If this has already been covered before, just let me know. I'm wanting to create a website to document the restoration of my '63 Electra, so I'm looking for opinions, pros and cons, price, effort involved, etc, about which software I should use with. Assume I know "nothing" about websites, because I don't. I want to be able to store pictures, maybe into the thousands, lot's of notes and comments, and I don't want want anyone else to be able to copy or download anything without permission. Thanks Pat
Any professional computer geek will scoff at me, but I recommend Micorsoft's Front Page. It is easy to use and is quite powerful for any amateur designer. If you want something for free, try Netscape's Composer. I haven't used it for a while (since it's been updated a few times) but it was more than what I needed when putting my car-related web pages online.
I'll second for Microsoft Outlook. It is easy for the beginner or casual web designer yet is pretty advanced if you know what your doing.
Check both of these pages out, they should help you out quite a bit. http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/chapX1.shtml If it's just going to be a text and picture site with no complicated menu's/scripts, basic html is all you need to know. Get the right tags down and you'll be making your own website in no time, no need to download/buy any software. All you'll need is notepad and your image files. Very base page code, just take out the spaces after the "<"'s: Code: < html> < head> < title>Document name goes here< /title> < /head> < body> Visible text goes here < /body> < /html> Open notepad, put this in it, save as "nameofit.html" and select "all files" under the drop down list and you'll have your first webpage.
I didn't have a clue about web sites. Built mine using Front Page and a couple of How To Use Front Page books. Was thinking about doing a revision and considering Dreamweaver or Dreamscape, something like that, heard it was a little more advanced. Craig
I use Adobe PageMill and it is very easy to use and don't need to know much about HTML. It does the HTML for you automatically. So, it is just like using a word processor program. Most of the time you can get it for free.
I have been doing websites for several years,and have made some decent money in the process,I mainly do it now as a ministry for different groups from several churches. My opinion is that Dreamweaver is hands down the best I have ever used.Once learned,it gives you anything you need to know.Plus if you buy the bundle pack,you get Flash,Freehand and several other programs which all blend in seamlessly with Dreamweaver. If you choose to go that route,got to http://www.lynda.com and get the H.O.T. book that corresponds with the version of Dreamweaver that you have.The book is the best out there for learning Dreamweaver,and as you read it,you also build a website.I finished the book in about 3 days and have never looked back. Adobe is a great product,but I have never personally used it. As for Microsoft,well it will work,but it puts way too many uneccesary tags into the HTML and makes it a bit difficult to work with if you ever switch to another program. Have any questions,feel free to post em or email me.
I didn't expect to see so many replies to my question! Thanks to you all for taking the time. I'll keep watching and learning. Pat
I've used FrontPage, and its easy - though some things are specific to Microsoft and may not render well in other browsers. If its just pictures and text, it should be fine. I've not used Dreamweaver, but at work a number of people rave about it - they use it to make webpages for the college and outside organizations.
Cant forget the program used by more website designing professionals than any other.... NOTEPAD!!! :eek2: uzzled: :moonu: :Smarty: :Comp: Actually I use both notepad and Frontpage 2003 but for different reasons. Simple tex editing of the html I do with notepad because I kinda feel like to edit 3 characters by opening up Front page is like driving thumbtacks with a sledge hammer. Nost of what I've been doing recently has been in frontpage because *.php and *.tpl files look all jumbled under notepad but frontpage opens them up and everything is layed out nice an pretty.
100% impossible. Public viewable files can be saved or stolen with ease. You would need a members only page and then still someone could do it. The only thing you can do is copy-write everything then search n search the internet every day looking for anyone that stole your files. [ie someone took your pics and posted them on another site or forum.] I wouldn't even bother with trying. goofy no right click scripts n such only work on newbies. I crack into many a site using old Netscape. As you can right click and open any page in composer, which lets me see password code and other things that IE would, would block. [along with the right click] I use note pad and Netscape composer. Then I run the pages through front page just to make them IE compliant. All I do is open them in FP , then save n close. I use to like using allarie cold fusion studio. But its like a $400 program.
