Good website design programs

I am looking to design a website for my mother's store and was wondering if anyone knew of a good website design program. I am fairly new to Apple products.
Thanks

Give RapidWeaver a try. Excellent program and not expensive.
<http://realmacsoftware.com/>
I have been using it for the last several years and it does everything one could ask, excellent support and a great community to back it up.
Bmact

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Good web design software to replace iWeb

Hello There,
I have been using iWeb for a while now, and despite its limitations, I like it. Now that Apple has discontinued (or will discontinue) MobileMe and some of the features wont be available any more, I decided to move to another web-design program.
I have downloaded the trial of rapidweaver (the one with the 3 page limit) so I could play with it and see what it was like. It is HORRIBLE, it is not easy to use, importing pictures seems pretty impossible. I cant insert pictures like I can in iWeb, I cant drag things around like I can in iWeb - the whole program seems to be template and text based.
I don't really know how to do coding or anything, so I am not looking for a fancy web-design tool that costs a fortune. But I want something that I can actually use. I want to do the following;
Create pages from scratch if I want to
Insert images and reposition them
Insert images into my text and aline them
Have a blog
Have a photo gallery
insert movies (when I want to share them)
have a chat room
Have a nice looking site without having to do any serious heavy coding (because I don't really know how to)
Can someone please suggest to me a good website design program that is comparable to iWeb and with which I can replace the afore mentioned iWeb. Eervyone says RapidWeaver, but I really didnt like it.

Just to promote iWeb for a bit more read the following in case you hadn't considered it:
As you now know iWeb and iDVD have been discontinued by Apple. This is evidenced by the fact that new Macs are shipping with iLife 11 installed but without iWeb and iDVD.
On June 30, 2012 MobileMe will be shutdown. HOWEVER, iWeb will still continue to work but without the following:
Features No Longer Available Once MobileMe is Discontinued:
◼ Password protection
◼ Blog and photo comments
◼ Blog search
◼ Hit counter
◼ MobileMe Gallery
Currently if the site is published directly from iWeb to the 3rd party server the RSS feed and slideshow subscription features will work. However, if the site is first published to a folder on the hard drive and then uploaded to the sever with a 3rd party FTP client those two features will be broken.
All of these features can be replaced with 3rd party options.
There's another problem and that's with iWeb's popup slideshows. Once the MMe servers are no longer online the popup slideshow buttons will not display their images.
Click to view full size
However, Roddy McKay and I have figured out a way to modify existing sites with those slideshows and iWeb itself so that those images will display as expected once MobileMe servers are gone. How to is described in this tutorial: iW14 - Modify iWeb So Popup Slideshows Will Work After MobileMe is Discontinued.
NOTE: the iLife 11 boxed version Is no longer available at the online Apple Store. To get a copy you'll have to try Amazon.com or eBay.com.
Now that being said there's been a lot of discussion on replacements to iWeb. Most of the applications are template driven and make it difficult to start with a clean page. Roddy has more experience in evalutating those apps. I decided on Flux. It's a drag and drop, WYSIWYG application with easy code insertion. If you've ever added a 3rd party slideshow to an iWeb page with an HTML snippet you can view this Flux tutorial page on how I did it with Flux: F03 - Adding a SimpleViewer Slideshow to a Web Page or this tutorial on adding a multi page PDF document to a web page: F02 - Adding a PDF Document to a Web Page.
I have to admit it takes a little study but the video tutorials at the Flux site and those 3rd party videos on YouTube help quite a bit.
If you search this community for "iWeb alternatives" you should get a list of topics discussing the other alternatives.
OT

Good website for After Effects templates and stock footage in UK?

Hello all,
Can anyone recommend a good websites for downloading AE templates and stock footage in the UK please. I see plenty of gt American companies/ websites but I am reluctant to use templates and videos that are mastered in 29 frames and not 25 frames (UK).
Many Thanks
Joel Watt

Session timeouts.... I really do think it's the server. AE doesn't care for specific network stuff, it's all just volumes/ drives to the program. To avoid these issues, you would have to shorten the refresh cycles on your server availability broadcasts or the "keep alive" cycles on the connection/ session settings themselves. I'd know how to do it on Win Server, but I have no clue with regards to XServe configuration. Still, certainly some simple console commands and a restart of the server software should be able to take care of the matter.
Mylenium

What is best software for website design on iMac?

