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Netscape.com drills down on content with help from Yahoo!: Netscape Guide by Yahoo! links you to tech news as well as Netscape developer resources. (900 words)
By Trisha Gorman
NetscapeWorld's Net news central: Articles elsewhere on the Net for Webmasters, Web developers & designers. Complete with links to full-length articles.
Web ads face technical, business hurdles -- but the trend is up: What kinds of sites attract the most ad $$$? (900 words)
By Marc Ferranti
News from Seybold Conference: Internet steals print's thunder: Lots o' authoring tools & workflow new products for the Web announced at print show. (800 words)
By Marc Ferranti
Webmaster Q&A: Netscape products in real-world situations: we answer readers' mail: Tips on setting up a Web database gateway, how to deal with that pesky back button, and more. (2,000 words)
By Mariva H. Aviram
Multimedia strategies: What server software architecture best meets your streaming-media needs?: The latest trends redefining media servers -- NetShow from Microsoft, Progressive Networks' RealMedia, and Netscape Media Server. (2,500 words)
By Jon Leland
Microsoft's NetMeeting 2.0 videoconferencing & telephony software gathers industry support: Plus, new Internet directory server & deals with Voxware. (500 words)
By Sari Kalin
Our round-up of Java-based apps & tools for Web developers & Webmasters: 37 new products, including push announcements from Netscape, ClariNews, Excite, Wayfarer. Plus, new this month -- we start covering advertising and marketing software. (9,000 words)
By Jim Carr

How to get started with Shockwave: Our secret methods will have you adding animations and interactivity to your Web site today! (4,900 words)
By Kyle Kosup and Lisa Rein
Understanding the Macromedia Director message hierarchy: Yes, there is a method to Director's madness, & it even makes sense. (2,000 words)
By Greg Michelson
JavaScript 1.2's evolution as explained by its creator: Brendan Eich offers a description of 1.2's data types, and how JavaScript will (finally) become a standard. (3,900 words)
By Lisa Rein
Here's the easiest way to call Java applets with JavaScript: You don't need to be a Java programmer to enliven your Web pages. Here's how to get started with Java using JavaScript. (1,900 words)
By Dean Rizzuto
VRML Technique: How to optimize the performance of VRML worlds: A look at the anatomy of a VRML browser provides clues about what to optimize and how. (3,700 words)
By David R. Nadeau
Best practices: Where to send newbie content providers for help: We uncover the most accurate, information-rich Web sites & books for Web production & design. (1,900 words)
By Rick Cook
Java Bytecode How Java servlets can replace CGI scripts -- for ease, performance & more: We look at three approaches to plug-in server-side Java execution. (1,000 words)
By Jim Lowe
Getting started with on-the-fly HTML: There are 4 techniques for creating HTML your server creates on the fly. We help you find the ones right for you. (2,400 words)
By Ian A. Storms
Adding dynamic content for multiple browsers & versions: 2 techniques for writing script that won't break across versions of Internet Explorer & Netscape. Plus, 7 rules for browser-friendly scripts. (2,500 words)
By Shelley Powers
HTML Q&A: The best way to FRAME-proof your pages, boost table speed, & more: 2 free Perl scripts that add HEIGHT & WIDTH to IMG tags automatically. (1,900 words)
By Chuck Musciano
How to write Perl & CGI scripts you can reuse again & again: 5 basic techniques to help cut your Perl programming efforts in half. (3,100 words)
By Brian Wilson, Internet Literacy Consultants, with some help from Mike Vincenty and Matisse Enzer
Book excerpt: Webcasting: How to broadcast to your customers over the Net: What you need to know before you get started with the Netscape Media Server. (6,200 words)
By Jessica Keyes
Steal this JavaScript! Hand-picked code you need to pocket: A JavaScript imager, 2 flashy background color changers, a cool scrolling status bar applet. Plus, answers to your questions about positioning custom browser windows! (2,000 words)
By Lisa Rein

Using Dynamic HTML to create an animated navigation bar: Add a little life to your Internet Explorer and Navigator Web page menus by following these steps. (2,100 words)
By Shelley Powers
Best Practices: The top 15 Web design irritants & how to avoid them: How many of these little sins send your visitors to competing sites? (2,800 words)
by Rick Cook
How to build a Web database with free software: All you need is 3 pieces of shareware and this article to create a form-based contacts database. (5,000 words)
by Brian Wilson
JavaScript columns!: Cut-n-paste these handy JavaScripts into your pages today!
Book reviews and excerpts -- Our picks for web developers: An ever-growing collection of reviews and extensive excerpts.
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Technical resources: Links to sites giving Web developers information on cookies, shopping carts, benchmarks, and Perl.
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