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Getting started with JavaScript's 13 event handlers

Steal this code! JavaScript you can cut-and-paste now

The new HTML 3.2 tags explained and demonstrated -- an update

See what VRML 2.0 is all about and start building shapes today!

How to make Java applets start faster

Our holiday roundup of Internet books

Mac Javaheads alert! Background you need to run -- and develop -- Java on the Mac

Diagnosing your Year 2000 Problem -- step by step

Netscape promises `Swiss Army knife' of information retrieval

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Getting started with JavaScript's 13 event handlers: You need to know these 13 basic interactive and non-interactive JavaScript event handlers to make your scripts interact with users. (2,100 words)
By Reaz Hoque
Steal this code! JavaScript you can cut-and-paste now: 8 ready-to-run, low-bandwidth scripts that flip images, play music upon loading, change background color, count, handle plug-ins to prevent crashes, and more. (2,700 words)
By Reaz Hoque
Solving a tricky task for site builders -- connecting to databases gets easier: Netscape's LiveWire marries the programming ease of JavaScript with the power of SQL. Use it to tap the power of relational database servers. Leverage your investment in existing data stores. (3,300 words)
By Amy Helen Johnson
How to make Java applets start faster: We can't give every user a personal T3, but we can alter their perceptions of how quickly applets load. Includes a multithreaded, cut-and-paste "applet within an applet" to enhance your users' experiences. (4,600 words)
By Laurence Vanhelsuwe
Implementing native methods in Java: How to improve applet performance by shifting work back to the server. (1,500 words)
By Jim Lowe
VRML Technique: See what VRML 2.0 is all about and start building shapes today!: Boxes, cylinders, cones, and spheres -- you'll be building these shapes and coloring them with the help of VRML pro Dave Nadeau. (6,000 words)
By David R. Nadeau
How to tell if you have a Year 2000 Problem -- step by step: A simple set of tests for Webmasters & Web developers to tell for certain if they will be celebrating or working on December 31, 1999. (1,700 words)
By Mark Jerome Yeary
How to mine for HTML FRAME code: Peeking at neat FRAME-based pages is easy once you know the tricks. (800 words)
By Joe Ghione

Netscape launches tools suite at Internet World: New tool collection combines wares from 4 vendors. Also, new tools guide shown to huge New York crowd (780 words)
By Marc Ferranti
Why the regional phone companies picked Navigator and what Microsoft thinks about their decision: Microsoft pooh-poohs deal, labeling intended customers as less desirable (1,250 words)
By Cara Cunningham and Bob Trott
NetscapeWorld's holiday roundup of Internet books: Off-line pleasures provide the perfect holiday gift for newbies, pros, and everyone in between. You can't go wrong when you give a book. (3,400 words)
By Jackie Dove
36 hot new products -- NetscapeWorld editors' choices for December: We select the 36 most relevent new products for Webmasters and developers from Sun, HP, IBM, Novell, OnLive!, Spyglass and others. (7,600 words)
Edited by Jim Carr
More editors' choices in new products for December: 33 new products relevent to Webmasters and developers from Sybase, Lotus, Unisoft, and others. (6,500 words)
Edited by Jim Carr
Netscape promises `Swiss Army knife' of information retrieval: Barksdale's ambitious vision for a multi-faceted client tool a constellation for Navigator to set its sites by. (1,500 words)
By Trisha Gorman
Comdex show report: Line blurs between browser and OS, and more: Microsoft shows Office 97, and 20 other stories important to Web professionals, including items on Netscape, Oracle, Intel, Informix, HP, Apple, the Internet telephone, and more. (10,500 words)
Edited by Trisha Gorman
DB/Expo show report: How database vendors are siding in the object vs relational debate: Informix & IBM lead object charge. Plus, the latest Web news, what experts say about Windows 95 and NT merging, and Internet growth in Europe (7,000 words)
Edited by Trisha Gorman and Mark Cappel
Internet World show report: Learn what you missed: Sun and Microsoft parry over Java, Barksdale calls e-mail a killer app, and more (6,800 words)
Edited by Trisha Gorman
What was cool at Internet World: Your peers share the products and developments they found most interesting at the latest Web-related trade show. Includes 20 relevent hyperlinks. (200 words)
By Lisa Rein
Mac Javaheads alert! Background info you need to run -- and develop -- Java on the Mac: The flagship of Apple's Java strategy is the MacOS Runtime for Java -- a.k.a. The Virtual Machine. What does it consist of, what do you need to run it and how do you install it? What are the 3rd party development tools? Plus, good prospects for Mac Java internationalization. (3,500 words)
By Dow Patten
The ActiveX chosen few: Microsoft's iron-fisted approach to ActiveX's standards process raises competitors' eyebrows. (900 words)
By Barry D. Bowen
How to tell if you need a database: You need a database to run your Web site when it reaches a certain size. Here's how to tell when the time is right and the type of database you need. (3,700 words)
By Frank Vaughan
Databases evolve for Web life: RDBMS vendors tout `universal servers' in scramble to adapt their wares for a Web-centric world. (1,600 words)
By Mark Leon
Website Technology: When to say "no" -- How smart Web site designers set limits to stay in business: Some potential clients are better left unpitched. How to recognize unrealistic clients who don't understand the Internet. Plus, 10 questions smart developers ask themselves before bidding on a job. (1,600 words)
By Janet Gould
What would you ask Marc Andreessen?: The editors will soon interview Marc Andreessen, founder and senior vice president of technology at Netscape Communications. If you could spend a few minutes with Marc, what would you ask him? Complete this form to make your questions known.

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.
NetscapeWorld Job Bank: Your Web-specific employment resource.
Link to NetscapeWorld: It's easy -- and free.
Technical resources: Links to sites giving Web developers information on cookies, shopping carts, benchmarks, and Perl.
NetscapeWorld's FAQs: Find out what you need fast in the editors' favorite FAQs from around the world.
Netscape Communications software support:: http://help.netscape.com
Readers' choice of must-read articles from recent issues: The articles readers rated highest, raved about, and considered must-reading. Here are the top 10%. Click here for a description of each -- and what readers said about them.
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