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Web Resources

informit.com - InformIT is the online presence for the world's leading technology publishers. It's your source for reliable and qualified content and knowledge, providing access to the leading brands, authors, and contributors from the tech community

webdesignpractices.com - A site devoted to helping designers understand what design practices are currently in use on the Web—and aims to gather research about the usability of commonly-employed design practices

duke.ede - Includes many aspects of web design, such as the proper color combinations to use, layouts, etc.

about.com - The principles of design suggest effective and pleasing ways to arrange text and graphics on the page as well as the arrangement of individual elements within illustration, logos, and the overall graphic design of a document. Generally, all the principles of design apply to any piece you may create. How you apply those principles of design determines how effective your design is in conveying the desired message and how attractive it appears

webstyleguide.com - Extensive tutorial on design, layout, typography, graphics, multimedia, etc

Beautiful Web Design - Make stunning websites

Top 10 Web Design Mistakes - Avoid making crucial mistakes that could jeopardize your online presence

Website First Impressions - 1st Impressions are everything, especially when regarding websites

Hypertext Tutorial - Become an expert at effective hyperlinks

A List Apart - Exceptional resource for people who make websites

Dan's Web Tips - Avoid common web pitfalls

developer.com - A must for any serious web developer

digital-web.com - Many high-quality articles about web development

robinsblog.com - A blog for everything web-related

webdeveloper.com - A resource for designers - includes articles on html, php, css, xml-rss, etc.

wpdfd.com - Web design articles, resources, tools, software, and forums

peachpit.com - Essential resources for the creative community

evolt.org - Reviews and news from the Internet world

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SEO Guidelines

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. Although in the past spammers and scammers used to get away with fleeting high rankings, today's sophisticated search engines are getting the upper hand on eliminating these crooked practices and improving a sound and reputable internet for us all to use. Here are some guidelines to follow when considering an SEO service:

1) No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on any search engine - The only way to get a fair consideration for your site is to submit it and wait for the search engine to review it.

2) Do not fall for the thousands of submissions promise - Such bulk submissions do nothing more than expose your contact information to spammers and link directories that do not help your ranking at all.

3) Do not trust SEO firms that send you unwanted email  - Anyone that uses spam to advertise their service should be viewed as shady.

4) Take your time in choosing an SEO - Check business bureau records and ask for client referrals.

5) Be careful if a service or company does not readily disclose its tactics - Make sure you understand  what the SEO service is going to do on your behalf, as you alone will be the sole person responsible for your site's content.

6) Understand how the SEO will achieve high rankings - If all they are doing is buying you sponsored slots on search results, they have not accomplished anything, since anyone can purchase search marketing positioning.

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Uebimiau Configuration
by Lou Latini, M.S.

Uebimiau has become a popular webmail client worldwide, but not without its share of tedious configuration problems and glitches. After spending countless hours addressing the many issues found within it, I have been able to resolve most of these issues satisfactorily. I list below some of the more common issues: (The following instructions require server-level access of the uebimiau files and opening them with a text editor such as Notepad.)

1) Large attachments cannot be sent - This configuration must actually be done in the server's PHP configuration. Access the php.ini file (etc folder on the root directory) and set the following parameters: (these three lines are found in separate places on this rather large file, so you might want to use the search feature to find them):

 a) memory_limit = 100m
b) post_max = 10m
c) upload_max_file = 100m

These limits should allow you to send any reasonably sized attachment, but you can always experiment with other values.

2) The date format is wrong in messages and the interface - This is due to the default configuration being set to European time. The more familiar American format can be set by accessing the en_UK.txt file (found in the langs folder of the uebimiau main folder) and setting the following:

date_format                                              = %m/%d/%y %I:%M %p

3) The e-mail session times out unexpectedly - This is due to a parameter that can be adjusted in the config.security.php file found in the inc folder of the uebimiau main folder (uebimiau > inc). Simply locate the following line and adjust as needed (this example shows an idle time of 20 minutes):

$idle_timeout = 20; //minutes

4) I want to remove the languages choice on the login screen - If you want to clean up the look of the interface by removing the language and theme drop-down menus, simply access the config.languages.php file found in the inc folder of the uebimiau main folder (uebimiau > inc) and set the following parameters:

$allow_user_change_theme = no;
$allow_user_change_language = no;

5) I want to change the "look" of the interface - When  I setup the webmail for my clients, I customized the logo and overall look of the interface by going into the images folder
(uebimiau > themes > uebimiau > images) and uploading replacement images for the different components of the interface (logo, search, trash, etc.). Feel free to contact me if you have any other comments or questions.

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