From the Desk of
Robyn Harton, Owner & Designer, Robyn A Harton Creative
"Summer is upon us here in the northern hemisphere. Time for
sporting in the sun and then relaxing in the air conditioning.
While you're chilling indoors, you can take some time to
learn about web stuff and have fun with it. Have a great
summer! (And a great winter for our southern hemisphere
friends!)
Until next time, Yours,
Robyn"

Article:

What's this cross-browser stuff anyway?

Some web designers, such as us at Robyn A Harton Creative, offer cross-browser compatible web design. That's all fine and good, but if you're left wondering just what cross-browser compatibility is, it's not all that impressive.

Simply put, cross-browser compatibility is when a web page is designed so that it will show up properly in many different types of web browsers, like Internet Explorer and Netscape.

You might ask, "Isn't a web page a web page?" and, "Don't all browsers do the same stuff?"

The answer is yes and no. Confusing? It can be.

Learn more about cross-browser compatible websites in the full version of this article online.

Fun Stuff:

Colorgenics - Find out what your favorite colors reveal about you.

Altoids - Curiously strong mints have a curiously fun interactive website.

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Article:

Searching For A Place to Search

You know you want to search for something on the web. So
where is the best place to go to search? There are many
choices.

Search engines, directories and meta search engines are the
three major types of places that you can search for things
on the web.

Search engines are sites like Google where sites are gone over by automated robots called spiders. The spider robots pull data from the sites it visits and sort it out.

Directories are sites where humans have put together a
directory of web sites, like The Open Directory Project. The information in directories is entered and categorized by humans instead of robots.

Meta search engines, such as Dogpile, are search through several search engines and give you the highest ranked search results from each.

If you're looking for general information, a meta search engine or a search engine can be the best way for you to go. This is because they have the broadest view of the web because their spider robots can review each and every page on a site.

For specific or categorized information, a directory will probably be your best bet. This is because the sites they have listed are categorized to make it easy for you to find things.

These are some of the most popular places to search.

Directories:
The Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org
Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com

Search Engines:
Google http://www.google.com
Teoma http://www.teoma.com
Altavista http://www.altavista.com

Meta Search Engines:
Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com
Mamma.com http://www.mamma.com

With these, you should be able to find anything you need.

Quote: "Life is like a piano --- what you get out of it,
Depends on how you play it."
- Unknown

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