Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies


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Chart your path for a career in web development. Taylor and Smith help you start your career, by explaining the major categories of web development jobs, showing you how to position yourself for the job you want, and giving you advice on how to keep and grow within your ideal job once you've found it.




Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours


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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 3. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from concept through delivery. You’ll learn powerful ways to plan, design, construct, and even redesign websites that are simple to manage and easy to repurpose. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 3 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Learn how to... Build your first Expression Web 3 website in just five minutes Establish work processes for building standards-based sites faster, with far less work Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code view and IntelliSense Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands Understand, create, and modify CSS style sheets with unprecedented speed and accuracy Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with buttons, behaviors, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Publish simple Silverlight applications and add multimedia content from Flash and other sources Build advanced drop-down and other CSS-based menus from scratch Learn how and when to use each of Expression Web’s six publishing options Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP




Women, Work, and the Web


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In a tight economy women entrepreneurs are making progress in a field that has been traditionally (along with science, math, and engineering) one which women haven’t been well represented—technology. Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities is by contributors from the United States and Canada sharing how the Internet has opened doors, leveled the playing field, and provided new opportunities. How the Internet has helped women with young children, caretakers of disabled family members, women with disabilities. How it has helped female veterans gain employment, put women into work boots, publish in a male dominated world, become editors, online instructors, and hold the First International Day of the Girl. The twenty-eight chapters are divided into five parts: Fostering Change Running a Business Educational Applications Personal Aspects Publishing and Writing. It is exciting to see how the creative contributors of different ages, backgrounds, and goals, are using the Web to further their careers and the status of other women as they progress online.




The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of the Internet at Work


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This authoritative Wiley Blackwell Handbook in Organizational Psychology focuses on individual and organizational applications of Internet-enabled technologies within the workplace. The editors have drawn on their collective experience in collating thematically structured material from leading writers based in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Coinciding with the growing international interest in the application of psychology to organizations, the work offers a unique depth of analysis from an explicitly psychological perspective. Each chapter includes a detailed literature review that offers academics, researchers, scientist-practitioners, and students an invaluable frame of reference. Coverage is built around competencies set forth by regulatory agencies including the APA and BPS, and includes E-Recruiting, E-Leadership, and E-Learning; virtual teams; cyberloafing; ergonomics of human-computer interaction at work; permanent accessibility and work-life balance; and trust in online environments.




Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours


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Build standards-based Web sites with Expression Web: a step-by-step tutorial that helps you do it right the first time The easy-to-read, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's new Expression Web 4 Establish work processes for building standards-based web code faster and with much less work Covers all the new features in version 4, including HTML5 A complete tutorial: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more Expression Web 4 offers a fundamentally different, more powerful approach to web authoring. To make the most of it, both beginners and seasoned web professionals will benefit from a thorough, simple introduction that covers both the programs program's features and its new workflows. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours is that book. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, it will help readers gain true mastery, so they can build state-of-the-art standards-based Web sites and applications with far less work. In this book's straightforward approach, each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping readers learn all of Expression Web 4's core features from the ground up - including breakthrough features like Dynamic Web Templates and SuperPreview. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, it takes readers from concept through delivery, teaching powerful techniques for designing, constructing, and even re-designing web sites for easier management and repurposing. By the time they're finished with these lessons, readers won't just understand Expression Web 4: they'll be comfortable using it in real-world projects.




Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 2 in 24 Hours


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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 2. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process—from concept and design through delivery! Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 2 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Learn how to… · Build your first Expression website in just five minutes! · Import text from Microsoft Word and other software · Make the most of Expression Web 2’s advanced image-editing features · Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands · Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code View and IntelliSense · Use CSS to control your site’s appearance, create standards-based, cross-browser content, and simplify redesigns · Design site layouts that communicate more effectively · Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages · Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with Behaviors · Add Silverlight, Flash, and other multimedia content · Build a web-based email form with FrontPage Server Extensions and PHP · Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP Morten Rand-Hendriksen is a web designer, developer, programmer, and digital media expert based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. He has operated Pink and Yellow Media since 2002, creating web and design solutions for small businesses and individuals. For his work with Expression Web, he was invited as a Canadian VIP to the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas and asked to present on Building Compelling Websites on the Microsoft Platform at Microsoft’s Innovation Briefing. He blogs on Expression Web at http://blog.pinkandyellow.com/. Category: Web Development Covers: Microsoft Expression Web 2 User Level: Beginning–Intermediate




Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist


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The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal medium to exchange data information and knowledge has been well publicized. There are many sources too for basic information on the extensions to the WWW that permit content to be expressed in natural language yet used by software agents to easily find, share and integrate information. Until now individuals engaged in creating ontologies-- formal descriptions of the concepts, terms, and relationships within a given knowledge domain-- have had no sources beyond the technical standards documents. Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist transforms this information into the practical knowledge that programmers and subject domain experts need. Authors Allemang and Hendler begin with solutions to the basic problems, but don't stop there: they demonstrate how to develop your own solutions to problems of increasing complexity and ensure that your skills will keep pace with the continued evolution of the Semantic Web.• Provides practical information for all programmers and subject matter experts engaged in modeling data to fit the requirements of the Semantic Web.• De-emphasizes algorithms and proofs, focusing instead on real-world problems, creative solutions, and highly illustrative examples. • Presents detailed, ready-to-apply "recipes for use in many specific situations.• Shows how to create new recipes from RDF, RDFS, and OWL constructs.




Why Your Website Doesn't Work


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You’re reading this because you know something other business owners don’t: making an effective business website is hard. Many business websites are little more than grimy shop windows that display bland messages to people too busy with their own lives to pay any attention. If you can’t explain what you sell, then you’ll also struggle to find the right audience. Why Your Website Doesn’t Work will help you achieve clarity, engage the right audience, and target your website more effectively. In fact, Why Your Website Doesn’t Work is much more than a book: it’s a complete website improvement toolkit, to help you make your business more successful. With this book in your hands, you’ll learn: - How to assess your website with the Website Effectiveness Assessment tool - What you need to focus on to improve your site - How to find and engage the right audience - How to create highly focused product descriptions that sell If you have a website that empties your bank account instead of filling your calendar, Why Your Website Doesn’t Work is for you. —— ‘This innovative, solid, and reliable approach has given us a more visible and flexible website. Our website clearly states who we want to be and how we want to position ourselves.’ Paul ter Wal Founder and CEO, Team ANDARE




How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job


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With a looming unemployment rate hovering around 10 percent, finding a new job may be more than you can stomach. But even in this clouded economy, employers are hitting the virtual pavement to find top-tier talent âe" some employers estimate 75 percent of their staff came through online applications. The search does not have to be daunting: How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job shows you how to weave through the Web in your next job search. In this book, you will learn how to conduct an effective job search by determining keywords and phrases, creating an online résumé, and also how to research potential employers. But it does not stop there: This book compiles and analyzes the major job sites âe" Monster.com, Yahoo! Hot Jobs, and CareerBuilder.com âe" as well as niche sites for every industry, from health care and administrative to accounting and public relations. This book also lists résumé banks and online newspapers to round out your Internet search. How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job shows how to harness the powerful search capabilities of the Internet to find (and land) your dream job, no matter what industry and no matter what level. The strategies will help you conduct a time saving, low-cost, and high-impact job search. Whether you are searching for your first job out of college or looking to change careers, How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job gives you the most comprehensive Internet search to help you find your best-suited job. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.




Making Your Website Work: 100 Copy & Design Tweaks for Smart Business Owners


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Take a shortcut to making your website work Want to learn how to drive more business through your website without taking an expensive course or reading a pile of books? "Making Your Website Work" helps you understand what makes a great website through practical tips you can apply to your website today to get more clients and sales. It doesn’t teach you all the copywriting formulas, make you learn design rules by heart or generally talk a lot about things in theory. Instead, it describes real website problems that freelancers, digital agencies, ecommerce shops and SaaS companies face – the same problems you have with your website – and shows you how to fix them through practical tips. Among other things, you’ll learn: * How to spot (and fix) vague and self-centered copy * How to sound trustworthy even without testimonials * How to structure your homepage to make your message clear * Why you should delete your Testimonials and FAQ pages * Where to place call-to-action buttons to get more people to click * What design mistakes get in the way of your message WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is for you if you're: * A business owner who takes care of their website themselves. You’ll learn how to write better copy and how to make sure that your design doesn’t kill your message. * A copywriter who wants to sharpen their skill and also learn how to prevent designers from murdering their copy later on. You’ll learn to spot bad design decisions and discover powerful arguments to use in conversations with your clients and their designers. * A web designer who wants to design not only pretty websites but also websites that convert. * A business owner who is planning to hire someone to create their website for them. You’ll learn how to spot ineffective copy and sloppy design to make sure that the pretty website you’re paying for will also convert.