iWeb Reviews from Mac Users: I Love iWeb
January 2, 2009
Everyone’s allowed to have their own opinion about what they like and don’t like. Here’s a smattering of positive Twitter reviews of iWeb from Mac users under the theme of “I love iWeb” 
- I use Mac’s iWeb its a WYSIWYG program and I love it!
- wow I love iWeb
! Just so simple…one more thing: I need to get a guestbook on there. Dunno nothing about php or MySql…. - I love iWeb. making websites is fun.
- love iWeb to make quick good looking sites.
- Updating my iWeb. I love iWeb
- WordPress, O man, another thing to learn. Besides, I love iWeb preset layouts. So kool. I can’t get Flash into iWeb though
- Don’t you love your iWeb site? I love mine.
- Ideally, I’d love a CMS package of real software, like iWeb, for my Mac that allows me to update, blog, change w/o knowing CSS, code, etc.
- I love iweb and mobileme! together they are my best friends.
- and also designing itself has to be for beginners like me, like iweb! i’m in love w it.
- I am either stretching limits of iWeb or… my own. How long can love affair last? So expected more *sob* how could you? need HTML on page
Related Reading:
iWeb Reviews from Mac Users: I Hate iWeb
January 2, 2009
Everyone’s allowed to have their own opinion about what they like and don’t like. Here’s a smattering of negative Twitter reviews of iWeb from Mac users under the theme of “I hate iWeb”
- I can’t stand iWeb, its a web designer’s pet hate! Makes pretty websites – built from lots of images & yucky code!
- hate iweb. Worst program apple has ever invented.if you’ve never heard of it, just trust me. It’s that bad.especially if you are editing it.
- I think I’m ditching iweb for Rapidweaver. I hate to spend the $80 but iweb sucks for a blog!
- Have discovered that I hate IWeb with a passion!
- I hate iWeb created blogs. They never seem to work like they’re supposed to.
- I hate you iWeb
- ugh, i hate what iWeb does to sites — all images. makes no sense. the new CMS will allow for pages, nicer, easier.
Related Reading:
Using .Mac’s iWeb to Build and Host a website on a Macintosh
January 2, 2009
Thinking about building a website on your Mac using iWeb and .Mac ?
There are two ways to get iWeb in order to build a website on a Mac. You can either purchase a new Mac which comes with iLife (which comes with iWeb) or you can buy the iLife disc directly from Apple. This is the screen you see when you login to iWeb.
It’s not necessary to have access to a .Mac account to use iWeb, Apple upsells purchasing .Mac to make iWeb’s website building features work better.
For those who have made a website before, it’s clear that using iWeb to build a website is quite limiting. iWeb isn’t designed for professional web developers. It’s made for beginners who don’t want or need the flexibility required to build a professional website.
If you’re looking at other mac website builder software or hosting solutions, be sure to determine your short and long term goals for your website / business and make sure the solution you choose meets those
needs.
While using the iWeb and .Mac will allow you to create and host a website, there are better, more flexible mac website builder and mac web host solutions available.
Related Reading: iWeb Reviews from Mac users:
Mac Friendly Hosting Research – Macintosh Web Hosting Web Host
January 1, 2009
Across the world, Mac users are searching for mac-related terms associated with hosting websites.
Many Mac users have used Mac tools and .Mac hosting for their first websites and others are seeking resources to build and publish their first personal, non profit or business website.
In our mac website hosting keyword research, we’ve discovered many common search phrases on major search engines. Below are some of the most common keywords and phrases people (Mac users) use when searching for mac friendly hosting (as opposed to hosting that is for PC users only or simply isn’t that intuitive for Mac users).
Variant Theme One: Mac Friendly Hosting
- mac friendly hosting
- macintosh friendly hosting
- macs friendly hosting
- mac-friendly hosting
- macfriendly hosting
Variant Theme Two: Mac Friendly Web Hosting
- mac friendly web hosting
- macintosh friendly web hosting
- macs friendly web hosting
- mac friendly web hosting
- mac-friendly web hosting
- macfriendly web hosting
Variant Theme Three: Mac Friendly Web Host
- mac friendly web host
- macintosh friendly web host
- macs friendly web host
- mac friendly web host
- mac-friendly web host
- macfriendly web host
As a side note, we’re happy to report that we discovered that on average, there are 36 monthly searches on Google for “kid friendly mac and cheese”
Picking a Local, National or Overseas Mac Web Host Company
December 31, 2008
All reputable web hosting companies will meet standard hosting requirements no matter what country they’re in. However, this doesn’t mean all Mac website hosting companies are equal.
