Planetoftheweb.com was created out of my passion to help people learn new media technologies. It's focused on four key technologies important to graphic artists. Web Design, Graphic Design, Photography and Adobe Flash. The articles are meant for beginner to intermediate users. They include how-to's, tips, tutorials to introduce key concepts in each of these fields.
Where to download all the Google Font Directory fonts
The Google Font Directory is a revolutionary new group of fonts for web designers. This articles shows you all of the fonts on a single page with direct links where you can download them to your hard drive so you can use them to mock up your layougs.
How to make video iPad, iPhone and iPod touch compatible with JavaScript, Flowplayer & HTML5
The iPad, iPod and iPod touch are great way to view video, but Flash video players are not compatible with the device. A great way to solve that problem is through HTML5. This article provides a solution to making a player that's compatible with all browsers and devices and works great on the iPad and it's cousins.
Show an alternate image for Adobe Flash Animations to iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads using JavaScript
How to make your Flash animations display an alternate image that can be clickable to a URL when your site is visited by an iPhone, iPod Touch or an iPad.
Learning to program with PHP for beginners
PHP, the Hypertext Preprocessor is an essential technology for building websites. This article shows you the basics of PHP.
How to code HTML that is friendly to Google and other Search Engine Optimization engines
Writing HTML that is easy to style with CSS can also help with usability and SEO issues. This article shows you how.Paypal Buttons: How to create different most types of PayPal Buttons with HTML code
Step by Step instructions on how to create PayPal customizable PayPal buttons on your website.
Learning to use FTP to access your site's files
FTP, the File Transfer Protocol is one of the many languages of the Internet. This article shows you how to work with FTP on a 1&1 host and use programs like Transmit and FileZilla to update your server
How to set up up a password protected directory using 1 & 1
Setting up directories which are protected from normal visitors is a great way to develop projects visible only to some people. It's a great way to stage a site for a client before releasing it to the public. 1&1's awesome control panel makes it easy.Google Forms: how to create a quiz or a test that automatically grades itself in Google Docs
Google docs allows teachers or anyone to create forms for quizes, polls and tests quickly and easily. The results of the tests are stored in an Google Spreadsheet that can be programmed to quickly calculate your test results.The second most important set of Google Analytic metrics
Once you've got the hang of the key Analytics metrics, there are some additional tools in Google that will take your site from an average performer to a top performer. These metrics are important because they help you tweak your site and be a smart content designer.Create a Button that clicks to a Website URL in Adobe Flash using ActionScript 3
If you're used to working with ActionScript 2.0, figuring out how to make a button click to a URL has change din ActionScript 3. This is a little hard to find in all of the manuals so I wrote a short tutorial on it.Use HTML to create a simple form that is SEO friendly
Building forms in HTML can be challenging. Here's a very simple HTML form beautifully styled with CSS that you can use as a starter for your web pages. It has an example of code for the most common html elements.
These in-depth video tutorials provide hours of hands-on learning experience in Photoshop, Adobe Flash and Web Design topics.
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How to record a podcast using Screenflow on a Mac
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Learn PHP: How to create a simple guestbook using PHP
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Animating a Leaderboard with Adobe Photoshop
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How to send an Email using PHP
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Introduction to PHP
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How to install WordPress in 1&1 servers
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Photo Retouching: Beauty Cleanup of Blemishes
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Photo Retouching: How to whiten yellow teeth using Adobe Photoshop
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Using Actions to Resize a bunch of Photos in Adobe Photoshop
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CSS: Learn how to make your web pages beautiful