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Design/Development
Resources - Cascading Style Sheets
CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - Q&A, tutorials book
Designing Without Tables Using CSS - Html Utopia articles
Designing Without Tables Using CSS - Html Utopia book (complete)
Designing Without Tables Using CSS - Html Utopia book (partial download)
Resources - Database
MySQL - Open source database, recognized for its speed and reliability
Resources - General
Builder.com - Web design/development articles
NetMechanic - Web design/development articles and tips
SitePoint - Web design/development tutorials and articles
WebMonkey - Web design/development tutorials and articles
Resources - JavaScript
EarthWeb.com - JavaScripts for use on your site (FREE)
PerlScriptsJavaScripts - Email validation script that works (FREE)
The JavaScript Source - JavaScripts, tutorials, reference, and help (FREE)
Resources - PHP
PHP - Open source general-purpose scripting language
Resources - Search Engine Optimization — Flash
Flash Sites - Optimize through link building - Flash SEO with inbound links
Optimizing Flash for Search Engines - Using plain text links for Flash SEO
Optimizing Flash for Search Engines - General SEO info for Flash sites
Services
Internet Content Rating Association - FREE service to rate your content
Pageminders - Web Design, ReDesign, Maintenance, and Site Submittal
RSS-to-JavaScript - FREE Web Service to convert and display RSS Feeds
Tips - Coding
ALT Attribute - Using the ALT attribute with the IMAGE tag (MB Quick Tip)
BR Tag Quirk - BR tag placement and mysterious spaces (MB Quick Tip)
Hide From Email Spiders - Use of Unicode, JS, and CGI
Using ALT And TITLE Attributes - Use of ALT and TITLE attributes
Tips - Search Engine Optimization
All About Title Tags - What you name (title) your webpage is important
Google is now indexing pop-ups - Better add links to your pop-ups
Optimizing While Composing - Think keywords then content (MB Quick Tip)
Search Engine Optimization - More on keywords and phrases (MB Quick Tip)
Search Engine Optimization 101.5 - Do's and Don'ts (MB Not-So-Quick Tip)
Tools
Add to Google Button - Add your RSS Feed to iGoogle homepages
Brainy Quote of the Day - FREE quote of the day box for your site
Did you know? Facts Widget - FREE trivia and facts widget for your site NEW
Einstein Quote Gadget - FREE Einstein Quote Gadget for your site
Google Site Search - Add Google's FREE Web and site search to your site
Hulu - FREE TV shows and movies to embed on your site NEW
IP Address World - FREE IP address box for your site
OneLook® Dictionary Search - FREE dictionary search box for your site
OneLook® Word of the Day - Add a FREE "Word of the Day" to your site
SitePoint Daily Tip Feed - Add a FREE Web tip of the day feed to your site
SoundTracks Lyrics Source - FREE song lyrics box for your site
SuTree "free how-to videos" Widget - FREE video widget for your site
Symantec Security Alerts - FREE security alerts feed for your site
TaxMama's TaxQuips - FREE tax news, tips, & loopholes feed for your site
Widgetbox - Get a FREE widget, or make your own widget, for your site
Wunderground - FREE real-time online weather info sticker for your site
YouTube - FREE audio-visual box for your site
Tutorials
Making An RSS Feed - Simple "How to" add an RSS Feed to your site
Site Optimization Tutorial - Excellent, S.O. 101 (WebMonkey)
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Domain
Hosting
GoDaddy - Outstanding Web hosting services for a very low price
HelpQuest.com - Internet hosting services with PIZZAZZ!
HelpQuestDomains.com - DIY domain name registrations and services
IP Address Information
ARIN Whois - American WHOIS database
Domain Tools - Domain name search lookup that allows a wildcard search
Domain Tools JavaScript Link - Whois lookup while you're on another site
Miscellaneous
ICANN - Technical coordination for, and governing body of, the Internet
Registration
GoDaddy - Register a domain with a company that gives outstanding service
GoDaddy Domain Alert - Monitor and/or backorder existing domains
SnapNames - Snaps up that url you've been waiting for
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E-Commerce
Advertising
Google AdSense™ - Make money from advertising on your site
Services
Processing.net - Electronic commerce; secure, realtime processing
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Graphics
FREE (with link)
3DFlags.com - Animated flags and graphics from around the world
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Internet
Access
EarthLink - Unlimited direct Internet access with top-notch service and support
Browsers
Mozilla Firefox - Browse faster, more safely, and more efficiently
Portals
iGoogle - Personalized Google homepage
Services
Google Alert - FREE service to keep track of anything on the Web
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Miscellaneous
Counseling
Emotional and Verbal Abuse - Get help for emotional and verbal abuse
Narcissism - What you need to know about narcissistic behaviors
Options for Change, Ltd. - Individual, Marriage, and Family Counseling
Downloads
MindBlog 2009 Calendar - Download a FREE MindBlog 2009 Calendar
Inspirational
Remembering Grandma - Video tribute to the Grandma of Kathy's kids
The Fuller Power, The Larger Light - "For every time, there is a reason…"
Media
The Daily Journal - Kankakee, IL area newspaper
Organizations
Boy Scouts of America - Values-based leadership training for boys
Photography
ShadeTree Studio 57 - On location photographic portraiture
