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How To Validate Your Website

February 10th, 2008

TOTAL VALIDATOR PROVIDES TRUE HTML VALIDATION

Total Validator version 5.0 is a Firefox extension which provides the following main features:

  • A parser that validates the basic construction of your pages;
  • True HTML validation against the W3C Markup Specifications or ISO/IEC definition using the published DTDs (2.0, 3.2, 4.0, 4.01, ISO/IEC, XHTML 1.0 and 1.1):
  • An accessibility validator that validates against the W3C WAI Accessibility Guidelines and US Section 508 Standard:
  • A broken links validator that checks each page for broken links:
  • A spelling validator that spell checks the content of your pages (English, French, Italian, Spanish):
  • Snapshots (screenshots) of your pages in different browsers, on different platforms, at different resolutions;
  • A desktop tool so you can validate pages before you publish, and pages behind firewalls;
  • A Firefox extension for fast, one click validation;

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Photoshop Tutorial: Photo Border Effect

January 31st, 2008

USE LAYERS TO CREATE A REALISTIC BORDER

To turn your normal photo into something more appealing on the web, add a white border and drop shadow effect. I will first describe how to obtain and select a graphic as Layer 1

Open your desired graphics image by selecting File>>Open. Mine is a photo of the protected Purple Trillium (Trillium erectum) located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.

Original photo

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