Websites

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 12:13 PM

Okay for those of you who have websites for your unis what program did you use to build the site (need something easy) and who do you use to host it? I am looking to setup a site once i settle on what my new uni will be. I can get around a computer well but m dablings into website stuff has not been very good. I would like something that i can do the work in word and then just copy and paste if that exists. Thanks in advance.

Cap · 02-04-2008, 12:18 PM

As anyone will tell you, I am not a PC whiz. I used MS Front Page to make mine. My ISP allows me webspace to display it.

Cap

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 01:00 PM

Cap where can i pickup MS Front Page?

Thunder · 02-04-2008, 01:06 PM

I got my copy at a Best Buy

Cap · 02-04-2008, 01:09 PM

Best Buy or Future Shop.

Cap

Cooleyvol · 02-04-2008, 01:30 PM

Don't waste your money. Get Dreamweaver.

mh2365 · 02-04-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Don't waste your money. Get Dreamweaver.

Fly me high through the starry skies
Maybe to an astral plane

Ric915 · 02-04-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh2365

Fly me high through the starry skies
Maybe to an astral plane

LMAO

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 01:41 PM

Had Dreamweaver once upon a time that i got from a friend. I am looking for a cheap alternative (real cheap).

Cap · 02-04-2008, 01:43 PM

Take a piece of paper, draw your webpage on it and tape it to your screen....I finally broke down and got Front Page.

Cap

mh2365 · 02-04-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric915

LMAO

Figured if you got a bunch of us old guys around someone would get my Gary Wright reference!

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 01:52 PM

Yeah when a friend had mentioned that program that was the first thing that popped into my mind.

mh2365 · 02-04-2008, 02:00 PM

I wanted to create a website for the LBA but when I started looking into it, it appeared I would be spending more time updating my website than playing the game.

Bronx Bomber 15 · 02-04-2008, 02:04 PM

Frontpage Express - it's free (you may have it on your PC already). Very easy to use once you play around with it a little. If it's not on your PC (try doing a file search for Fpxpress.exe) or search the web, there's quite a few download sites out there for it.

Most of the web hosting sites have page building tools as well that load your home page automatically after you create or edit it. When I first started out, that's what I did and it was pretty easy.

I prefer FP Express so I can build my page at my leisure off line and load it when I'm ready.

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 02:21 PM

Thanks bronx i completely forgot you told me about FP Express. That is about as cheap as i can get and if i keep it up i can always upgrade.

frosticle · 02-04-2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

Okay for those of you who have websites for your unis what program did you use to build the site (need something easy) and who do you use to host it? I am looking to setup a site once i settle on what my new uni will be. I can get around a computer well but m dablings into website stuff has not been very good. I would like something that i can do the work in word and then just copy and paste if that exists. Thanks in advance.

http://www.netfirms.com/max

The Netfirms Max deal is a great place to start out. $10 for the first year, then you can just move elsewhere or whatever. Thing has 2 free domain names, 500 email address, unlimited site support, more bandwidth and space then you will need, one click installs of many scripts, and it supports quite a bit more than a free host would.

To speed things up, I would look into maybe php scripts or something. Perhaps a php download site. PHP is very easy to install and actually speeds things up in the long run. You may not know how to edit it, but you probably wouldn't need to. www.hotscripts.com has a nice selection. I would do that over building something in frontpage, since it is faster to use a premade script.

As for editor. I still use text mainly. Notepad ++, Ultra Edit, and Eclipse. For you... Not sure what you could get for free or cheap that is actually worth it. There is some decent open source stuff, like:

http://kompozer.net/screenshots.php
http://www.xemacs.org/About/Screenshots/index.html

Filezilla is great for FTP (Must have for free software):
http://filezilla-project.org/

gocubsgo · 02-04-2008, 03:18 PM

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I wanted to create a website for the LBA but when I started looking into it, it appeared I would be spending more time updating my website than playing the game.

Yeah Mike that is the same thing i am fighting with, which in turn is why i do not want to invest any money into a program.

Lee · 02-06-2008, 01:32 AM

I use Microsoft publisher for mine, it is fairly quick and I just upload to my host 20m.com. As easy a program as I have used.

