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Why Bad Site Design Succeeds: By Robert Hoekman; Oct 19, 2007; Every so often, bad design wins. Unfortunately, this often results in designers believing that bad design is a good idea. Before you start creating animated GIFs again, take a look at what Robert Hoekman, Jr., has to say about why sites like YouTube, MySpace, and others succeed in spite of their weak designs.

Get Your Site Noticed with a Solid Link Strategy: By Shari Thurow; Oct 5, 2007; Shari Thurow explains how to create a link development strategy that search engines will love.

Make Your Site BulletProof With Floats: By Dan Cederholm; Oct 5, 2007; Dan Cederholm helps you choose the best markup for the job to ensure your site's content is displayed properly across the widest range of browsers and devices.

The Next Level: Creating an Inline Random Graphic in Dreamweaver CS3: By Andy Anderson; Jul 13, 2007; Spice up your Web pages with the easy-to-use Dreamweaver CS3!

Shockproof Guide to Working Safely on Your Mac: By Marc Asturias, Moira Gagen; Jun 1, 2007; Whether the computers you're taking care of belong to you, a customer, or a large group, this sample chapter provides the information you need to approach any situation safely and with the proper tools. In this one-hour lesson, you'll learn about the risks to you and the computer when you service computers, as well as general maintenance tasks you might perform during the "verify repair" step in the Apple General Troubleshooting Flowchart. While these may seem like unrelated topics, safe workstations and conscientious work practices are all part of keeping computers, customers, and yourself happy.