looking to buy

leduc alain · 09-26-2007, 12:54 AM

good day. i am looking to buy a software for (web designer), for my son 14 yrs old. to allowing him to make his own home page.
As a person,(me ) does not have enough knowledge to choose the best one.(software) i am asking your help.
thank you for helping.

**KoosHopeloos** · 09-26-2007, 03:12 AM

@ leduc alain: I'm not sure that you have to buy software. And by the time he knows the language of XHTML/CSS, notepad is all you need.
But to answer your question, Dreamweaver (from Adobe) is a very good program, but there is a free variant called Nvu which works very well.

Let him play around with that one first, you can always buy.

leduc alain · 09-26-2007, 03:26 AM

thank you very much for your help ................

i will make him try it.....

**Redcore** · 09-26-2007, 06:02 PM

Yeah, Nvu is a good choice for the beginners...it's powerful enough to help them as they grow. Dreamweaver is good when they're more advanced and Nvu can't keep up :)

leduc alain · 09-26-2007, 10:09 PM

thank for helping. can you send me the links for downloading it (

)PLS

**Redcore** · 09-27-2007, 01:32 AM

http://www.nvu.com/

(or Google would have worked just as well :P)

v-six · 09-29-2007, 11:08 AM

If he wants to be a "real" web designer and get serious about it, the first things to jump into are html/xhtml, css, and current web standards! Here's a great resource for basic tutorials on getting started.

http://www.w3schools.com/

DonaldG · 09-30-2007, 07:01 AM

And if he wants to get ideas and additional help/info etc. visit a good magazine seller and browse through the 'web design' section and get one or two magazines to evaluate which is mostly aimed at his level and interest, then perhaps subscribe to one.

Here in the UK, the local colleges hold evening classes - perhaps theer are similar schemes in your country (France?)

leduc alain · 10-03-2007, 05:01 AM

thank you for helping. one more question. once his homepage is ready what i do have to do to put it one the internet ? do i have to keep one of my computers on all the time . please step by step . and thank you very much for helping.... i know that i do have to buy a domain, and how it works. what it will be the good deal and how????????66

DonaldG · 10-03-2007, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by leduc alain

thank you for helping. one more question. once his homepage is ready what i do have to do to put it one the internet ? do i have to keep one of my computers on all the time . please step by step . and thank you very much for helping.... i know that i do have to buy a domain, and how it works. what it will be the good deal and how????????66

No, you do not have to keep the computer on all the time...

In ver simple terms, once the page/s have been designed, all you have to do is save a copy of those pages on another computer that is on the internet. The computer on Internet is called the 'server' or 'web server' but it is virtually the same as the computer on your desk.

This is how it works:
The pages are on your computer. You have to have access to a web server. Many Internet Service Providors (ISPs) give you free access to a web server so that you can 'put up' your own 'home page' or 'web site'.

The process of transferring the pages from your home computer to the web server is known as uploading to the server. There is some simple (free) software that helps you to perform this process known as FTP. (File Transfer Protocol) All that the FTP software does is to ensure that your computer and talk the webs server computer properly.

What you need to do is contact your ISP and ask if you have web space with your Internet Connection. If the answer is yes, you need to ask for the following details
1) The address of the server (FTP Host)
2) The directory to be used?
3) The Login or user name.
4) The Password to be used to access the server.

Once you have those 4 details sorted out, all you have to do is enter them into the appropriate boxes in the FTP software and away you go!

It is just like saving files from one hard drive to another. The only difference is that the first hard drive is on your computer and the other hard drive is at your ISPs location. It is the ISP's computers that are switched on all the time. Once you have saved (transfered) the files on the ISP's machine, you can switch off your machine...

leduc alain · 10-03-2007, 05:01 PM

thank you. it is really helpfully what wrote to me and explain it
One more thing. As-per your experiences
,

what is the best and free FTP software that you recommended it to me.and can you send me the link for download it. thank you very much i do appreciate .

DonaldG · 10-04-2007, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leduc alain

thank you. it is really helpfully what wrote to me and explain it
One more thing. As-per your experiences
,

what is the best and free FTP software that you recommended it to me.and can you send me the link for download it. thank you very much i do appreciate .

Hello again

I'm pleased that my posting helpd you to get a basic understanding of how the process works.

It is difficult fro me to recommend free FTP software (Also known as a free FTP Client) because I use Dreamweaver professional web design software that has the FTP software built in. Although Dreamweaver is generally rated as the best there is, it is not recommended to a novice on thegrounds of cost!