What software can I best use for website design on my iMac?

RapidWeaver or Sandvox is what I recommend for most people - both require little to no knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, or CSS but can be used to create attractive websites with all the modern doodads. DreamWeaver is a powerful program with a very steep learning curve but well worth learning for professionals and power users. Even so, this power user uses RapidWeaver for most tasks today.

Why was yesterday the typefont Lato displaying good in design mode and today looks like Arial?

why was yesterday the typefont Lato displaying good in design mode and today looks like Arial? In preview mode its looking good

I'm having exactly the same problem as Kitcarhans just as of now, with the same font (Lato).
I tried to follow Abhishek's recommended steps, but they are unclear to me, and in any case, didn't have any effect.
"2. Rename the folders named tk1 and tk2 in the following locations"
Not sure what this step is instructing me to do; rename them to what new name? Any? The same?
"3. Launch Muse and add the font again"
The font was never removed… was it supposed to have been? Well, in any case, I tried removing and then re-adding, but no effect there either…
Could you clarify these instructions for me, or if they don't apply to the current problem, advise? The two websites I'm working on now both use Lato, so I can't do much of anything until I solve this problem…
Thanks.

A good art app/program manager?

I am a graphic designer and I need a good app or program to orangize my art files.
I have searched and not coming up with anything.
Anyone have any recs? Application or program that they use?
I would say that over 75% of my art work are vector (eps) files.
thanks!!!

Clever old you.
All your card numbers and pins and expiry dates and seciruty codes?
Your passport number and National Health number?
e-mail servers, logins and passwords?
Insurance policy numbers?
Telephone and internet banking passwords?
Driving licence?
WEP key for your wi-fi?
Software serial numbers?
You should be on the TV

What does a website design/seo firm look like?

HI to all,
I am a website designer and partime seo / sem in Australia.
Currently I am working from home and thinking of moving into
an office soon.
I was just wondering if anyone can give me feedback on where
you work from.
Do you work from home?
Do you work from an office?
Advantage / dissadvanges from one or the other.
If business seems to be going well from home should I spend
the extra $ to move into an office and hopefuly improve on the
business image.
Also I have hnever been into website designers or seo office,
what's there? Chairs, Desk & Computers, or is it set up like a
retail store?
Do your customers come to visit you? or do you visit them?
Any comments or feedback is greatly appreciated.
Mal

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:38:08 -0400, "P@tty Ayers ~ACE"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Win Day" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:24:08 -0400, "P@tty Ayers
~ACE"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Win Day"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> I'm a consultant, not a manufacturer. For
the most part, consultants
>>>> go to their clients.
>>>
>>>And I'm neither of those. But of course, no web
developers/designers are
>>>manufacturers. :-)
>>>
>>
>> Do you create a product or provide a service?
>>
>> If you feel that you are creating a product, then
you are a
>> manufacturer. A custom manufacturer, perhaps, but a
manufacturer.
>>
>> My business model is such that I provide a service.
The end result is
>> a website, or an addition to or improvement of a
website. But I
>> market myself as a consultant.
>
>For the record, the word "manufacture" definitely doesn't
mean "someone who
>creates a product"; it has a much more specific
definition: "The process of
>making wares by hand or by machinery especially when
carried on
>systematically with division of labor" [Merriam-Webster].
It doesn't make
>sense to apply the term to web design. Just keeping the
verbiage straight
>here. :-)
>
We're going to have to disagree on the definition of
manufacture.
There are more meanings to the word. In its simplest form, it
merely
means to make.
Dictionary.com:
2. the making or producing of anything; generation
5. to work up (material) into form for use
American Heritage Dictionary:
1. a. To make or process (a raw material) into a finished
product,
especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
2. To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner
Online Etymology Dictionary:
something made by hand
WordNet:
1. the organized action of making of goods and services for
sale
Kenerman English Multilingual Dictionary:
to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and
in large
quantities
My point is that there ARE firms who are absolutely mass
producing
websites. These are the folks who offer the "one from column
A, one
from column B" sites, sometimes Flash and sometimes HTML.
Minimal
labour, minimal customization - and these sites are most
definitely
marketed and priced as commodities.
It all comes down to what the business does and how it is
marketed. Do
you make and sell a product: a website? Or do you sell a
service?
My company sells a service. From all appearances, yours sells
websites.
Not sure how we got on this track from what the office looks
like.
Win
Win Day, Wild Rose Websites
http://www.wildrosewebsites.com
[email protected]
Skype winifredday