Real Estate
Team Tompkins (Realty Executives Assoc.) - Realtors for Manhattan, IL
Resorts
Fin & Feather Resort - Fish and hunt in the Canadian Wilderness
Shopping
Dakota Expressions - American Indian jewelry shop in Long Grove, IL
Ebay - Buy and sell just about anything on the world's online marketplace
Nifty 50's - Nostalgia shop in Long Grove, IL
Pampered Chef® Catalog - Quality kitchen products, cookbooks, mixes
Transportation
Metra Train Service - Train service from Manhattan, IL to Chicago, IL
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Pageminders
Design Portfolio
Cat in My Shoe - Custom design for a local jewelry designer
Manhattan United Methodist Church - Custom design for a local church
NewLenoxBiz - Custom design for new business venture
Options for Change, Ltd. - Custom design for a new counseling center
St. Paul's United Church of Christ - Custom design for a local church
Touch of Nature, Inc. - Custom design for an interior landscape company
Minding Portfolio
Cat in My Shoe - Updates as needed
Manhattan United Methodist Church - Monthly updates
Options for Change, Ltd. - Updates as needed
St. Paul's United Church of Christ - Updates as needed
Touch of Nature, Inc. - Updates as needed
Optimization Portfolio
Camz Retro, Inc. - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) of initial site
ReDesign Portfolio
JolietBiz - Re-use of NewLenoxBiz design for similar business venture
MindBlog - Redesign of Pageminders for new site
Pageminders - Redesign of original site… and now a redesign of the redesign
Pageminders.JolietBiz - Redesign of Pageminders for new venture
Web Sites
MindBlog - Passing thoughts of a Pageminder — A Web developer's journal
Pageminders - Web Design, ReDesign, Maintenance, and Site Submittal
Pageminders.JolietBiz - Web Design, ReDesign, Maintenance, Site Submittal
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Recommended Reading
Fiction
Journey - Book about abuse, in its subtlest forms — emotional abuse
Fiction - Christian
Wings of Refuge - Stories of 3 women and mercy, grace, and forgiveness
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Reference
Data and Statistics
City-Data.com - Detailed profiles of thousands of U.S. cities
Manhattan, IL - City-Data's detailed profile of Manhattan, Illinois
Dictionaries
Acronym Finder - Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms dictionary
Acronym Finder Tools - Search tools/add-ons to find acronym definitions
Dictionary.com - Dictionary, thesaurus, and reference guide
FOLDOC - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Luciferous Logolepsy - Dragging obscure words into the light of day
Merriam-Webster Online - Dictionary and thesaurus
OneLook® Dictionary - A search engine for words and phrases
OneLook® Reverse Dictionary - Describe a concept, get back a list of words
OneLook® Word of the Day - Word of the Day from global search results
World Wide Words - Word/phrase origin, history, evolution, and idiosyncrasies
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia - The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
Language
Inogolo - English pronunciations for names of people, places, and stuff
Medical
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - An overview of RA from WebMD.com
Breast Cancer - An overview of breast cancer from the ACS
Breast Cancer Testing - Genetic test for breast, ovarian, uterine cancer
Breast Cancer - Treatment information and pictures at BreastCancer.org
Music
SoundTracks Lyrics - Song lyrics for movies, cartoons, TV, musicals
Thesaurus
Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Synonyms, antonyms, and concept
Quotations
Bartelby.com - Familiar quotations
BrainyQuote - Famous quotes and quotations from famous people
The Phrase Finder - Find the source for phrases, sayings, and idioms
Translations
Google Translation Gadget - iGoogle homepage translation gadget
Google Translate - Google translates between common languages
Trivia NEW
Did You Know? - Facts and trivia about people, products and places NEW
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Websites
Authors - Personal Favorites
Lynn Austin - Christian Fiction novels with historical and inspirational plots
Barbara Delinsky - Novels about emotional crises that we face in our lives
Danielle Steele - Novels that touch on the most pressing issues of real life
Jodi Picoult - Novels about family, relationships, and love
Luanne Rice - Novels of love and family
Nora Roberts - Novels about romance and suspense
Games
Web Sudoku - Billions of free interactive Sudoku puzzles to play online
Wikipedia: the Sudoku puzzle - Sudoku puzzle explanation and solution
Humor
3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference, The - Scamming to take your money
Valley of the Geeks - High tech humor served fresh occasionally
Local
Chicagoland Speedway - Nascar race track in Joliet, Illinois
Lincoln-Way HS District 210 - High school district serving Manhattan, IL
Manhattan Community Calendar - Schedule of events in Manhattan, IL
Manhattan, IL - Village of Manhattan, Manhattan, Illinois
Manhattan Irish Fest - A community celebration of its Irish roots
Manhattan School Dist. 114 - Elementary schools serving Manhattan, IL
Peotone School District 207-U - School district serving Manhattan, IL
Performers
Eva Cassidy - Informational site for blues/jazz singer Eva Cassidy
Il Divo - Informational site for international operatic pop quartet
Tips
Peg's Picks - Website connoisseur's personally selected tips and web hotspots
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