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Book reviews of popular books about all phases of web design: Dreamweaver, WebLogic, Web Graphics, Web Design, HTML, Microsoft Windows Server, HTTP, Databases, ActionScript, Dynamic Web, Search Engines, Web Site Optimization, Macromedia Studio, JavaScript, ColdFusion, Standards, Interface design and other books, from user group leaders and members all around the world. You are encouraged to submit articles and reviews from your organization.

Web Design & Development...

• Creating Web Pages For Dummies - This book goes a long way toward explaining Web publishing to newcomers to the field.
• CSS Web Site Design Hands on Training - CSS essentials, effective navigation, typography, colors, backgrounds, and white space
• HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS - 10 easy-to-follow chapters such as Text, Images, Layout, Lists, and Forms, and more
• 1 Hour Web Site: 120 Professional Templates and Skins - This book brought some of the best fun we've seen in the web arena! Re-sell these templates with gusto!
• Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design - In this groundbreaking book, you'll discover how to implement highly original designs through CSS
• CSS, DHTML, and Ajax, Fourth Edition VQG - In these pages, readers will find friendly, step-by-step instructions for using CSS, DHTML
• Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours - includes updates to introduce Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in concert with HTML
• Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML - The first turly fresh approach to teaching web construction in a long time
• Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours - Easy, step-by-step learning
• CSS Hacks and Filters : Making Cascading Stylesheets Work - Kick it up a step and dig into these CSS hacks and filters. Not for the beginner!
• Access by Design : A Guide to Usability for Web Designers - Must reading for the serious web designer!
• Hacking Movable Type - An Editor's Choice book... this takes you under the hood of Movable Type
• Spring Into HTML and CSS - We love all the "Spring Into" books and this is one of the best
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 for the Web Hands-On Training - Here comes Tanya with another blockbuster web graphics book
• Web Site Design for Professional Photographers - Uniquely positioned for photography related web sites... a must for photo Galleries
• Spring Into HTML and CSS - Need to build a web site? Or update one? Or maybe you just need to update your skills, do the job better -- this book's for you.
• The CSS Anthology : 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices,
• Small Websites, Great Results - by Doug Addison: the perfect book for today because many businesses needing the wisdom of simplicity
• Flash Out of the Box - by Jr., Robert Hoekman: Learn how to design in Flash... and how NOT to!
• Official SWiSHmax Bible - by Donna L. Baker: If you can dream it, you can build it with SWiSHmax . . . this book tells you how
• Real World Web Services - Will Iverson - What are the technologies that are actually in use, and how can developers incorporate them into their own applications?
• Network Security Hacks - An Arsenal of Useful Techniques for Network Defense - a wealth of useful techniques to make their job of detecting and dealing with intruders easier.
• JavaServer Faces - Deliver Simplified, Faster, Feature-rich Code to iron out the wrinkles in implementing JSF's crucial new technology.
• Learning Web Design This new book takes an overwhelming subject and makes it clear for beginners and those who may already have created a web site but sense there is room for improvement.
• Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual - by David Sawyer McFarland and David Pogue
• Web Graphics for Non-Designers - by Adrian Roselli, Dave Gibbons, Isaac Forman, Nick Boyce
• Web Design on a Shoestring - by Carrie Bickner
• HTML Complete - by Sybex
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 : Training from the Source (3rd Edition) - by Khristine Annwn Page
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed - by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Omar Droubi, Kenton Gardinier, Noel Neal
• HTTP Developer's Handbook - by Chris Shiflett
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Databases - by Sean R. Nicholson
• ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition - by Colin Moock
• Building Dynamic Web Sites with Macromedia Studio MX 2004 - by Tom Green, Jordan L. Chilcott, Chris S. Flick
• Dreamweaver MX: Design and Technique (With CD-ROM) - by Ethan Watrall
• Roadmap to Macromedia Contribute - by Joseph Lowery
• Search Engine Visibility - by Shari Thurow
• Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization - by Andrew B. King, Jakob Nielsen
• The Unusually Useful Web Book - by June Cohen
• Macromedia Studio MX Bible - by Joyce J. Evans, Donna Casey, Ron Rockwell, Charles Mohnike (Author)
• Macromedia MX: Building Rich Internet Applications - by Robert Reinhardt, Simon Allardice
• Reality Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX: Strategic Solutions for Online Interaction - by William B. Sanders, aYo Binitie, Bill Sanders
• Return on Design: Smarter Web Design That Works - by Ani Phyo
• JavaScript for the World Wide Web: VQG - by Tom Negrino, Dori Smith
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Advanced VQP - by J. Tarin Towers, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Sasha Magee
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Dynamic Applications: Advanced Training from the Source - by Jeffrey Bardzell
• Macromedia ColdFusion MX Development with Dreamweaver MX: VQP - by Sue Hove, Marc A. Garrett, Ben Forta
• Dreamweaver MX Bible with CD-ROM - by Joseph W. Lowery (Author)
• Certified Macromedia ColdFusion MX Developer Study Guide - by Ben Forta
• Designing web graphics.4, Fourth Edition - by Lynda Weinman
• Designing With Web Standards - by Jeffrey Zeldman
• Designing Web Site Interface Elements - by Eric Eaton

Others of interest...

• Mac OSX Killer Tips Dan East is google-eyed over Kelby's OSX Tricks Book
• iMovie & iDVD: The Missing Manual Make Memorable Movies with iMovie 3 O'Reilly/Pogue Press Releases "iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual"
• Mac OS X in a Nutshell Mac OS X in a Nutshell -- A Desktop Quick Reference -- the most complete guide to Apple's remarkable operating system.
• Shooting Digital Shooting Digital brings you Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera
• Apple Confidential 2.0 APPLE CONFIDENTIAL is The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company, by Owen W. Linzmayer
• The Glitterguru on Photoshop: From Concept to Cool CVMUG Newsletter Editor, Victoria Maciulski reviews The Glitterguru on Photoshop
• New Book Teaches How to Design Cool Stuff New book shows you how to design cool stuff; makes good design easy for anyone.
• Adobe Illustrator cs Classroom in a Book Victoria Maciulski reviews Adobe Illustrator cs Classroom in a Book
• How To Do Everything With Your Digital Camera Louise Dawson, LWMug reviews How To Do Everything With Your Digital Camera
• Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther - Beyond Panther--Unlocking Mac OS X's Unix Core
• Book Review: DVD Studio Pro 2 Victoria Maciulski reviews DVD Studio Pro 2, from the Apple Pro Training
• Security Warrior The best way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker in depth, "Security Warrior" by Cyrus Peikari and Anton Chuvakin reveals how your systems can be threatened.
• RELAX NG is "Relaxing" In his new book, author Eric van der Vlist introduces the Regular Language Description for XML Core--New Generation, or RELAX N
• Perl Template Toolkit Kathryn Barrett sends this review of the Perl Template Toolkit
• Degunking Windows Ballew and Duntemann show you how to really get that Windows machine cleaned up
• Adobe Photoshop cs Down & Dirty Tricks Victoria Maciulski reviews Adobe Photoshop cs Down & Dirty Tricks
• User's Guide to Mac OS X's Core The Inquisitive User's Guide to Mac OS X's Core

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