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Web Sites
Links
- Amazon.com
- Bookfinder - A great site for used & out-of-print books
- CNET
- Fat Brain
- Octopus.com
Links
Links
- Bloomberg.com
- Business Advisor
- Center for Simplified Strategic Planning
- Government Business Advisor
- Independent Means
- Simplified Strategic Planning for Small to Mid-Sized Companies
- Small Business Owner's Tool Kit
- Women's Wire Small Business
Books (click on link for more information or to order from Amazon.com)
- Bradford, Robert W. & Duncan, J. Peter, Simplified Strategic Planning. Chandler House Press, 2000.
ISP/Hosting/Domain Registration
Links
Some of the information in this section is aimed at web "do-it-yourself-ers". Web site design is not rocket science, it just takes time and a willingness to learn. If you are interested in keeping the task of web site design in-house, the following resources can be very helpful. Some of these resources can also answer questions you may have before you start on your web project.
Articles
- Opt-Out - Internet Spyware and Detection - Includes information regarding software that have components to collect and report data without your permission. Also includes a utility to check your system for this software.
- To XML or not to XML
Books (click on titles to see more info.
and to order on Amazon.com)
- Flanders, Vincent & Willis, Michael, Web Pages That Suck : Learn Good Design by Looking at Bad Design. Sybex, San Francisco, CA, 1998.
- Goodman, Danny, JavaScript Bible - 3rd Edition. IDG Books Worldwide, Foster City, CA, 1998.
- Williams, Robin & Tollett, John (Contributor), The Non-Designer's Web Book. Peach Pit Press, Berkeley, CA, 1997.
Links
- BigNoseBird.Com - free perl/cgi scripts and info
- InformIT - great articles on many IT topics
- LearnASP.com - a good resource for those interested in learning ASP
- PerlMongers - perl information, scripts, tips, tricks, etc.
- The CGI Resource Index - freeware, shareware and buyware cgi scripts
- The Website Abstraction - a great site for free javascripts, tutorials and more
- Web Developer's Virtual Library
- Web Techniques - The best web design magazine I have ever read.
- Webmaster Resources
- WebMedic - this site offers some great inspection, analysis and maintenance utilities
- Webmonkey - My top recommendation for web design novices. This site has information for all levels of designers.
- City of Detroit Official Web Site
- Crains Detroit Business Restaurant Guide - (like the commercial says "phone first"! Detroit is undergoing many changes these days and a lot of establishments are here today -- gone tomorrow)
- Detroit.com - A Boulevards Community
- Metro Times Online
- Nederlander - Theatre Information
- The Detroit Institute of Arts
- The Detroit Regional Chamber
- Southern Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
- Wayne County Official Web Site
- Bruce Clay LLC
- CashCreators.net (press release tools)
- Guides to Specialized Search Engines
- Internet Gazette
- Search Engine Watch
- Virtual Stampeded
- Web Promote