Links:

HTML editing software:

BBEdit Lite (mac) - Awesome code editor. Scroll down on the page; you don't HAVE to enter your personal info.

Coffeecup (pc) - a great coding editor for the pc. You can also use notepad; that works. If you have a few extra bucks and like coffeecup, register it and support shareware (software made by individuals or small companies that is much cheaper than most software. )

Useful references:

The w3c's html page: Follow the changing standards and get your code validated.

What are all those "ML's" ? - a great explaination of what a markup language is.

HTML 4.01 tags: Amazing site- tells you what the status of tags is and what has replaced them, etc. Here's one of my favorite sections of the site- click down the tags on the left.

What is dithering? - As well as many other terms.

Non-dithering colors - A good way to pick colors for your sites

Web-safe Fonts - choose your fonts wisely!

Webmonkey's Special Characters list - Can you really remember what the code is for a lowercase o with a grave accent is off the top of your head?

Webmonkey's Making forms correctly - please. please. don't crash my browser.

Bad and good web design features - remember, I want to be able to read your content.

Some useful design tips- He reminds me of things I don't always remember to do. Here's another good design tip site.

Navigation images: Web Graphics Archive. , other sources of Graphics

Fun:

The J&W Daily Jolt: Nominate me for the quote of the day, get an A in the class ;> Note- this is a joke. You won't really get an A for that but I'll probably favor you above the other students and that's always nice. Unless they beat you up after class.

Web Pages that Suck: Please, remember this site when designing your own. Don't make me submit you to this site.

imood.com : Fun, get a mood indicator for your web site. Made by a college friend of mine.