If you need a solid backgrounder on HTML, web design and development, spend some time here. Offers both rich content for beginners, but meaty articles for experienced web developers as well. Good source for fonts, wallpaper, icons and stock clipart. Part of the Andover family of web sites. Major site for tutorials of all kinds and levels from Indianapolis-based InformIT, a portal site for students, developers and professionals.
Content is aimed at advanced users.
Learning to Write Java - Web Developer's Virtual Library How Java works from the Web Developer's Virtual Library. Includes about a dozen helpful tutorials, related articles, Java FAQ's and links to other resources. Good backgrounder on Java. This is a lucid, four part tutorial from the Web Developer's Virtual Library that explores how databases are designed and put into use on the web. Excellent discussion of basic concepts as they pertain to web design.