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Cool Web Resources
By Reshma Kumar
Published: March, 2005

What's on your list of must-have and cool resources? Here is a mixed bag of some of my favorites for your reference - a snapshot of an organically evolving list. Some you may already be aware of and hopefully, others you will find new and interesting.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

• W3C Cascading Style Sheets: http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
• CSS Validation Service: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
• CSS Zen Garden: http://www.csszengarden.com/

Coding

• W3C MarkUp Validation Service: http://validator.w3.org/
• Cool Javascripts: http://www.dynamicdrive.com

Web References

• Reference Library: http://www.webreference.com/
• Web Dictionary: http://www.webopedia.com/
• About.com: http://www.about.com

Research

• Pew Internet Group: http://www.pewinternet.org/
• Forrester Research: http://www.forrester.com

Usability

• Jakob Nielsen: http://www.useit.com/
• Jared Spool: http://www.uie.com/

Accessibility

• Section 508: http://www.section508.gov/
• WAI: http://www.w3.org/WAI/

Internet Radio

• Webmaster Radio: http://www.webmasterradio.fm/

Internet Archive

• Wayback Machine: http://www.archive.org/

Events & Conferences

• Usability Week 2005 Conference: http://www.nngroup.com/events/
• User Interface 10 Conference: http://www.uie.com/events/
• The Webby Awards: http://www.webbyawards.com/

Industry Rags

• Design Graphics: http://www.designgraphics.com.au/
• Digital Media World: http://www.dmw.com.au/

Books

• Web Design in a Nutshell: http://www.amazon.com/
• Web Style Guide: http://www.amazon.com/
• O'Reilly Web and Internet Center: http://web.oreilly.com/

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