A warning to those with iWeb not publishing to .mac

I made a beautiful web site on iWeb, but when I lost my hard drive, even though I saved all my info, I can not restore my web page to the iWeb program! They make it impossible. I was told I should have save my page (not very sympathetic) but I had all the files saved to a folder so I can upload to my server. The thing they don't tell you is that you CAN NOT save in the iWeb format, therefore you can not put it back in once it's deleted! iWeb changes the format to put it in a folder, and they don't tell you that you are forced to use .mac in order to make sure it's not lost. I am so disappointed in Apple lately! I have had four others and never had the trouble I've seen with this iMac. Intel *****!

{quote}I have had four others and never had the trouble I've seen with this iMac. Intel ***!
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There is nothing any computer company can do to stop a hard drive from failing. That is why everyone is encouraged to backup their information. What does Intel ( a processor manufacturer) have to do with your hard drive problems? You can blame Apple, Intel, or anyone all you want but it certainly is not going to fix any of your problems. Nor are they responsible for your data.
Again I'm not sure why you are insisting that this is a problem with not having a .Mac/Me account, because you would still be SOL. The iweb data file is stored on your computer.

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http://www.iwebformusicians.com/MusicPlayers/Players.html
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deadpixel123 wrote:
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http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/gallery.html

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