EZINE KICKSTART

Miss us? I'd like to welcome you all back to our weekly Ezine. We've taken a 2 week hiatus to re-tune our newsletter to this HTML format that you see before you now. Hopefully this switch over will make reading through each issue easier on the eyes. Be sure to drop a line if you like the change.

We've also made a few other changes with our new format (some obvious, some not so obvious). As one of the more drastic changes our story segment, Developer Tales, has been dropped, so that we can dedicate more time towards gathering relevant web development information. Developer Tales is not likely to come back any time soon (unless of course the mob becomes angry, and starts knocking down our door for it).

To submit feedback about this issue, feel free to contact me: editor@bigresources.com.

Jason M. DesRoches
Big Resources Ezine editor in chief

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
This segment (formerly "READER FEEDBACK") shines a light on some of the email that I receive from readers of the Ezine. Lately I've been receiving questions on why the Ezine stopped, well I believe that the EZINE KICKSTART covers this well enough. So this week I'd like to ask a question to all of you, now that it's finally here, how did you like the new Ezine format? What did you like best? What did you like least? What should we add? What should we remove? Your replies will help shape this Ezine towards your needs and wants. I'll be publishing some of the more interesting responses in this segment next week, so be sure to include your own website's URL with your reply if you would like to see it published to our audience of 65,000 readers. I look forward to hearing from you.

To reply to "WHAT DO YOU THINK", write to: editor@bigresources.com.

BIGRESOURCES.COM UPDATES
Well, the past two weeks may have gone by without a newsletter, but our website updates have been most eventful just the same!

A1JavaScripts.com (http://www.a1javascripts.com)
Diligent webmaster Ian McDonald has added 3 new scripts to A1JavaScripts, here's what you'll find in the mix:

Double Image Swap Script
This script will swap two images on mouseover. It includes status text and alt text.

TextPacker
This script will display a message in the status bar of your browser, any message can be added.

The Virtual Ribosome Script
Possibly the strangest script found on A1JavaScripts to date. If you want to offer your visitors a tool for DNA re-sequencing, you'll only find it here.

123Webmaster.com (http://www.123webmaster.com)
In addition to a resource database of increased capacity (more links), the following writings have been added:

The Incomplete Guide to Common Web Acronyms
Compiled by Jason M. DesRoches
This guide to web shortcuts covers such acronyms as technical, business, chat room, and emoticons.

Don't Hotlink, Download Instead!
Written by Candice Pardue of http://www.webmastercourse.com
Are you linking to images off of other people's servers? This article explains why you shouldn't!

FresherImage.com (http://www.fresherimage.com)
Contributors to the recent updates at FresherImage include both myself, and network co-founder Jacob A. Wheeler, and are as follows:

Where do Templates Come From?
Written by Jason M. DesRoches
In this addition to FresherImage, I interview Adonis Ronquillo, founder of the infamous FreeWebTemplates.com. This interview contains a lot of insight to Doni's talents, and even reveals some of his secrets (and before you ask, no he's not Batman).

Add TV Lines to Your Graphics in PSP 6
Written by Jacob A. Wheeler
Familiar with those scanlines that make images look like they were pulled off a TV set? Here's how they are accomplished.

FreeWebTemplates.com (http://www.freewebtemplates.com)
I'd like to extend a welcome to our new FWT helper, Andy of ace-installer.com. With his help, webmaster Doni Ronquillo has been able to slap up his cool new blue design, and publish about 30 new user submitted templates. Have you seen the updates yet?

FontFiles.com (http://www.fontfiles.com)
Talk about goodies :) We've added 25 new fonts to FontFiles, with large, crisp examples. Among the more interesting fonts added are TombStone, Pirate, and HotDog. Or you can check all the newest fonts here.

PerlAccess.com (http://www.perlaccess.com)
Still picking up the basics of perl? We've got some information that just might help:

Performing Basic Functions Tutorial 
Written by Jacob A. Wheeler
A set of 6 tutorials that will teach you the basics for performing tasks such as creating/renaming/deleting files & directories. 

LAST HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY
It can be said that this new section goes hand in hand with the one above. Taken from our community forums, at http://www.htmlforums.com, are some of the more interesting conversations that are taking place right now.

How to get the printer object from JavaScript?
An interesting discussion in the Client Side Scripting forum. In this thread several of our forum members get together on how to send an HTML report to the browser to be printed. Several variables are involved, and this problem turns out to be much more complex than it sounds.

Trouble with tables 
In short, this thread posted by MetallicHolden (taken from out HTML Layout category) asks the question "Can an entire table cell be considered a link by the browser?" A slathering of very interesting responses follow this unique challenge.

Incorporating two sites
Ever try to combine two sites? Justjeni of http://www.justjeni.com has. The suggestions in this thread could help you too, if you ever face this challenge.

Not looking to join a lengthy discussion at the moment with our active community of webmasters? Well, it doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you (although it might), but you might just want to stop by and get a free review of your website anyway. Our community is always happy to help.

WEEKLY FEATURE
This week, I've decided to feature part 3 to 123webmaster's latest article "The Incomplete Guide to Common Web Acronyms". While it's not the most technical writing that has ever been published, I think it's a fun way to start off volume 3 of our new Ezine format.

The Incomplete Guide to Common Web Acronyms 
Part III: Chat Acronyms & Emoticons 
Compiled by Jason M. DesRoches

Finally, the fun stuff. These common chat room acronyms will have you ROFL, and make you LOL in no time! Familiarize yourself with the list before you attempt to make contact, then come show off what you learned with us at htmlforums.com.