Looking for Mac Software to maintain web site

RattlerMac · RattlerMac #1 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 09:26 AM

I'm new to this board and the Mac World. I have a website that I maintained on a Vaio. The wintel was given to a friend and I replaced it with a Mac Book Pro.

Looking for recommendations for what software I should use now.

Thanks

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 09:43 AM

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chas_m · chas_m #3 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 09:45 AM

What software did you use to write or maintain the website on your PC?

RattlerMac · RattlerMac #4 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 11:11 AM

I used that hi-tech program called FrontPage. Stop laughing, it was free and for a non-profit group.

schweb · schweb #5 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 11:37 AM

You can use Dreamweaver, iWeb, Coda, or a host of others.

Honestly, this has been discussed many times before so utilizing search will be your best option to get the information you're looking for to make the best choice.

RattlerMac · RattlerMac #6 (**permalink**)

07-16-2010, 11:55 AM

ok subject is dropped. I'm new to the Mac World and was looking for something to break the ice and start the transition.

salsadirect · salsadirect #7 (**permalink**)

08-04-2010, 07:42 AM

hi there,
you know, i am a self-taught webdesigner, and what i have found is, no matter what you used for designing the original site, by far the easiest way to regularly update is using Word or any simple text software, for which you need just a tiny bit of ability to recognise HTML code.

1) look at the relevant page in your browser, and select from the menu >view > view source

2) select all and copy all this text

3) paste the whole lot into a Word document

4) then just edit away, eg removing a word/paragraph/photo/whatever, and /or writing in the new stuff, which can be done by smply copying and pasting a previous paragraph with its HTML code at the beginning and end, and then jsut changing the text.

5) make sure you save it as a .txt file only (NOT HTML)

6) upload it to your server, changing the filename suffix to ".htm"

hope this works for you. I do all mine this way. You can easily add in movies, music clips, whatever, you will find plenty of free HTML code online if you need to learn new code.

Thanks!
Salsadirect

thedoc · thedoc #8 (**permalink**)

08-10-2010, 03:55 PM

Salsadirect that must take you ages!

I highly endorse text editors, SubEthaEdit being my prefered, however Coda is also pretty sweet.

RattlerMac; if you are used to FrontPage (poor guy) you'll get on well with Dreamweaver, but I think that there is FrontPage 2008 for OS X which might be worth looking into...

louishen · louishen #9 (**permalink**)

08-10-2010, 04:08 PM

If text coding isn't your bag then, recently, someone posted about this cool bit of software - I am going to give it a try myself

The Escapers - Flux

If free and open source is what you want then there is KompoZer (quite like FrontPage)
KompoZer - Easy web authoring

If you dont mind building the site again, then iWeb is easy and comes with some slick templates to start you off
(comes on the Mac already)

schweb #2 (permalink)
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Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,195 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	07-16-2010, 11:37 AM You can use Dreamweaver, iWeb, Coda, or a host of others. Honestly, this has been discussed many times before so utilizing search will be your best option to get the information you're looking for to make the best choice. schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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louishen #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,957 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	08-10-2010, 04:08 PM If text coding isn't your bag then, recently, someone posted about this cool bit of software - I am going to give it a try myself The Escapers - Flux If free and open source is what you want then there is KompoZer (quite like FrontPage) KompoZer - Easy web authoring If you dont mind building the site again, then iWeb is easy and comes with some slick templates to start you off (comes on the Mac already) Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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RattlerMac #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2010 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 49 Mac Specs: Mini Server (2011), MBP 15inch i7(2013) Retina, iTouch 64Gb 4gen, Itouch 64Gb 5gen, iPad mini Retina	07-16-2010, 09:26 AM I'm new to this board and the Mac World. I have a website that I maintained on a Vaio. The wintel was given to a friend and I replaced it with a Mac Book Pro. Looking for recommendations for what software I should use now. Thanks
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RattlerMac #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2010 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 49 Mac Specs: Mini Server (2011), MBP 15inch i7(2013) Retina, iTouch 64Gb 4gen, Itouch 64Gb 5gen, iPad mini Retina	07-16-2010, 11:11 AM I used that hi-tech program called FrontPage. Stop laughing, it was free and for a non-profit group.
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RattlerMac #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2010 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 49 Mac Specs: Mini Server (2011), MBP 15inch i7(2013) Retina, iTouch 64Gb 4gen, Itouch 64Gb 5gen, iPad mini Retina	07-16-2010, 11:55 AM ok subject is dropped. I'm new to the Mac World and was looking for something to break the ice and start the transition.
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salsadirect #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2010 Posts: 3	08-04-2010, 07:42 AM hi there, you know, i am a self-taught webdesigner, and what i have found is, no matter what you used for designing the original site, by far the easiest way to regularly update is using Word or any simple text software, for which you need just a tiny bit of ability to recognise HTML code. 1) look at the relevant page in your browser, and select from the menu >view > view source 2) select all and copy all this text 3) paste the whole lot into a Word document 4) then just edit away, eg removing a word/paragraph/photo/whatever, and /or writing in the new stuff, which can be done by smply copying and pasting a previous paragraph with its HTML code at the beginning and end, and then jsut changing the text. 5) make sure you save it as a .txt file only (NOT HTML) 6) upload it to your server, changing the filename suffix to ".htm" hope this works for you. I do all mine this way. You can easily add in movies, music clips, whatever, you will find plenty of free HTML code online if you need to learn new code. Thanks! Salsadirect
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thedoc #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 10, 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 94 Mac Specs: 20" iMac 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo :: 13.3" MacBook 2.2Ghz Core 2 Duo	08-10-2010, 03:55 PM Salsadirect that must take you ages! I highly endorse text editors, SubEthaEdit being my prefered, however Coda is also pretty sweet. RattlerMac; if you are used to FrontPage (poor guy) you'll get on well with Dreamweaver, but I think that there is FrontPage 2008 for OS X which might be worth looking into...
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