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Here we are, yet again. Today we will be talking about, yes you guessed it - tutorials. Being a web designer sure gets harder and harder every single day. New websites pop-up on the net with every second and you never know who might have the same innovative idea as you just had yesterday and you are already working on it. Well, this really is not only annoying, but bad for some people's business.

So, let's get some things straight. What we are offering you right now are some nice websites that post and support CSS tutoring. To be absolutely honest with you, I want to make one thing clear - there are extremely few websites that concentrate their attention to css tutoring and such. Most of the websites turn their backs on stuff of that sort and concentrate on Photoshop or Flash, so what we got here are some websites made of people who like and develop css in their own fashion for people like you and me.

Isn't that just marvelous!

Depiction - http://www.depiction.net

Now this is a website that can offer some great tutorials not only for CSSm, but photoshop and such. Oh, but we already discussed this - we care about CSS right now, so forget the rest. The tutorials are growing slowly, but surely and I bet that soon there will be a lot of tutorial suggestions, post and much more comments than now. The website looks very serious and the tutorials may not be very advanced, but cover most of the things that are mostly needed in web designing - which is good for us right?

Up Up Media - http://upupmedia.com

Now this is a nice website which surprised me with their choice of name. I never thought that I could find something like quality tutorials on a website of that particular kind. No matter, still tutorials have a purpose and these here do it very well. Still, don't expect to stumble upon a large gathering of fabulous CSS tutorials - no as I said before few websites have what it takes to post a big major CSS tutorial section. Whatever, these guys here have put their heads together to make a few simple tutorials about the basic design moves involving css - static text, image link enhancements and the like.

Check it out so that you really understand and confirm what I am saying right now.

HV Designs - http://www.hv-designs.co.uk

There are few reasons that I decided to include this website in this list right here right now. One of it is the fact that they actually have a pretty first-glance-eye-catching-header design. The next one is that their tutorials - no matter how few they are - have a very nice and increasing in growth view rate. The last one - their last tutorial is about "Convert you original website into a working wordpress template." and I personally think that this deserves a few looks into it. This is not only hard, but time consuming and, for some, a brain damaging process. I have even seen companies doing this for big sums of money and it seems like their business is working fine.

So, bottom line is - why not give these guys here some serious credit.

I say "You got it!".

Sebastian Sulinski Design - http://www.sebastiansulinski.co.uk

A new web designer brave enough to post more than his profile on his personal website. Tutorials INCLUDED! Well it isn't that much of a deal, but it seems like the one responsible for this is the one who gains experience by the day and shares it with the rest of the world. He has some talent, it can be seen from his designs and websites, meaning that his tutorials - as few and simple they are right now - can grow like a plant in the garden of Eden. Alright, I know I kind of exaggerated, but still you know what I meant.

Nucleocide - http://www.nucleocide.net

And for desert we got something really not that special nor interesting. You might have ask something like "Why the hell is that thing here then?" .I understand you completely I would react the same way if I were you. But, I am not so I am sure you deserve some serious explanation? Ok, here it goes : This is the current website of a web designer Thomas Hunter. The thing that caught my attention is that this guy hates Dreamweaver and .Net. What he says about himself is : "Anything that you can do with Dreamweaver I can do with notepad.". The guy is a code maniac and he seems to be very found of it. About Nucleocide - it is a website/program that he develops for quite some time and the website features 4-5 different categories of tutorials and yes the best one is his CSS category that right now has barely anything in it. So, another reason not to include this website here - BZZZ! you are wrong. If you have a particular question about a tutorial or something completely out of the website - still CSS related - I am sure that he will respond with a solution to your demand.

As I said, code freak.

And here we are finally at the end.

I know that these are really just some few websites, but they deserve attention and repay with solutions.

Until, next time!

There are a lot of web services these days. Practically the internet is overwhelmed with service providers for almost everything a man can think of, but the so called "slicing to code" service is relatively new and very interesting.

What is it all about? Basically, a person makes a design of a web page - design that may involve html, xhtml, css and such - then others receive the original image file - psd most of the cases - and guess what? Absolutely right, they "slice" it to multiple pieces and code it so that it becomes a fully functioning web site with that design.

