I've brought back the Tutorials section! Because education is such an important part of my life, I plan to continue to create new tutorials to place on this site.

Currently available:

Rails - Simple Unit Testing (New!)
A simple guide for Rails developers detailing how to write your first unit test against a User model

Rails - Table-less Contact Form (New!)
A how-to that describes the construction of a web-based contact form that sends emails using Rails' ActionMailer and a modified ActiveRecord class requiring no database!

Completely Accessible Standards-Based Web Form
This is an article I wrote while working on my most recent web project. This shows you the steps I took to make a nice looking web form that doesn't use tables for layout. It's just the beginning of what you can do, so I'm sure there will be lots you can add.

Backing up a DVD with DVD Shrink
A WINK tutorial (Requires Flash)

Encoding to XviD with Vidomi
Another WINK tutorial (Requires Flash)

Using Java with ASP
A proof-of-concept article that shows how to incorporate Java classes with your ASP applications. There are some requirements, but this does work. Its usefulness depends entirely on your interpretation.

Adobe Illustrator 9 Workshop
A quick but thourough workshop for beginning Illustrator users. Explains how to use the various tools to create simple artwork. Lessons adapted from various sources

Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
This tutorial explains how to use adjustment layers to make non-destructive adjustments to hue, color,saturation, brightness, contrast, and more.

Creating an Anonymous Connection to SQL Server 2000
Often times, it may be desirable to connect your Internet Guest user to your SQL server without using SQL Accounts. This shows the steps to create this type of connection.

Creating a Compressed AVI
This shows the steps to create a compressed high-quality AVI for use on the Web or on a CDROM using only Adobe Premiere and the Microsoft MPEG codec.

Dodge and Burn
In Photoshop, you can use the Dodge and Burn ools to add shadows and lighting to images and graphics. This tutorial shows you techniques to create the illusion of depth in an image.

Dreamweaver and Fireworks MX Integration
A lengthy tutorial explaining how to make Dreamweaver and Fireworks work together to build a set of templates that can be edited in either program.

Making "Cool" Buttons in Fireworks
An easy-to-follow example of how to use Fireworks to create rollover graphics using an object-oriented approach.

Making a "Real" Flash Preloader
This shows how to use the actual size of the Flash document to build a status bar displaying the percentage loaded.