At Web Design by Cookie, we want to assist you in learning more about web site design and development, technology, and the World Wide Web. Listed below is a collection of available links of interest to our customers, associates and site viewers.

• Active Server Pages - Information about active server pages (ASP) technology that can be used to develop web applications on the Microsoft NT IIS web server.

• CGI - An abbreviation for Common Gateway Interface, a specification for transferring information between a World Wide Web server and a CGI program. Usually the program is written in Perl, C++, or Visual Basic. It can be used to generate dynamic content. P

• ColdFusion - A product created by Allaire Corporation (now Macromedia) that includes a server and a development toolset to integrate databases and web pages. This page is developed in ColdFusion.

• Domain Names - Information all about domain names including selecting, registering, and using a domain name for your business, unique email address or other personal use.

• Graphic Design - Information about graphics, graphic design, and logos on the World Wide Web including animated .gifs, photos in .jpeg or .jpg, and the latest type of web graphic .png.

• HTML/Website Design - HTML is an abbreviation for Hypertext markup language. These pages are all about the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web as well as some general useful web site design sites and resource directories.

• ISPs - Information about national Internet Service Providers (ISPs) including those providing high quality dial-up and broadband high speed Internet connections.

• JavaScript - JavaScript is a scripting language developed by Netscape to enable Web authors to design interactive sites. Microsoft also developed a version called Jscript. These resources include code snippets and info on using JavaScript on your site.

• Merchant Payment Svcs - A listing of credit card, check and other merchant payment processing options for companies selling goods or services online through their website by accepting credit cards or checks as a means of payment.

• Miscellaneous - Miscellaneous links not yet categorized into any other of our web site design resource categories. Currently, these resource links are devoted to topics related to web design or small business but that don't quite fit exactly into other categories.

• PHP - PHP Hypertext Preprocessor is a server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages on the World Wide Web. It is a similar technology to ASP or ColdFusion. PHP script looks like Perl or C programming.

• Search Engines - All about search engines, search directories and web directories both big and small including hyperlinks to some of the more common search locations on the World Wide Web.

• SQL - SQL (pronounced sequel) is short for Structured Query Language. It's a language used to "talk" with relational databases and "ask" that they provide information to you. Example SQL databases include MySQL, PostgreSQL, mSQL and some Oracle databases.

• Style - Resources devoted to website design style including format, layout, design, consistency, etc. Every individual designing a site on the web should review these excellent resources.

• Typography - Information about typography. Namely fonts and text used commonly on web sites and web pages.

• Web Hosting Providers - A listing of web hosting providers that WDBC recommends to use to host your website once it has been designed. Some providers only provide or specialize in one type of web server technology such as ColdFusion, Windows, or Unix/Linux.

• Web Servers - Information and hyperlinks concerning various web server platforms and web applications available to host your web site like Unix, Windows NT, or Apache.

• Web Tools - A listing of various different web tools that every webmaster should have available to them in their bag of tricks for designing, maintaining, and developing web sites.

• Website Promotion - Resources dedicated to Internet Marketing through web site promotion, search engine submission, and email marketing (newsletters, opt-in lists, etc).

• XML - Short for eXtensible Markup Language, a specification developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). XML has become a flexible way to create standard information formats and share both the format and the data easily on the World Wide Web.