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We'd love to see what you've done with any web site you've created - personal, non-profit or business. It would especially be helpful if you are seeking help for a problem you are having. However, Eons limits where certain links can be posted. So, to avoid misunderstandings and for consistency, please link to any web site you created with this method:

1) Create a link from your Eons profile page or Eons blog to your personal web site.
2) Then, post a simple message inviting us to go to your Eons profile or Eons blog to view the link.

This method will keep the TOU's between you and Eons. Eons Community Guidelines  - Eons TOU's Besides, it's another way to invite people to check out your Eons profile page!

See 1st reply for more info:

Here's a neat tool to play with different fonts and backgrounds, Font Tester: view link www.fonttester.com/ You can use it just to get an idea of how different fonts and styles will look on different colored backgrounds.If you are using CSS to style your pages, this tool will give you the code when you are through comparing and are ready to choose. I'll let the creator of the tool explain what it can do!

Quote from site:



You can compare up to three columns of the same text at one setting. Once you are through, you can grab the CSS of the column of your choice - or more than one if you want different fonts on certain sections.

For all of you who would like to buy some Logitec gear here's a link to their site where they have promo items and "dented box" items cheap. I bought a set of computer/iPod speakers from them and I didn't see a dents in the box and they were brand new and work perfectly.
view link

Here are a few thoughts regarding how to be prepared for changes to a website.
There are a number of reasons why changes may happen to a websites host, domain name, etc. A host could go out of business, you could exceed bandwidth limits and be asked to move, you may want some feature or functionality not provided by your current host, your current host may become slow or unreliable, etc.
Changing domain names is much more rare and drastic. Sometimes it isn't really necessary at all. If there is a domain name change, there should be a good reason. One possibility might be a case of infringement on a trademark or copyright, even innocently. Another might be a conflict of ownership.
When building a website, it is good practice to make it as portable as possible in order to be better prepared for drastic changes. This generally means to use relative addressing wherever possible, always keep a back-up copy on your computer if it isn't a mammoth sized site, and to back-up any databases you may have regularly and not just with your host.
If you buy a domain name, or have one provided as part of your hosting package, make sure you actually own it. Some hosts offer something called domain cloaking or domain privacy, where they register as the domain owner supposedly on your behalf. I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you have something to hide. It could make it much more difficult if you ever need to change hosts or transfer domain registrar. You should also have a host and/or registrar where you can change DNS records yourself, if possible.
When changing hosts, it's not usually necessary to also change domain names. Hosts and domain names are two different things. Your domain name is a brand which is built up over time with hard work. It may have good search position, good incoming links, dedicated customers, etc. which would be painful to just throw away because of a host change.
When you buy new hosting, tell them your domain name, but don't change the nameservers just yet. The host should tell you what to set the nameservers to and also provide an IP address or other virtual name with which you can access your webspace. Use that to upload your site to the new host before doing anything at the old host. Hopefully, you can keep the directory structure, file names, etc. the same, or as close to the same as possible so as not to break any links you may already have.
Keep your old site up for a while, don't delete anything, at least until you can be sure that all the changes have happened. Probably a couple of days.
Also, change your nameservers to point to the new host. If you do it this way, the change should be basically invisible and seamless for your visitors, or at least less painful of a move to make.
If changing domain names, initiate a 301 redirect at your old host to point to the new domain and host and keep it there for a while, as long as possible. Ask your old host to set this up for you if you can't do it yourself. A 301 redirect happens automatically at the old server and is always better than meta or javascript redirects. It's also what the search engines recommend.

Ooops, seems the sticky view link about posting links to your own business sites was missed by jeff1608. The original message contained links to and a little discussion of his business. I've sent a PM to jeff1608 explaining what is being done and giving a link to the sticky.

Since there was good info in replies given to the original message, I'm reposting portions of the original message and DeanH's replies (minus business names and links).

Please understand, we can give web design advice, suggestions or tips - just not discuss our products and/or business or post links to our business sites (except in the Eons Marketplace group). I know this could be confusing, so I'll add some examples of how we can post for web design help in the sticky.

See first reply for more info:

I'd like to offer a couple of things regarding accessibility. Is your site accessible? If it is, side benefits are that it will also perform better and be more search friendly.

The first item is a free e-book that you can either read online or download. I actually read this a few years ago.Dive Into Accessibility.

The second thing is about accessibility, but is also very cool and fun. Screen readers like JAWS are very expensive. How does a web designer get an idea about how the site might sound like in a screen reader? You can view your site linearized or as plain text and that will help some. If you have the latest Opera browser and its voice add-on, you can actually listen to your site! If you haven't tried this, prepare to be enlightened. After opening Opera with the voice add-on installed, simply go to your site, click EDIT > Select All, and choose "speak". It's not as powerful or exactly the same as a pro screen reader, but still very enlightening.

NOTE: I did a search and found 2 similar add-ons for Firefox. One is for Macs, so doesn't apply to me. The other one, FoxVox, is experimental and I haven't tried it yet. I did download it and it will install the next time I restart Firefox. It's up to you whether to try experimental add-ons or not.

My reading led me to "discover" the F-11 toggle to put the content full screen. Nice.

I've long wondered how to you size a page to allow for the typical menus and buttons at the top and bottom of a browser. I now see a few pages use that "F-11" area for their home and landing pages. Wondering what how the members here layout their pages with respect to monitor size, resolution, frame size....might have comments on auto adjustments....etc.....

My "discovery" now leads me to wonder if there is a script one could attach to a link to open a new page in a new window, override the the current layout, and show the page with the full view-port?

20 Do's and Don'ts of Effective Web Design: view link webdesignledger.com/tips/20-dos-and- donts-of-effective-web-design

This article lists some things to take into consideration when designing a site. It could be especially helpful for beginners. There are also some other articles at the site that could be of some value.

Are there other tips you would add? What do you think are some of the most important items to "Do" or "Don't"?

Need to take a photo from Photobucket and transfer it to my profile Picture- HELP'!