Resources to keep

Links a webmaster should have handy, in case there is an urgent need to create a website overnight
mod_rewrite specific
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/mod_rewrite-variables-cheatsheet.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/rewrite_guide.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html

Color palettes to evoke specific moods
http://www.efuse.com/Design/palettes.html

Good Practices
http://webdesignfromscratch.com/current-style.php
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/fundamentals-web-design/
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/fundamentals-web-design/3/
http://www.andyrutledge.com/bad-layout-conventions.php
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/top-15-meta-tag-tricks/
http://www.devx.com/projectcool

W3C Validator
http://validator.w3.org/

#1: choose a correct doctype e.g.


Note: "transitional" DOCTYPE I cite doesn't include the URL of a DTD, or document type declaration. This is because using URLs in a DOCTYPE element sends some browsers, including IE, into Strict mode, defeating the purpose of the "transitional" DOCTYPE.


UPDATE: the resources got the author of this blog a win in a web design event.