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Do you ever hunger for the full source for a set of web page tricks? Does the thought of spelunking into the depths of a nested <TABLE> element send shivers down your spine? Most of the members of MOCHI are proud to declare themselves "computer geeks" of one sort or another and like to abuse -- er, play with technological toys. If you're the kind of person who likes to dig into the technical details, here are some places to start.

The World Wide Web Consortium: If you are trying to learn HTML markup, you might as well learn it right. Even if you don't want to go through the bother of writing things by hand, if you understand the underlying principles, you may have a better idea of why your pages aren't working (or looking) the way that they should. Home of the HTML, CSS, and other web-related protocols.
Jakob Nielsen's useit.com: One of the sites on useability and the web. There is a biweekly column addressing various useability topics as well as links to papers, essays, and other articles.
The Web-zine home of A List Apart: This web site supplements a web designers mailing list. While this set of pages is low on "technical tricks" and designed to be graphics-lite, there are plenty of tips and tricks there for people who want to build some serious eye-candy for the Web.