PayPal wins the game when it comes to the largest user base, and it supports international customers better. Google Checkout wins points for the most attractive interface and an integrated shopping cart that keeps users on your pages while they shop.
Read MoreUsing Dreamweaver to embed video hosted on Vimeo or YouTube
Instead of hosting your video on your own web server, an increasingly popular alternative is to upload video files to YouTube, Vimeo, or another video hosting site and then include special code from that site in the HTML code of your web pages. The video plays within your pages, even though it’s not hosted on […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, video, web designInserting code from Google AdSense, Flickr, YouTube, and other sites in Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver makes it easy to design web pages without ever having to look at the HTML code behind the scenes. But even though you don’t have to learn HTML, every once in a while knowing how to work with in Dreamweaver’s Code View can come in handy. In this tutorial, you’ll find instructions for using […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, ecommerceHow to insert an MP3, MP4, WMV, or Quicktime Video in Dreamweaver
There is no Insert Video button in Dreamweaver, but you can add MP4s, QuickTime, and videos in almost any other type of format, if you know where to look in the Dreamweaver Insert Menu. (Read this tutorial if you’re inserting a video in Adobe Flash Video format, which uses the .flv extension) In this tutorial you […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, video, web design, web hostingHow to Insert a Flash Video into a Web Page with Dreamweaver
The day that everyone long predicted arrived. Video is no longer a novelty online and Flash video has become the darling of the web, favored by video giants like YouTube, DailyMotion, Break, and many others. What makes Flash so special? Not only does it combine good quality with great compression, it comes with a video […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, videoInserting Flash Files into a Web Page with Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver can insert Flash video (.flv) files, as well as Flash files with the .swf extension. In the last issue, I used Dreamweaver to add Flash video to a Web page. In this tutorial, you learn to insert Flash files with the .swf extension. The process is similar to inserting an image file, but Dreamweaver […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, FlashAdobe shut down BrowserLab in March 2013
If you’re trying to figure out what happened to Adobe Browserlab, it’s gone… Adobe BrowserLab was designed to help web designers preview how pages display in a variety of Web browsers, even if you didn’t have all of those browsers available on your won local hard drive. But in 2013 Adobe announced they were closing […]
Read More browsers, css, dwcs5, dwcs6PayPal vs. Amazon Payments vs. Google: What’s the best eCommerce option?
If you’re looking for a simple ecommerce solution for your website or blog, PayPal and Amazon offer great options. I used to recommend Google Checkout, but Google is closing that service down Nov. 2013 (more on that below). PayPal (www.paypal.com) PayPal wins the game when it comes to supporting international customers. If you want to […]
Read More dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, ecommerceAdd a Shopping Cart with Google Checkout
UPDATE 7-2013: Google has announced that it will discontinue the Google Checkout merchant service in November of 2013. Because of that I no longer recommend using this service. To learn more about why Google has cancelled this service and what it means for you, visit this page on the Google website. https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/answer/3080449?hl=en Read this […]
Read More dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, ecommerce