I have just done a quick 'Google' search for "Free FTP" and the very first one seems to be able to do what you want:
http://www.smartftp.com/

I have never used this. Perhaps other folk can add a link to this thread suggesting or recommending other FREE FTP software.

All the best wishes Alain - If you need more help - just ask...

DonaldG · 10-04-2007, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DonaldG

Hello again

I have just done a quick 'Google' search for "Free FTP" and the very first one seems to be able to do what you want:
http://www.smartftp.com/

...

I have just had a look again at SmartFTP...It may not be a free one!

will some other folk recommend a decent free FTP software please...

leduc alain · 10-04-2007, 03:47 AM

thank you verry much DonaldG again. i am gonna buy the dreamweaver CS3 within 2 weeks. you think theFTP is included.

DonaldG · 10-04-2007, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leduc alain

i am gonna buy the dreamweaver CS3 within 2 weeks. you think theFTP is included.

WOW! That IS the tops... The best there is!

DW is incredibly powerful....

Yes, it has a built in FTP client. Below is a screen grab from DW 8.0.2

Enter the appropriate details in the 4 boxes and away you go...

leduc alain · 10-04-2007, 05:38 AM

thank you

v-six · 10-04-2007, 08:43 AM

Filezilla is a good free FTP client if the FTP included in Dreamweaver turns out to be a flop.

P.S. for learning DW I highly recommend "The Missing Manual"

**KoosHopeloos** · 10-04-2007, 01:29 PM

@ leduc alain: you can also try CoreFTP it's free and very easy to use. Been using it for years...

09-26-2007, 12:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	looking to buy good day. i am looking to buy a software for (web designer), for my son 14 yrs old. to allowing him to make his own home page. As a person,(me ) does not have enough knowledge to choose the best one.(software) i am asking your help. thank you for helping. __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

09-26-2007, 03:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: looking to buy @ leduc alain: I'm not sure that you have to buy software. And by the time he knows the language of XHTML/CSS, notepad is all you need. But to answer your question, Dreamweaver (from Adobe) is a very good program, but there is a free variant called Nvu which works very well. Let him play around with that one first, you can always buy. __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

09-26-2007, 03:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank you very much for your help ................ i will make him try it..... __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

09-26-2007, 06:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 718 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: looking to buy Yeah, Nvu is a good choice for the beginners...it's powerful enough to help them as they grow. Dreamweaver is good when they're more advanced and Nvu can't keep up :)

09-26-2007, 10:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank for helping. can you send me the links for downloading it ()PLS __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

09-27-2007, 01:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Redcore Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jamestown, CA Posts: 718 OS: Linux Mint 7 My System	Re: looking to buy http://www.nvu.com/ (or Google would have worked just as well :P)

09-29-2007, 11:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	Re: looking to buy If he wants to be a "real" web designer and get serious about it, the first things to jump into are html/xhtml, css, and current web standards! Here's a great resource for basic tutorials on getting started. http://www.w3schools.com/ __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

09-30-2007, 07:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,217 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: looking to buy And if he wants to get ideas and additional help/info etc. visit a good magazine seller and browse through the 'web design' section and get one or two magazines to evaluate which is mostly aimed at his level and interest, then perhaps subscribe to one. Here in the UK, the local colleges hold evening classes - perhaps theer are similar schemes in your country (France?) __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

10-03-2007, 05:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank you for helping. one more question. once his homepage is ready what i do have to do to put it one the internet ? do i have to keep one of my computers on all the time . please step by step . and thank you very much for helping.... i know that i do have to buy a domain, and how it works. what it will be the good deal and how????????66 __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

10-03-2007, 05:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank you. it is really helpfully what wrote to me and explain it One more thing. As-per your experiences , what is the best and free FTP software that you recommended it to me.and can you send me the link for download it. thank you very much i do appreciate . __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

10-04-2007, 03:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank you verry much DonaldG again. i am gonna buy the dreamweaver CS3 within 2 weeks. you think theFTP is included. __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

10-04-2007, 05:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
leduc alain Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 115 OS: xp	Re: looking to buy thank you __________________ He teaches ill..........who teaches all????

10-04-2007, 08:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	Re: looking to buy Filezilla is a good free FTP client if the FTP included in Dreamweaver turns out to be a flop. P.S. for learning DW I highly recommend "The Missing Manual" __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

10-04-2007, 01:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: looking to buy @ leduc alain: you can also try CoreFTP it's free and very easy to use. Been using it for years... __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!