Web designer needed

[RantyDave]

Hmm...got a handle on it now, but found Mambo learning curve quite steep. First CMS that I've tried though.

Have you tried SilverStripe - http://www.silverstripe.com/

I'm currently blagging office space off the guys that make this and, I have to say, I've been mightily impressed. They've even got google to put some summer of code students onto it. It goes without saying that you (one) can get killer tech support for it by merely taking the right person out for a pint

Dave

[TerminalAddict]

doesn't work with safari.

and I've spent all day today babysitting a site that was sold shit code from silverstripe.

check out http://firstin.co.nz to see their fine work

[RantyDave]

doesn't work with safari.

Really? I'll kick some arse, then. They have heaps of macs.

and I've spent all day today babysitting a site that was sold shit code from silverstripe.

check out http://firstin.co.nz to see their fine work

Ah. That's complicated. PM me if you're having a real problem...

Dave

[yod]

I use Dreamweaver at work since they bought it (before i got there) but i never use it as a designing tool just a coding app and its handy since it has ftp built in but there are a crapload out there HateML, PHP Designer (Beta) are a couple - they all have their pros anbd cons - but most use a f*ckload less resources than DW does!!!
tables are an utter pain and farkin ugly - you should see some of the systems i've 'inherited' holy shite....

[skelstar]

If theres any Mac coders out there who want a friggin awesome app then get a hold of skEdit. Its at www.skti.org (I think). Ironically is was written by my namesake!

[Busy]

For those not using safari but want to test your sites go to http://www.browsrcamp.com/ (just use the free version)

[scracha]

I concur with NighthawkNZ, stay away from word and publisher, they create bloated code that slows down even a basic web site.

Whilst I'd agree if he wants something "future proofed", it sounds like he just wants two or three pages and something simple. If it saves him paying a "web designer" a few hundy then he's as well doing it himself.

As for "slowing down" a basic website....just using something like irfanview to compress the jpegs does the trick nicely.

Mambo/joomla is likely overkill for his needs too (and I wont' say anything about the bloated code my mambo sites have). Have you ever actually tried training even semi-computer literate peeps how to use the nice mambo site you've knocked up for them?

[skelstar]

Have you ever actually tried training even semi-computer literate peeps how to use the nice mambo site you've knocked up for them?

Ill be trying that with a couple of KB's racers real soon. If you set them up as 'publishers' then you get a reasonable amount of flexibility. Was a bit worried about letting them loose in the admin section

(hope she doesn't read this )

[scracha]

Ill be trying that with a couple of KB's racers real soon. If you set them up as 'publishers' then you get a reasonable amount of flexibility. Was a bit worried about letting them loose in the admin section

(hope she doesn't read this )

My tuppenceworth. The mambo/Joomla editor is a lot easier to use than a year and a half (actually, there were about 4 popular ones back then) but it's still not that straightforward for new users. The image/multimedia uploader is counter-intuitive. Best to start them off with just editing and perhaps copying existing pages rather than doing anything too flash.

Perhaps having them use firefix with the bbcomposer extension might help?

[Racey Rider]

How do I get a 'web spider' to index a web page to google so it is searchable?
Thanks.
Racey.