Links to HTML and Web Design Sites and On-Line Resources

Keith's Useful HTML Links Page

This section of my site is dedicated to all the web site designers out there - both experienced and aspiring. There are links here to a variety of resources from basic HTML tutorials to scripting tips and tricks to inspirational CSS layout sites.

Please feel free to browse through these sites, and if you don't find a link to your favorite helpful resource, please feel free to submit it to me so I can get it added to the list. There's a button at the bottom of each set of links so you can suggest new sites for me to review and link to easily.

Paydirt Design Web Glossary
Paydirt Design is a local web site design and development firm located in Butte, MT and primarily serving businesses and organizations in the western and southwest Montana area. This glossary of web terms is provided to help our web site customers understand the internet better and more accurately communicate about internet and web marketing and services.

Mobile Detection - Mobile Browser Detection
Mobile detection allows your web server to deliver different content layout or different content altogether to users depending on whether they are using a mobile device or not... Read more...
Responsive Web Site - Responsive Design
While there is an increased expense to create a site with a responsive design, providing specific layouts for different mobile devices can provide a better experience for users, particularly those on handheld devices like smart phones and tablets. A responsive design will turn off some elements on narrower screens, and move other elements into series after one another rather than being beside each other on the screen all at once. However, it should be noted that a responsive design changes the presentation of the page, and may disorient users used to the presentation of your site on a desktop or laptop computer - sometimes offering a mobile specific version with the option to switch to a desktop layout is a better solution. Read more...
Mobile Web Site
As mobile devices become more popular and gain wider usage, it is important that your site work on mobile devices. Some internet users will have a smartphone or a tablet, but will not have a desktop or laptop computer. This makes it even more important that your site works well on mobile devices. While making sure you get a compatible web site will insure that users on mobile devices can use and access your web site, having a mobile specific design available will improve their experience on your web site. In addition, search engines, most notably Google, have started ranking sites with an available mobile version differently (especially for people searching from a smart phone) in their search results. A mobile site varies from a responsive web site in the ability for the site visitor to choose to switch to a desktop version of the site. Read more...
Feed Reader - RSS Reader
There are many different types of feed readers. The ones that internet users are most familiar with are the ones they use regularly. Adding RSS feed subscriptions to My Yahoo! or My Google, or Live Bookmarks are what most people see... Read more...
RETS - Real Estate Transaction Standard
As a Realtor, real estate agency, or real estate agent, you want to list property information on your web site to entice real estate buyers to request a showing or make a purchase. You also want to list available properties on your real estate web site to show sellers that you can move their properties... Read more...
IDX - Internet Data Exchange
The MLS has been around for years, allowing real estate agents and Realtors to share information about their real estate listings, so that multiple agents in an area can work on selling a property. This is of great advantage to both real estate buyers and real estate sellers... Read more...