The newly released Flash Player update has strict new access rules for Flash programs that make Socket or XMLSocket connections to a remote host.

Here's a new article that shows you how to set up a Flash Socket Policy file, and a simple socket server you can use.

Tutorials:
• CGI Programming 101 - Web programming made simple.
• Password Tutorial - How to password-protect your website.
• Imagemap Tutorial - How to create a client-side imagemap.
• Flash Socket Policy File setup

Web Tools:
• 256 Color Picker - a clickable imagemap that tells you the RGB hex values of the color you pick.
• Transparentizer - creates transparent GIFs.
• CGI Library - a few free CGI scripts you can use on your own site.
• Icon Library - Web buttons, lines, background images, and Trek stuff.
• Web 2.0 Name Generator - creates random web 2.0-styled domain names.
• Dot-o-mator - lets you create your own domain name mashups; enter two lists of words (or use a predefined list) and Dot-o-mator combines them into every possible combination. You can then check to see if any of the names are available.

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• CSS Validator
• Link Checker