[mappum]

My mentality is that as long as you can present your content well to a vast majority of your users, you don't need the experience to be perfect for 100% of them. There is always going to be that one guy on IE6 and dial-up, but you shouldn't have to cater to his needs.

This doesn't mean aim for a really big, rich design that takes forever to load, it just means that you shouldn't have to compromise for the micro-minority.

About web development tips, read as much as you can about JavaScript and go with Node.js for the server. :D

[alxmrph]

Thanks for the tips, Mappum! I've definitely been on the hunt for some good JavaScript material, so if you know of any please shoot it my way. I'm not familiar at all with Node.js, but I'm going to take some time to look into it now that you've mentioned it.

Respect, Alex