XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages. It is capable of describing many different kinds of data. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. XML allows more control over data and is instumental in the use of RDF, RSS, XHTML and SVG. VTC Author, Mark Long guides you through the first steps of utilizing XML for your data and your websites. Whether you are building an RSS feed for a podcast or building a Java based program, this tutorial will give you the foundation to move ahead.

The 2nd Edition PDF and screencast series are not yet available but are currently in preparation. You may want to delay your purchase until they are ready. I estimate the new PDF will be available by early March, with the screencasts available 2пїЅ3 months later. For those who don't want to wait, you can buy now and get a substantial discount on the new product once it is available.

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Since previous article about CSS text effects got really big attention I decided to research and find more interesting articles and websites just focused on CSS3, teaching you how to use it, showing pros and cons and much more

To be honest itпїЅs hard for me to keep up with technologies myself, but we really cannot not to use those new great selectors to make our designs even more beautiful, user-friendly and lightweighted.However since HTML5 is sort of tied with CSS3, I will soon continue with HTML5 article as well, so donпїЅt miss it and keep coming back! Enjoy!

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to model the ROLEX DAYTONA watch in Maya. In the end it should be about 50 videos from 5 - 10min. (over 7 hours) I will use polygon and nurbs modeling techniques .... when the modeling stage is done I'm creating some UVs by using Headus UVlayout and create some textures in Photoshop. Finally I show how to create some shaders in Maya and render with mental ray. This is a step by step tutorial ... but I recommend a basic knowledge of Maya. Have fun modeling.

BBC ENGLISH PLUS INTERACTIVE is the new updated version of Follow Me!. It is divided in two language levels (Beginners and Intermediate), and the complete course comprises a total of 30 didactical units, contained in 30 CDпїЅs and 6 books (or 30 partworks).