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Make new friends, have a good time. Post about your weekends, life and family here. Discuss computer hardware and software issues, industry news, careers and education... pretty much anything goes.

This forum houses our regular 'Talk With The Experts' live workshops. Next session is 'Backbone.js' with Andy Appleton on Wed 8 May at 1pm PDT.

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Post all your comments, questions and suggestions about SitePoint's website here.

This forum is for all the content that makes your website interesting: audio, video, text. Ask your questions here!

Calling all shutterbugs. Optimum shutter speed and f/stop for an outdoor shot at dusk without an available flash? We've got you covered.

Trying to build an online community? Find the tools, tips and advice you need to create a successful community environment, as well as using social and community sites to your benefit in other ventures.

A place for those new to web design to ask questions about where to begin, what's involved, and where to turn next. No question is too simple!

A forum for general web design questions, such as validation, video embedding, web design tools, the craft of being a web designer and so on.

A forum for questions about preparing images and drawings for web deployment, including optimisation, slicing and dicing, Flash, Photoshop etc.

A forum for discussing HTML, the publishing language of the World Wide Web—including issues such as compatibility, tags, elements and their proper usage, semantics, and the structure of (x)html in all its flavours.

A place to discuss issues relating to cascading style sheets and general page layout, including browser support and browser bugs.

This forum deals with questions about helping users to access sites and use the web regardless of circumstances—be they blind, or unable to use a mouse, or just unfamiliar with a website and its contents.

PHP has established itself as the Open Source programming language of choice for many developers. Need help with your program? Trying to fix a tricky parse error? Note: Now includes posts from the former PHP Application Design subforum.

Development for mobile devices. Post here in relation to iDevices (iPhone / iPod / iPad), Android, Blackberry, WinMo, Nokia, or any other related platforms.

Content management system-related questions, customizations, SEO, plug-ins and user-submitted tips/tricks for Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and many others.

Microsoft's ASP, a popular choice in business related development. Need help with your program? Learn about global.asa, dsnless connections, databinding and more.

Microsoft's next generation development platform brings many new features. Learn how to use the ASP.NET languages and components effectively and efficiently.

JavaScript is the client-side scripting language of choice. Learn how to use, tweak and master it, and libraries such as jQuery, YUI and MooTools.

Get up to speed with this Object Oriented scripting language, Ruby, and the full-stack framework that's provided by Rails. Share tips and get help with your scripts.

The long-time mainstays in web development. Get tips, tricks and assistance with how to use these to their maximum potential.

Using a database such as MySQL, Oracle or SQLite to store your website's data? Learn about common issues and pitfalls, the correct use of indexes, normalisation and much more.

XML is a simple and flexible text-based file format and is used for data-storage and web services. Learn how to use XML in your website.

Discuss general development issues and design theory, including language-independent programming methodologies, best practices, software lifecycle development cycles, testing, design patterns, documentation, etc. This is for programmers from all languages.

Learn about security issues faced by programmers and how you can guard against possible security problems in your website.

Find out what you need to know about the different types of hosts and how to pick a reputable and suitable hosting provider to fit your needs. Talk about domain registrars and the efforts behind securing the perfect name for yourself or your company.

Discuss the efforts that go into *nix and Windows-based servers, vhost configuration, apache security, rewriting URLs, and .htaccess tips and tricks!

Everything from viral marketing to offline branding and promotion. Learn how to target your efforts to get the best return on your investment, whether it be through SEO, affiliate marketing etc.

Setting up an online business? Explore the pros and cons of online buying and selling here. Merchant accounts, generating sales and tips on how to convert your visitors into those all-important customers.

Learn how to build and manage a Business , discuss your problems, solutions, successes and failures.

Every business needs tools to get the job done. We highlight the best the Internet has to offer from HTML to FTP.

Looking for a great tool to enhance your site? Have you found a tool others might like? List them here and post your reviews on them.

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