My Macbook Pro shuts down when using design programs

I bought the macbook pro about 3 months ago. The shut down screen appeared and asked me to shut down the computer several times when I am using design programs (like photoshop, illustrator cs2 and macromedia flash 8...) since i bought computer. I can't do anything except forcing the computer to shut down, and it's not good for the computer if i have to do this often. The computer is fairly new, and it really upsets me with this problem.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
It sounds like what you are getting is a kernel panic. Read my FAQ* on the issue:
http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.html
While uncommon, it is not unheard of. There are many possible reasons.
* Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Website Design for Beginners

Looking for a good wysiwyg software program for a 15 year old
for hobbie purposes. Any thoughts on how Dreamwever stacks up
against Expession Web?
Web Design in Seattle

Sorry, I hadn't clicked your link when I first responded.
I guess I didn't need to explain about HTML, CSS, browsers,
etc.
Looks like you probably already know all about those things
"TC2112" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:gc3li2$glr$[email protected]..
> Hello,
>
> Neither are complete or simple "WYSIWYG", like some drag
and drop
> applications like "Printmaster", "Cardmaker" and such
where you drop your
> pictures where you want, insert some text and click
print..
> There are too many variables between browsers, and more
importantly,
> user's setting in those browsers such as text size,
browser width, etc.
> Both applications require you to have a good knowledge
of HTML and CSS to
> start, or the learning curve will be steep and very
frustrating.
> You can see the layout as you build it, but not knowing
HTML and CSS will
> make it difficult to build, make you unaware of mistakes
you might be
> making and make the site prone to looking very different
in different
> browsers.
> These are professional tools, and by nature complex with
many levels of
> functionality.
>
> If the person is willing to focus on the the time needed
to first learn
> HTML and CSS, and then the time to learn the program, I
think DW would be
> OK. I'd just be concerned with putting him or her off
because you can't
> get good results quickly out of the box without work
first.
>
> Take care,
> Tim
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "EPORIA" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> news:gc3kdn$f9a$[email protected]..
>> Looking for a good wysiwyg software program for a 15
year old for hobbie
>> purposes. Any thoughts on how Dreamwever stacks up
against Expession Web?
>>
>>
http://www.eporia.com/
>
>

20/20 design program

Is anyone out there successfully running 20/20 design program on a mac of any kind. I tried it several yrs. ago with a new G4 powerbk and virtual PC with little success.
I abandoned it and ran it as usual on my PC.
I just purchased a new macbk and have hopes that it will work this time.

Running Windows on a Mac through Boot Camp is just like running Windows on any other PC. So if the software runs good on your PC, it will run just as well if not better on your Mac through Boot Camp.

Design program compatible with Avery stationery?

Hello!
I have been soooooooo frustrated with the Avery Design and Print program for the following reason:
It will NOT allow me to import or use any of the hundreds of fonts on my computer and instead offers me the Design and Print's paltry selection.
Am wondering if there is another more flexible design program I can use that is compatible with the Avery stationery.
I would very much appreciate any advice out there!

Would you pay $20 for Labelist 8. It is in the OS X App Store, and their website has a free, 30-day, fully functional trial download.

Is "TuneupMyMac" a good and safe program to use?

Is "TuneupMyMac" a good and safe program to use?

How to maintain a Mac
1. Make redundant backups, keeping at least one off site at all times. One backup is not enough. Don’t back up your backups; make them independent of each other. Don’t rely completely on any single backup method, such as Time Machine. If you get an indication that a backup has failed, don't ignore it.
2. Keep your software up to date. In the Software Update preference pane, you can configure automatic notifications of updates to OS X and other Mac App Store products. Some third-party applications from other sources have a similar feature, if you don’t mind letting them phone home. Otherwise you have to check yourself on a regular basis. This is especially important for complex software that modifies the operating system, such as device drivers. Before installing any Apple update, you must check that all such modifications that you use are compatible.
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The more actively promoted the product, the more likely it is to be garbage. The most extreme example is the “MacKeeper” scam.
As a rule, the only software you should install is that which directly enables you to do the things you use a computer for — such as creating, communicating, and playing — and does not modify the way other software works. Use your computer; don't fuss with it.
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Your favourite website designs

