Web Design/Development
- W3Schools
- A collection of free HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, XHTML, WAP, ASP, SQL tutorials with lots of working examples and source code.
- The W3C Markup Validation Service
- Make sure your markup is conforms to standards with this free service.
- World Wide Web Consortium
- The Grand PooBahs of Web standardization, helping everyone develop the Web to its full potential.
- glish.com
- The web site of Eric Costello, a generous collection of CSS layours, techniques and resources.
- Webmonkey
- Their how-to library includes sections on design, authoring and e-business. Their quick refernce has an HTML cheatsheet and a Unix guide.
- Juicy Studio
- Promoting best practices for novice and professional web developers alike.
- A List Apart
- If you are looking for something on designing with web standards and can't find it here, it probably hasn't been written yet.
- CSS Zen Garden
- A glorious demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. If you want to see CSS pushed to the limit and have your mind blown as well, go here.
- SimpleBits
- When I grow up, I want to be Dan Cederholm. Whatever he writes, read it, and buy his books.
- Cookwood Press
- The web site of Elizabeth Castro, author of HTML for the World Wide Web, Fifth Edition with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, one of the best and most popular books on web authoring around.
- KathyMarks.com
- This is where I go when I'm feeling down and need a little encouragement.
- /*Position is Everything*/
- Aside from the catchy name, this site by Big John and Holly Bergevin will help you work the CSS bugs out of your pesky browsers.
- HTMLSource
- Because you can never have enough tutorials. Includes tutorials on JavaScript, Perl and SEO.
- FrontPage
- An almost-obscene amount of CSS information -- concepts, layouts, tips and tricks.
- Digital Web Magazine
- More essential daily reading.
- Lorem Ipsum
- All the facts on every web designer's favorite dummy text. Here you can get some of your very own.
- Web Developer's Handbook
- Vitaly Friedman's labor of web development love.
- The Web Standards Project
- The Web Standards Project (WaSP) is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.
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Tech
- CNET News
- Pretty much any tech news you need can be found here.
- digg
- User-ranked articles ranging from technology to business and finance to gaming.
- Slashdot
- "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." Tech, science, programming and more with a serious Linux world view.
- Mozilla
- Home of the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird e-mail client. Use them. Love them.
- Paul Graham
- Enlightening essays on art, programming and writing and how one isn't really all that different from the other.
- Ars Technica
- The PC Enthusiast's Resource. Hardware, how-tos, Linux, science and more. Go ahead and feast.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- I'm a weather geek, so I love this site.
- Radiant Prime
- The beauty of prime numbers represented as an astronomical radiant.
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StarDate Online
- The McDonald Observatory's guide to the universe. It includes a beginning stargazer guide, weekly tips and teacher resources. Check out the black hole encyclopedia.
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Programming
- How to Become a Hacker
- Eric Raymond's essay on the path to becoming a wizardly programmer. Essential reading.
- How to be a Programmer
- This document not only recommends the skills necessary to succeed personally at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, but also suggests ways to successfully work with a programming team.
- C Programming: A Modern Approach
- Web site of K.N. King's extremely thorough yet highly accessible book on learning C.
- C Programming Notes
- Steve Summit's generous notes from an introductory C programming course following Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie's classic text The C Programming Language.
- Python Programming Language
- A perfect first language or introduction to object-oriented programming.
- C++ in Action: Industrial Strength Programming
- This iconoclastic online book teaches best programming practices using C++.
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Running
- Kevin Sayers' UltRunR Site
- A compilation of nearly every topic you might consider if you feel 26.2 miles isn't quite enough running.
- UltraRunning Online
- The web version of UltraRunning Magazine, a subscription-only monthly which is always packed with helpful advice, race results and a race calendar.
- Runners World Magazine
- Filled with training, medical and nutritional news, it is extremely beginning-runner friendly.
- Extreme Ultrarunning
- David Horton's wealth of resources for both the novice and veteran ultrarunner.
- Shawn McDonald's UltraRunning Advice Page
- Shawn is a ultra veteran and coach who shares practical training advice over a variety of topics: long runs, recovery, speed work, nutrition, walking, night running and more.
- Multidays
- The complete resource for the multiday runner -- just in case running for more than a day straight isn't quite enough. Race results and updates, calendar and training articles.
- Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page
- Sharp pain in the foot? Twinge in the left knee? Hamstrings feel like rotting tires? Dr. Pribut has an answer, solution and prevention for all of us over-enthusiastic chess-playing runners.
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