Over the past few years WordPress has consistently improved the experience and ability to use it as a full-fledged CMS, rather than just a blogging platform. The options of having a static front page and the blog posts on a specific page make it possible to use WordPress for a lot of different purposes. Additionally, options like using different page templates can help to make a site that looks less like a typical blog.

This fabulous site has a library of almost 400,000 images covering every topic, and is probably the best place to start your search for free images. Stock.XCHNG has a more complex image licence agreement than some of the competition, though, so read that carefully before you start.

An older article from A List Apart offering some information on the features and advantages of HTML 5.

44 Useful CSS3 Tutorials and Resources: Details the progress the W3C is making on the CSS3 standard.

Submitting a form with refreshing the page have many good points: For example, if the person forgot to fill a field, he’ll have a notice but he’ll not have to re fill all the form fields again.

In this article I’ll show you how to build a simple, yet powerful and extensible jQuery form validation plugin.

Over the last year or so, I seem to have picked up a whole bunch of ebooks. They range in topics, from blogging tips, marketing, networking, feature writing and more.

Vanilla is a super simple discussion forum that you can use to build community around your website, brand, or business.

As The China Observer I am not an expert; I too am an observer. I hope that other Inside Observers will share their knowledge to present as comprehensive a picture as possible to the Outside Observers.

CNReviews.com (CNR) is an English-language blog for those interested in learning more about this generation’s most exciting economic story: China.