Check it out: http://blogs.sitepoint.com/thinking-web-voices-of-the-community/
Preface - Sarah Hawk (Community Manager)
Chapter 1 - Anatomy of
a Website by Ralph Mason
Ralph's chapter looks at the building blocks of
a website, from hosting through to favicons, with everything in between. If you
are new to the world of web, then this is the article for you.
Chapter
2 - Designing in the Dark by Alex Dawson
Alex examines the ideas of web
accessibility and talks you through the process of identifying your audience and
ensuring that your sites meet their needs and expectations.
Chapter 3
- Everything Must Go by Alex Dawson
Alex is back, this time discussing
the concepts of web accessibility in more detail. If you want some practical
advice to ensure that your sites work for everyone, then this is a must
read.
Chapter 4 - Going Freelance by John Borda
You might be
the best web developer in the world, but if no one knows that then it's of very
little use to you. John looks at some of the things that a freelancer can do in
order to make a successful career in the cutthroat world of web
development.
Chapter 5 - Successful PSD to HTML Freelancing by
Paul O'Brien
In this chapter, CSS expert Paul talks about the intricacies of
quoting on and carrying out a PSD to HTML conversion job. He points out some of
the pitfalls and explains how to avoid them.
Chapter 6 - Write Email
Markup That Doesn't Explode in the Inbox by Coyote Holmberg
If writing
electronic newsletters is something that is on your radar then this article by
Coyote will be invaluable. In it she discusses the dos and don'ts of writing
HTML emails from the design stage right through to the
sending.
Chapter 7 - Make Your Website Stand Out from the Crowd by
Ursula Comeau
Social media has become so commonplace that it can't be ignored
if you want your business to succeed and Ursula explains how important social
media and blogging can be to your website and your online marketing
strategy.
Chapter 8 - Information Organization and the Web by
Sherry Curry
You might have the most valuable information on the planet on
your website, but if it is hard to navigate then the chances of people giving up
before they ever get to it are great. Sherry talks about good strategies for
organising and labeling your information so that it is accessible and easy to
find.
Chapter 9 - Using Vector Graphics to Build a Noughts &
Crosses Game by Clive Wickham
In this tutorial, Clive outlines how you
can easily build a simple game of Noughts & Crosses using interactive
vector graphics and explores two ways of presenting it, via SVG and HTML5
Canvas.
Chapter 10 - Efficient Actionscript by Christian
Snodgrass
Christian examines a selection of some of the more useful
Actionscript tips, tricks and techniques for use in mid-to-large
projects.
Chapter 11 - Databases : The Basic Concepts by Nuria
Zuazo
Databases are a must for any dynamic site and some basic knowledge is
necessary to make the most of your database. In this article, Nuria looks at
some of the intricacies of the modern day database and how you can harness its
power in your own sites.
Chapter 12 - The Iceberg of TCP/IP by
Robert Wellock
Robert skims the surface of the massive subject that is TCP/IP
and looks at a selection of protocols focusing on what is most relevant
to
web design or general home computing.
NexLearn is hosting the inaugural Immersive Learning University (ILU) Conference at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, LA January 18-20, 2012. I think it will be an interesting, hands-on experience and worth the cost. Plus you get the software as a bonus.
Handbrake is an open-source program (free) that
converts video.It is available for PC, MAC and Linux platforms. 
Did you know that there is a screen capture tool built into Office 2010? 
There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That’s right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you’ll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency.
The Story of Bottled Water, released March 22, 2010 on storyofbottledwater.org, employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over seven minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to ‘take back the tap,’ not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.