Here’s a quick browsing tip for you. If you’re curious about how long it has been since a webmaster changed the page you’re looking at, put this fragment of javascript in your browser’s address bar and click on ‘go’:

javascript:alert(document.lastModified)

You should get an alert window telling you the date of the last modification to that page.

I have this set up like a link in my bookmarks so I can easily click it to check the age of any page I’m looking at.

If you’re interested in learning HTML or almost any other language that can be used online, a place to find top quality, free tutorials is W3 Schools. There you can find out how to do HTML, XHTML, CSS, and XML. There are also sections for browser scripting, server scripting, multimedia, and web building.

This is a comprehensive site offering numerous tutorials and reference guides. Professional designers often use the reference sections while they’re working. There are also thousands of ‘cut and paste’ examples to experiment with.

If you don’t know where to start, here’s a suggested beginner’s course of study, which includes a primer on the web, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Server Side Scripting, and Managing Web Data with SLQ.

Even though I’ve owned a webdesign business for several years now I’m planning to go back to W3 Schools for more information. There’s always something new for a webdesigner to learn.

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While you’re at W3 Schools, don’t miss out on your chance to download the internet!