Bonedwarf · 02-06-2008, 07:05 AM

Do NOT use anything from Microsoft unless someone is holding you at gunpoint. Honestly, just don't.

There's:

http://www.w3.org/Amaya/

From the W3 consortium. That'd be the folk who say what is and isn't part of HTML/XHTML etc...

Then of course there's:

http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

The free Mozilla web suite, including a pretty good web editor.

All free, all good, and better than a Microsoft abomination any day. (And please, Microsoft users, don't now all leap on me and take personal offense. This is not a slight against you. I just feel there are far superior alternatives out there. And I say that as someone who used to design webpages for a living.) And I'd say unless you plan on being professional do NOT waste money on buying an actual web design program like Dreamweaver. Honestly, either of the two above will see you right.

javier_83 · 02-06-2008, 10:38 AM

i use dreamweaver, its havea lot of tools to maky a website

02-04-2008, 12:13 PM	#1
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Websites Okay for those of you who have websites for your unis what program did you use to build the site (need something easy) and who do you use to host it? I am looking to setup a site once i settle on what my new uni will be. I can get around a computer well but m dablings into website stuff has not been very good. I would like something that i can do the work in word and then just copy and paste if that exists. Thanks in advance.

02-04-2008, 12:18 PM	#2
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,979	As anyone will tell you, I am not a PC whiz. I used MS Front Page to make mine. My ISP allows me webspace to display it. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

02-04-2008, 01:06 PM	#4
Thunder Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 3,865	I got my copy at a Best Buy __________________ I like Stats Mostly

02-04-2008, 01:09 PM	#5
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,979	Best Buy or Future Shop. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

02-04-2008, 01:43 PM	#10
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,979	Take a piece of paper, draw your webpage on it and tape it to your screen....I finally broke down and got Front Page. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

02-04-2008, 01:00 PM	#3
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Cap where can i pickup MS Front Page?

02-04-2008, 01:30 PM	#6
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Don't waste your money. Get Dreamweaver.

02-04-2008, 01:41 PM	#9
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Had Dreamweaver once upon a time that i got from a friend. I am looking for a cheap alternative (real cheap).

02-04-2008, 01:52 PM	#12
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Yeah when a friend had mentioned that program that was the first thing that popped into my mind.

02-04-2008, 02:00 PM	#13
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	I wanted to create a website for the LBA but when I started looking into it, it appeared I would be spending more time updating my website than playing the game.

02-04-2008, 02:04 PM	#14
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	Frontpage Express - it's free (you may have it on your PC already). Very easy to use once you play around with it a little. If it's not on your PC (try doing a file search for Fpxpress.exe) or search the web, there's quite a few download sites out there for it. Most of the web hosting sites have page building tools as well that load your home page automatically after you create or edit it. When I first started out, that's what I did and it was pretty easy. I prefer FP Express so I can build my page at my leisure off line and load it when I'm ready. __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X

02-04-2008, 02:21 PM	#15
gocubsgo All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,556	Thanks bronx i completely forgot you told me about FP Express. That is about as cheap as i can get and if i keep it up i can always upgrade.

02-06-2008, 01:32 AM	#18
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,652	I use Microsoft publisher for mine, it is fairly quick and I just upload to my host 20m.com. As easy a program as I have used.

02-06-2008, 07:05 AM	#19
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	Do NOT use anything from Microsoft unless someone is holding you at gunpoint. Honestly, just don't. There's: http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ From the W3 consortium. That'd be the folk who say what is and isn't part of HTML/XHTML etc... Then of course there's: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ The free Mozilla web suite, including a pretty good web editor. All free, all good, and better than a Microsoft abomination any day. (And please, Microsoft users, don't now all leap on me and take personal offense. This is not a slight against you. I just feel there are far superior alternatives out there. And I say that as someone who used to design webpages for a living.) And I'd say unless you plan on being professional do NOT waste money on buying an actual web design program like Dreamweaver. Honestly, either of the two above will see you right. Last edited by Bonedwarf; 02-06-2008 at 07:07 AM.

02-06-2008, 10:38 AM	#20
javier_83 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,091	i use dreamweaver, its havea lot of tools to maky a website __________________ Unification World of Boxing Universal World of Boxing First Tbcb Forum Tournament