Michael Rohde

If your web site is currently up and running, chances are you already have some type of RSS feed running, especially if you have a content site with daily updates. It’s probably also a good bet that you’re using FeedBurner to generate your feed. After all, FeedBurner is owned by Google and is the current […]

There has been much talk and debate on the topic of HTML5; in particular, the

In my last article on CSS3 I wrote about creating rounded corners using CSS3. Using only a few lines of code, you can accomplish what used to require several image files, complicated tables and many lines of code. The comments on that article ranged from very positive to warnings for using something not yet Recommended […]

Cascading Style Sheets are a necessity for building well-formatted web sites. As CSS3 rolls out, you can add graphical elements to your page that you couldn’t do before with CSS, as we’ll show in this tutorial for the web developer. Consistent formatting across a site shows a level of professionalism that visitors appreciate. Eyebrows are […]

Many people have requested the code for embedding a Flash player in their web site. This is not a simple task, as a universal standard does not exist. I did, however, recently find Flowplayer 3.1. They have free version of their player available with the tradeoff that their logo appears on the player in your […]

In my last article, How to Embed Video Into Your Web Site, I left off with how to use Amazon Web Services as a means to host and distribute your video. The costs are minimal and the features and functionality promise to be of the highest quality. Basically, Amazon is providing the same systems they […]

Video is an integral part of our lives, and its use online is pervasive. At some point every web developer wants to add some video to their site. This tutorial will show you how to do just that–now let’s add some video to your site! There are some very simple methods to embedding video into […]

There are several ways to add background color to your web site. You can add some HTML in the tag such as: This provides a solid black background to the web page. If you use black font on your site, suddenly your web page looks like someone turned out the lights. You’ll […]

In the first part of this series on how to build a web site, you learned how to: Develop a purpose for your site; Organize a project outline; Draw a wireframe; Organize your folder structure; and Define HTML and JavaScript. In the second part of the series, you learned how to: Get an HTML editor; […]

In the first part of this series on how to build a web site, you learned how to: Develop a purpose for your site; Organize a project outline; Draw a wireframe; Organize your folder structure; and Define HTML and JavaScript. In the second part of the series, you learned how to: Get an HTML editor; […]

In the first part of this series on how to build a website, you learned how to: Develop a purpose for your site; Organize a project outline; Draw a wireframe; Organize your folder structure; and Define HTML and JavaScript. In the second part of the series, you learned how to: Get an HTML editor; Define […]

In the first part of this series on how to build a web site, you learned how to: Develop a purpose for your site Organize a project outline Draw a wireframe Organize your folder structure Define HTML and JavaScript Now that you know how to define the purpose of your site, create a project outline […]