If you're trying to improve your web page ranking in Google, one simple way is to optimise the HTML. HyperText Markup Language is the name given to the language that makes up your web page. The problem is that whilst it is written, you can end up with a lot of white space and irrelevant code. This not only slows down the loading of your page but it reduces it's ranking in search engines due to erroneous data. Of course, there's nothing more effective than going through your webpage on your own and removing errors but this is a very painstaking and time consuming process.

Fortunately, there are tools that break down web pages into byte sized components and calculate the download speeds at different bandwidths. Amongst other things, they can be used to identify problems as well as validate your code, spellcheck, check for broken links, and even calculate search engine visibility.

If you're unsure about using one, HTML Optimiser is a good place to start because it allows you to make a duplicate copy of the site before making any changes. You can then see which version runs fastest without touching your original. The program checks for dangling tags (those tags which are not accurate or fully readable), missing attributes and broken links. If you're comfortable with this, then you're probably ready to move onto HTML Optimizer Pro. HTML Optimizer Pro is recommended if you manage more than one web site and/or if you need extra features like optimizing JPEG images and PNG images without a mask. It also includes a Smart Handing feature that only applies changes to those pages where it's really necessary.

A more complete and better presented solution is Wise Optimizer which looks at more than just your HTML. The program includes several tools including a Top Ten Analyser, Density Analyser, HTML Validator, Link Improver and a Keyword Suggestion Tool to ensure that your page contains optimised text to rank highly in search engines.

September 26 and 27 brought Mobilize 2011 presented by GigaOM, to San Francisco where big names in the evolving mobile market came together to talk about the near future of mobile.

Every developer, publisher, and company arrived with ideas of where the mobile market would be heading in 2012 and years beyond.  Thoughts about the migration of users to smartphones and the rise of HTML 5 were big topics of discussion.

During many of the sessions I attended, speakers discussed their opinions of the landscape of the mobile environment and how they were experimenting with the influx of new users across Android and iOS.

Here’s a little bit of what I learned during the two day event.

Just three months after the release of Firefox 4, the newest version of Mozilla’s flagship browser is here. Firefox 5 doesn’t change in terms of appearance when compared with the previous version – it basically features the same interface design and program menus. But don't let yourself be fooled by this apparent lack of new features. The best is yet to come!

Firefox 5 provides a better user experience thanks to improved loading times when rendering web pages, a lighter RAM memory footprint and a generally faster response to user actions. After testing it for a while, I can say Firefox 5 is noticeably faster than the previous version – which wasn’t really that hard, actually. We heard lots of complaints about Firefox 4’s slow speed right after its long-awaited release.

Besides this major improvement, Firefox 5 also features a few other under the hood enhancements: better support for HTML 5, support for CSS animations, optimized JavaScript performance and an improved spell checking utility.

If you want to take a look at Firefox 5 and try it for yourself, check out our review and download a copy right away. Then don’t forget to leave us a comment and tell us what you think!

Browsing the Web on a mobile phone is traditionally such a painful process that many of us simply don't bother. Thankfully things are beginning to change though. We've already seen the Beta release of the slick Opera Mobile browser for Windows Mobile and UIQ devices. Now, Mozilla is getting in on the act with its Firefox Mobile browser, code-named Fennec.

This Windows-based emulator gives you a sneak peak at how Firefox Mobile will perform. And by the look of things, it's shaping up pretty well. Instantly, you'll see that this isn't merely a port of the desktop version of Firefox but rather a completely new interface designed to be used comfortably on the small-screen.

Touch-screen users will love the way that Firefox Mobile is organized. The main window dedicates pretty much the whole screen space to the web page itself rather than placing loads of tools and options on screen. In fact, the only things displayed here other than the web page itself are the large, touch-friendly address bar and bookmarks button.

Firefox Mobile avoids clutter by locking its settings in a menu that can only be viewed by dragging the screen to the right. Here, you can tinker with options for JavaScript, cookies, passwords, etc., as well as managing your plug-ins. Yes, that's right, Firefox Mobile will be fully extensible, and this version even picks up the add-ons you've got installed in your desktop version of the browser.

Perhaps the feature I like most in Firefox Mobile, is the way it handles tabs. Instead of displaying tabs underneath the address bar like in normal Firefox, this version stores all your tabs in a hidden area on the left, which again, can be opened by dragging your finger across the screen - this time to the left. This is another way in which the program optimizes screen space without sacrificing functionality.

There are other features on the horizon that haven't been wholly integrated into the Fennec alpha yet, such as quick dial for phone numbers on Web pages, and more work will be done to support maps and GPS tools. In fact, the sky is the limit really in terms of features if enough developers get excited about Firefox Mobile. Mozilla is banking on the fact that developers can build apps and add-ons freely using AJAX, CSS, JavaScript or HTML, rather than having to learn new techniques to code projects for multiple mobile platforms using multiple languages.

For now though, Fennec is a very crude version of Firefox Mobile, which is rife with display errors, bugs and feels very much incomplete. Nevertheless, if you want a sneaky peak at how the future of mobile Web browsing might look, then the Firefox Mobile emulator is worth a look.

While Flickr is probably the most popular way to share photos, there are still people who prefer to build their photo galleries in a more traditional way. BuibuiPhoto lends you a hand with this task, enabling you to resize, optimize and finally create your HTML online gallery in three simple steps. Galleries can be password protected and include a ZIP archive with all the photos so that they can be conveniently downloaded by your visitors.