When you’re searching for a reputable Mac friendly hosting company this significantly narrows the options and number of hosting companies you can choose from.
It’s often the case overseas companies (in India, for example) can offer services and hosting packages for rates lower than you might find in, say, Canada, USA, UK or Australia. Lower overhead and staffing costs can make this possible.
While you may be tempted to sign up with a cheaper overseas company instead of a local or national host for your website hosting, consider all of the angles before you jump in.
- Will you be receiving the same level of quality
- Will you receive adequate support
- Are there any language/cultural barriers that may hinder verbal or written communicaion?
- What is the time zone difference and does it work with your schedule?
- The farther away the host server is from your customers the slower your website may load. It simply takes longer for the information (words, pictures, video, etc) to travel a longer distance.
- Will technical support be available
- Will sales or customer support be available
- Will help files / resources be available in your language?
We don’t suggest avoiding overseas companies –there are a number of great ones out there. Simply make sure you consider all of the facts and choose a Mac hosting company that best suits your unique needs.
Mac Hosting Q&A: Advantages of Hosting on a Macintosh Server
December 29, 2008
Q: What are the advantages of hosting a website on a Macintosh Server?
A: Great Mac Software
Macintosh web software is easy to use and the learning curve isn’t steep.
Security
The Macintosh platform is more secure than any other platform. In test after test, hackers have been
specifically employed to crack into a Macintosh server; they have met with no success. Further, the very file system that Macintosh uses prevents a hacker from cracking the tree structure at all. Without that rather important piece of information, it is impossible for the hacker to get into the system and even begin to do damage. For example, in an effort to increase security, the US Army has switched from Windows NT to a Mac server
URL Case
On a Macintosh Server, unlike most other web servers, URLs are case insensitive. For example, if someone mistakenly types in a capital letter in a URL, a Mac server will still display the proper URL. ie the URL http://www.mydomainname/Mac.html and http://www.mydomainname.com/mac.html will both work on a Mac server regardless of whether users type in a capital M or not.
Mac Hosting Q&A: What is a Macintosh Server?
December 29, 2008
Q: What is a Macintosh Server?
A: A Macintosh Server is one that uses software from Apple. Macintosh servers can
pereform most tasks as well as any other Windows NT, Novell Netware or Linux server
uses server software from Apple. Apple’s latest Mac hosting software is a
Mac OS X server which incldes the Unix web server apache enabling the
use of PHP Perl and many other popular scripts.
Mac Website Host Social Media: FriendFeed and Twitter
December 28, 2008
Follow Mac Website Host on FriendFeed and Twitter:
Mac Website Builder Software & Hosting StirSite
December 28, 2008
With StirSite you can make and host your own Mac website with everything you need to get your business, store, club, team, or non-profit organization online for under $25!
Start your FREE 10 day trial >
Over 173,000 organizations have used StirSite’s Mac web builder to create web sites, complete with photo albums, email, ecommerce, paypal, calendars, and more than 450 other features without ever having built a web site before. Why not take a free 10 day trial today? Made for PC and Mac users, you’ll be amazed how easy it is to get your own website online in minutes.
Free Trial Mac Web Site builder software
“One of the most powerful ways to create a professional looking website.”
David Chalk, Chalk TV
“My website pages are as good or better than some of my friends who are in the same type of business. They are amazed especially considering they paid over $6,000.00 for their sites. No Kidding!
Your website support is great! My site is great! I am very happy with this web site builder!”
Dale McIntosh
AMJ Funding Group
Start your FREE 10 day trial > No credit card information required!
Click here to visit StirSite.com now to learn more
Mac Website Builder Reviews
December 28, 2008
Mac Website Builder Reviews
