You’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about Internet cookies and may be wondering whether it is dangerous to accept them when browsing the Web. In some ways, cookies are good. Because they essentially are small files that reside on your hard drive and store personal information about you (only the information that [...]

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Let’s face it: America Online isn’t perfect, but for some of us, it is the most practical means of getting on the Internet. You may as well make the most of your $21.95 a month, so let’s take a look at some of the dozens of websites out there that offer tips [...]

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Anyone who has ever lamented HTML’s limitations as a design technology will want to learn more about Extensible Markup Language, commonly known as XML. XML is expected to let Web designers have more control over the way they structure and present data on the Web.

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People in the computer industry love to hear themselves talk. Specifically, they love to throw around complicated computer acronyms and multisyllabic terms. This can be intimidating to those on the outside, especially to the new computer user trying to educate herself on the ways of the computer world. So, if you [...]

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There is no lack of Internet reference sites on the Web. A simple Yahoo! search pulls up hundreds, if not thousands, of reference sites about the Web. But, as with many things in life, quantity does not necessarily denote quality. OK, so you can surf the Web. But do you know exactly [...]

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Wizards and Templates
Some of the more feature-packed applications provide a user with a combination of wizards and templates. As you would expect, a wizard is a know-it-all; it leads you through the process of creating a Web page by asking questions and prompting you to make some choices. A wizard might [...]

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