses CSS, DOM, XHTML, XML.
- Bubblemark Animation Tests: uses JavaScript,
CSS, DOM, DHTML, MHTML, XHTML, XML, XAML, DirectX, DirectShow, DirectAnimation, DirectTransform, .NET, Java, Flash, Air, ActiveX, SilverLight, Apollo.
- Web Browsers Mime/File Types Test Suite: uses JavaScript, DOM, DHTML, XHTML, XML.
- Check Your Connection
Speed: separate web
sites.
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FREE[ware] HTML EditorsOffline HTML + text editors for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [free(ware)]:- This is the HTML/text editor
I use [but I do ALL my HTML coding by hand
]: Programmer's File Editor v1.01 32-bit (PFE32): Notepad replacement:
opens ANY number of ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, OLE2/DDE/MDI compliant, highly customizable:
Get PFE32 [608 KB].
More info.
HINT: BACKUP your original NOTEPAD.EXE, rename
PFE32.EXE to NOTEPAD.EXE, and then move the new NOTEPAD.EXE and PFE.HLP files to your Windows folder. - NVU [free open source]: complete web authoring system based on Mozilla Gecko XUL interface
engine: support for XML, CSS + JavaScript, includes FTP site manager, color picker, CSS editor, customizable toolbars, toolbar buttons, forms, cleaner markup, XFN, visible marks etc.
- AceHTML Freeware: HTML syntax checker, multilanguage support, code explorer, 175 predefined DHTML + JavaScript codes, style sheet editor.
- HTML Beauty++ 2004: unlimited undo/redo, edits JavaScript + Pascal/Delphi files, up to 50 open files of unlimited size, fast links + image tags creation, floating toolbars, project management,
image editor HTML file preview with up to 3 different external browsers besides default system browser, built-in image browser/viewer, 19 tag designers, support for W3C HTML 4.0 + CSS reference, right-click menu for .HTML, .JS, .CSS +
.TXT files with option to open with HTML Beauty etc.
- WebZard 32-bit [953 KB]: good HTML editor, takes the pain out of creating tables, page/font layouts,
frames etc.
- DHE (Dynamic HTML Editor): dynamic cross-browser web page creator/editor, imports images in multiple formats, supports file insert, recursion + simple events, manages
+ generates complex labels etc.
- Arachnophilia: one of the best HTML editors.
- Bhaum HTML Text Editor +
Viewer [842 KB]: very good editor interface, lots of features.
More info. - Developer's JavaScript
Editor: Notepad look alike JavaScript file (*.JS) editor, adds Windows Explorer context menu right-click item.
- Free JavaScript Editor [crippled freeware]:
JavaScript file (*.JS) editor.
- HTMLDOC [2.5 MB]: converts HTML files into PDF (Acrobat Reader) + PS (Post Script) formats.
- HTTrack [3.5 MB]: downloads to local computer hard disk entire web site, rebuilds entire directory/file structure, rearranges entire link structure and views/edits it offline.
- List of HTML Editors.
- Improved Microsoft Notepad replacements: FREE WINDOWS 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 TEXT
EDITORS.
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[D]HTML, XML, CSS +
Java[Script] Resources
- Java No Java... JavaScript dedicated web sites [free scripts]:
- Download
Speed Calculator.
- CHMOD Calculator.
- Test Your Web Browser.
- Check
Your Internet Connection Speed.
- Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi is a MUST for ALL web site designers.
- All Things Web: The Rules!
- Web Design and Graphics Tips & Hints.
- Web Developer reference source for all webmasters.
- HTML FuzzPad 1.0 [web based, free] previews HTML and JavaScript
code in a browser window.
- The HTML Guru shows you the ropes.
- Advanced
HTML Guide.
- HTML Code Tutorial of HTML tags: forms, frames, tables etc.
- HTML Goodies teaches: HTML, JavaScript,
Perl, CGI, ASP etc.
- WebReference = HTML with Style Tutorials.