As we all know, the web is a ever growing community and when there is one kind of service - familiar or the same kind of services start to pop out of the blue with accelerated speed. What I am trying to say is that if you use the most simple method of finding or learning more about this is google it. That way you will stumble upon many companies or communities - even freelancers - that provide you with the request you have in mind. Whether you need some time off and decide to spend some bucks on something you are too busy, lazy or not good enough for - the slicing services will gladly put your cash in good use and will make it for you with considerably good speed.

As I mentioned above, there are many such service providers and so the price of that same service is not as low as many of you might think, but very reasonable whatsoever. Also, the time needed to be done is from few hours to maximum 3 days. Having all this in mind, we have decided to provide you with some of the best slicing - coding services the net can offer you.

The price winner!

XHTML it - http://www.xhtmlit.com

This guys are by far the best option you might have. They are really good and experienced in what they do and can offer you more options than you may think of. Not only that, but they have acceptable prices for their services with which you can expect something done with passion and grace. For the 119$ a page you can have a single paged website with the absolutely 100% design you have made, sliced and diced the way you want it to be. The really nice thing about these guys is that they will code everything in 8 hours or less!

By far the best choice you got!

Continuing with the other really fast service providers.

PSD to HTML - http://www.psd2html.com

Paying 153$-211$ for this service may be steep, but the thing will be done professionally within 24 hours, which on the other hand is something that deserves not only your attention, but also your opinion on the matter. After all, the slice and code it for you and the next morning you have your website ready and waiting to be uploaded on the internet and start doing the thing it is made for.

Fast and cheap! Can that be real?

PSD XHTML - http://www.psdxhtml.com

Well these guys claim that it is reality. What I have learned so far from their website is that they can manage to code your design for less than 18 hours and the price they charge starts from 89$. By far this is the cheapest service I and many more have encountered on the internet and maybe will be the cheapest for a long time. If some of you have any experience with these guys, we will appreciate it if you could post your opinion on the subject. Thank you.

The Choppr - http://thechoppr.com

Another not-as-cheap-as-the-above ,but still relatively cheap slicing service provider that can charge with no less than 149$. You might think, "What is so cheap about these guys? By far, they are the most expensive from the rest!" and you will be absolutely right. The thing is that the other websites that are bellow charge more or at least take more time to complete the task you can throw at them, but still this is not why we decided to place The Choppr in the top 4. The Choppr provides its clients with a chance for them to see what they are doing. The first time I checked the web site I was fascinated by how much comments they got by their clients thanking them for their outstanding work, so they must really be good at what they do. Not only that, but they present finished projects and samples of what and how they do their job.

A very good slicing service that is presenting some serious competition with the rest.

We have said that there are much more than just 4 slicing - coding services on the web. And there are, so we decided to post some of the best we stumbled upon.

Here they are:

• Slice 'R' Us - http://www.slicerus.com
• We'll Code It - http://www.wellcodeit.com
• XHTML Genius - http://xhtmlgenius.com
• Design 2 Markup - http://www.design2markup.com
• Fast Slicer - http://www.fastslicer.com
• Finely Sliced - http://www.finelysliced.com
• Dawnstudios Slice It - http://dawnstudios.com/sliceit
• Chop And Code - http://www.chopandcode.com
• Slice 'n Diced - http://www.slicendiceit.com
• Slice my Design - http://slicemydesign.com
• The Designer's Chop Shop - http://www.designerschopshop.com
• XHTMLized - http://xhtmlized.com
• XHTML Slicer - http://xhtmlslicer.com

Being a freelancer is sometimes hard. Especially when it comes to finding work you need to know where to get it from. The internet is a good source for potential projects and can help you in the rough months that you might experience here and there.

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Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art and share your creations on the web.

Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design.

Scratch provides basic modules that allow easy alteration of sprites and other output as well as modules that can handle client input. Everything is straight forward and made so kids can gather a foundation for understanding logical concepts and an elementary idea of programming.

Together with a great set of documentation, tutorials and videos it gives the small and little kids a good place to build development skills.

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