As a graphic designer foremost and website designer
increasingly, I am always looking for inspiration from my next
project. Do you have any sites that you have worked on yourself or
that you particularly regard as state of the art that you could
post here. Websites that sum up the essence of good design, slick
navigation with accessibility always considered.
I know there is such a huge diversity of functionality and
content that drives a sites look but please post a couple of your
favorites here.
As far as the future, what do you see next generation of
website styles being, if we say that current styles are:
The shiny button
The round cornered box
The drop shadow background
I know Adobe has a huge influence on this as it's products
develop, Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop etc...but where next.
Rich
PS
I'd like to know what you think of my own humble offering,
complete with round corners and shadows! Our company website:
HERE
Far from state of the art I know but many hours of
fun/frustration to get there and many helpful posts here in it's
development!

RICH POW posted in macromedia.dreamweaver:
> Thanks Osgood, we all need a pat on the back sometimes
>
> Yes those validation errors...hmmm I did notice, one of
the
> purist, all a bit daunting, I'm no html expert.
>
> I kinda brushed those under the carpet so to speak!
>
> Maybe someone could tell me where to fix one or two?
Here are a few:
This may not show as actual errors, but your <head>
section has a
LOT of redundant code. Multiple links to identical .js and
.css
files, duplicated JavaScript code, etc...
In your template "BottomRight" region, you have several items
that
belong above the </head> at the top of the page.
However, since they
already do exist there, you can delete them completely.
Specifically
the link to AdelanteStyles.css and that whole block of
JavaScript.
Get rid of the <body> element in that section, too. You
can only
have one body in a Web page.
Since you're using XHTML 1.0 Transitional (do you need to?)
you have
several <br> that should be <br />
After that, I /think/ the only thing left (outside of Flash
stuff)
might be adding a </p> just before the <form>.
Could be wrong,
though.
Mark A. Boyd
Keep-On-Learnin' :)

Taking recommendations for good sync/backup program (other than Time Machine)

Hello everyone,
I'm on the lookout for a good file synchronization program (other than Time Machine) which I can use to make one-way backups of specific subdirectories. The ideal program would do the following:
1) Do one-way synchronization of user-selectable subdirecotries within a directory A to directory B either on same hard drive or on external hard drive
2) Can be set up to make sure that B has the exact subdirectories/files as A, deleting any that are not present in A and adding anything that is added to A or anything that has been changed in A
3) Will not generate useless junk files that require me to manually clean up after them
4) Will not alter files and directories in A in any way
5) Will be inexpensive
6) Will not interfere with Time Machine, which I already use to backup multiple volumes to a single external hard drive.
I checked the App store first, but was disappointed that all three apps had mixed reviews, and none had recent reviews attesting to their efficacy (which I always interpret as a bad sign).
I also did a quick search for third-party programs, but their websites will only have good reviews, so naturally I'm checking here first.
Basically, I want this program so that I can use it to sychronize files to my Cloud (Box, Google Docs, Dropbox) directory to share with my friends, and also to make redundant backups of sensitive files to additional external hard drives not being utilized by Time Machine.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

CCC can be set up to copy just selected directories, or the entire disk. It does not need to make a full clone (although a full clone is a good way to have*something* that functions in case of emergency).
I take the approach of using a tool that can do much more than simple because it can do *that much more* in a pinch.
I gave my best advice, and have not investigated in more specialized tools.
Good luck to you.

Ideas for a Website Design with DW 5

New to webiste and looking for ideas on website design. I have a logo and will have products with pictures and descriptions. Should I use DW pre-design ideas or should I use my own. I'm not sure how to on my own design, but I might be able to get help through friends. All ideas and suggestion on how to get started are appreciated.

If you're new to HTML and CSS in general, I highly recommend learning code basics first. This will make DW CS5 much easier to work with. Start slow. Learn new things in stages. Build 3 or 4 test pages before you tackle a real project.
Start here:
HTML & CSS Tutorials - http://w3schools.com/
Adobe Developer's Center - Getting Started tutorials
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/?view=gettingstarted
When you're comfortable with the DW interface, it is very helpful to start a new project with a pre-built CSS layout that works in all browsers. You can learn a lot from examining the code, too.
Have a look at PVII's CSS Templates or Page Packs. (NOTE: I have no affiliation with the company; just happen to like their products).
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/
http://twitter.com/altweb

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