- AMPSoft Web Design Tips & Tricks.
- Santana Studio Design = web design tools, free downloads, templates, services, resources etc.
- Dictionary
of HTML META Tags.
- ASCII HTML codes.
- HTML Character Reference.
- DynamicDrive = HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS etc guides.
- DevGuru = ADO, ASP, CSS2, HTML, Javascript, JetSQL, VBScript, WML, WMLScript, WSH,
XHTML, XML, DOM + XSLT.
- CSS Filters + Hacks: how they apply to different browsers.
- Newbee FrontPage Guide.
- Web Design Group = comprehensive HTML + CSS guide.
- Glish CSS = CSS layout techniques.
- Position Is Everything = CSS bugs + fixes in modern web browsers.
- WebFX = Dynamic HTML web design.
- MSKB: HTTP Reply Codes and Messages.
- Microsoft: Create Your Own Web Site.
- NCSA: A Beginner's Guide to HTML.
- James: HTML Tutorials, References + Resources.
- Fixing Your Web Site = tutorials, HTML, Java, JavaScript, DHTML, CSS etc.
- The Do's and
Don'ts of Web Site Design.
- 10 Basic Dos and Don'ts of Website Design.
- Web Pages That Suck.
- W3C: Cool URIs Don't Change!
- W3Schools Online Web Tutorials.
- Widexl Meta Tag Analyzer.
- Microsoft Font Web Designer guide =
specifying fonts in web pages.
- VisiBone = HTML color codes, ASCII + international character codes, country codes, style sheets, java scripts, web design tips etc.
- Design And Create = graphics, web Hosting + webmaster resources.
- W3D HTML 4.01 standard guidelines.
- Install Java (JVM) Extensions, APIs + Plug-ins [free] for all 32-bit Windows (Win32) OSes.
- Java Tester + Guide.
- The
Site Wizard = website design, promotion, CGI, PHP, JavaScript.
- B&T's Tips & Scripts for Apache server, PHP, site design etc.
- Free Webmaster Resources = scripts, web hosting, software, design, tutorials, DNS etc.
- Developer Gamelan = the
"mother" of all Java sites.
- C|Net Builder.com.
- The Complete HTML 4.01 Reference.
- JimWorld Webmasters' Ultimate Toolkit.
- The Web Standards Project: grassroots coalition fighting for standards that ensure
simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.
- Stop 302 Redirect Hijacking Web Page.
- Webopædia:
largest internet glossary of computing terms.
- Wikipedia: largest internet encyclopedia of terms.
- Add a dedicated site search engine to your server:
- Check
any site server with these Online Net Tools.
- robots.txt guides + lists:
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FREE[ware] FTP Transfer ToolsFTP transfer clients + FTP server tools for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
[free(ware)]:- WS-FTP Limited Edition (LE): basic FTP file transfer client.
- FileZilla:
excellent FTP client with all the "bells + whistles".
- Core FTP Lite Edition (LE) [crippled freeware]: FTP client with browser integration.
- EFTP
(Encrypted FTP): FTP client + FTP server tool with strong RSA + Blowfish encryption for secure transfers.
- FTP Surfer: FTP client with Internet Explorer look-alike interface.
- FTP Explorer: FTP client with Windows Explorer look-alike interface.
- WinSCP: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and SCP (Secure CoPy) client
uses SSH (Secure SHell) encryption for secure transfers.
- AceFTP: FTP client with Internet Explorer look-alike interface.
- Tunnelier: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) client uses SSH (Secure SHell), SSPI (GSSAPI) Kerberos 5 + NTLM encryption for secure transfers, includes scriptable command line
remote execution client (sexec) + command line terminal emulation client (stermc) etc, highly customizable.
- net2ftp: web server based FTP file transfer client.
- SnapFiles: List of FREEware FTP tools.
- Sofotex: List of FREEware FTP tools.
- Wikipedia: Comparison of FTP client software.
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