Tools

HTML Validator (ALL) - This is the official W3 HTML Validator for checking Web pages. Pages can be checked on-line or uploaded from the desktop.

Crimson Editor (Win) - A freeware text editor that works with a variety of programming languages. It is easy to use and has a built-in FTP utility. This program is small enough to be fit on a floppy disk or even e-mailed.

1st Page 2000 (Win) - Another freeware text editor that also includes numerous bundled scripts.

jEdit (Win/Mac) - An open source text editing package that works with numerous platforms.

Servers

Apache 2 (Win/Mac) - Open source Web server.

MySQL 4.0 (Win/Mac) - The popular open-source Database Server. The Mac link directs you to the Apple web site which has a different version for OS 10 that offers a preference pane for ease of admin.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (Win/Mac) - Hugely popular server-side programming language.

Perl (Win/Mac) - The original server-side scripting language used for CGI programming.

ColdFusion (Win/Mac) - Macromedia server package. ColdFusion is both a language and a server.