Over the years IE 6 has played a major role in the world of web development. Regardless of you personal stance, be that outright hatred or tolerance, you’ve likely put up with IE 6 even if you were kicking and screaming along the way.
Towards the end of 2003 IE 6 held a little over 70% of the web browser market and has been plaguing web developers ever since. It’s been a long road, but all signs point to the near extinction of this once dominant browser.
At the start of 2009 IE 6 was being used by over 18.5% of the web world and in just one year lost another 8.3% of its market share weighing in with only 10.2% of the market to start 2010 - now just 2 months later 8.9%.
Just this week we have launched Universal Email 4, the next generation email extension for Dreamweaver. It’s packed with a bunch of great new features including a redesigned interface and digital file management integration to help make the process of adding email functionality to your website quick and easy.
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At some point when developing websites, you will likely need to determine whether or not you need an SSL Certificate. If your new to the web, SSL may appear to be just one more of the seemingly thousands of acronyms used in technology world. Nevertheless, you may want to dig a little deeper to see if SSL is something you should be concerned with.
Planning in Web design, just as in any other design process, is essential. Not only does careful planning cut your development time considerably, but it makes it far easier to achieve a uniform look and feel for your website – making it friendlier and easier to use.
The speed of your site, or the amount of time it takes your pages to load, is one of the many important factors to consider when developing websites.
Firebug is a Firefox add-on that extends the browser with some very helpful web development tools. I think the tag line on their website says it best “You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page”.
Arguably one of the most important elements with regard to web design is navigation usability. Recognizing this, a great deal of consideration should be put into making sure your website is easy to navigate. After all, if your customers cannot easily navigate your site and find what they are looking for you will risk losing potential new customers and in turn revenue. Can you afford this?
Most designers are just as particular about the way their code looks as they are about the way their page looks. Good thing Dreamweaver offers a tremendous degree of control toward shaping your code just the way you like it.
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