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Ulrich Kinbote · Mar 4, 2006, 10:12 PM

Is there any service like blogger.com for webpages? By that I mean foolproof and free? I want to start a webpage but I don't know how and don't want to spend any money.

besson3c · Mar 4, 2006, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

Is there any service like blogger.com for webpages? By that I mean foolproof and free? I want to start a webpage but I don't know how and don't want to spend any money.

What do you want your website to communicate? What are your goals? Is this a personal website, or business related?

You are going to have to be FAR more detailed if you want helpful advice.

isao bered · Mar 4, 2006, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

You are going to have to be FAR more detailed if you want helpful advice.

:-/ so does that mean that i *shouldn't* offer "insert the key, then turn"? ;-)

be well.

laeth

greenamp · Mar 4, 2006, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

Is there any service like blogger.com for webpages? By that I mean foolproof and free? I want to start a webpage but I don't know how and don't want to spend any money.

Just spend a lil money and buy iWeb. Then all you'll need is a host and a domain name, or you could drop $99 for a years worth of iDisk.

But really, if you're just wanting something for a blog and some pics just use myspace.com.

Ulrich Kinbote · Mar 5, 2006, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

What do you want your website to communicate? What are your goals? Is this a personal website, or business related?

You are going to have to be FAR more detailed if you want helpful advice.

I want something minimalistic. A simple text archive for personal use. I would actually prefer if it were virtually graphics-free. To be more specific, I have a bunch of word documents I want to store on-line. Blogger works, if I publish each document like a post, but the problem is, it only displays the last 10 posts (documents) which makes navigation a headache.

besson3c · Mar 5, 2006, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

I want something minimalistic. A simple text archive for personal use. I would actually prefer if it were virtually graphics-free. To be more specific, I have a bunch of word documents I want to store on-line. Blogger works, if I publish each document like a post, but the problem is, it only displays the last 10 posts (documents) which makes navigation a headache.

How many Word documents do you plan to post? At some point, it seems inevitable that you'd want to move the text off the main page and into the archive. Does the search mechanism work in Blogger?

There are several other free blog sites, and free blog software you can use yourself.

wdlove · Mar 5, 2006, 01:54 PM

I think that having your on website is a great idea. I wish you all the best. Just investigate your options.

Super Mario · Mar 5, 2006, 02:57 PM

Wordpress, My Space and Blogger are easy free tools.

The Godfather · Mar 5, 2006, 05:59 PM

If you want a text archive for personal use, you should protect the website from being seen by anyone but you.

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Wordpress ... easy free tools.

WP easy ?

Yeah, not exactly UNLESS you got it pre-installed on your server...

-t

strictlyplaid · Mar 5, 2006, 07:51 PM

Why have a webpage when you can post your every thought, whim, and rant right here?

/not_helpful

If you've got an old machine, you can actually host your own small web server free from your broadband connection. This page can show you how.

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by strictlyplaid

Why have a webpage when you can post your every thought, whim, and rant right here?

/not_helpful

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by strictlyplaid

If you've got an old machine, you can actually host your own small web server free from your broadband connection. This page can show you how.

Nah, he said

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

By that I mean foolproof and free?

-t

strictlyplaid · Mar 5, 2006, 07:57 PM

I just noticed a footnote from that Lifehacker article:

Sorry Mac folks, but OS X comes with a web server all set up, so this tutorial’s not for you.

Could you take advantage of that feature, perhaps? Sounds foolproof to me...

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by strictlyplaid

Could you take advantage of that feature, perhaps? Sounds foolproof to me...

Foolproof ?

You gotta be kiddin' me.

-t

strictlyplaid · Mar 5, 2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Foolproof ?

You gotta be kiddin' me.

-t

Eh, I guess compared to Blogger, you're right.

But you get like a million geek points if you host your own server.

Dale Sorel · Mar 5, 2006, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

I don't know how and don't want to spend any money.

Gotta love the Internet

Mastrap · Mar 5, 2006, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

WP easy ?

Yeah, not exactly UNLESS you got it pre-installed on your server...

-t

WP features one click install. It's about as simple to install as it gets.

Ulrich Kinbote · Mar 5, 2006, 08:46 PM

Well, thanks for letting me know my options.

Still, it's quite disappointing there isn't some blogger-like service for webpages. After all, the difference between a blog and a basic webpage (the kind I want) is only really the formatting. I live in hope there will be such a service eventually.

By the way, why isn't iWeb (and Macmail, for that matter) a part of iLife, i.e. free? If you buy the hardware, the software should come free. It would promote the popularity of the software by spreading Apple's logo and aesthetic through the Internet, and probably increase sales and profits in the long-run.

greenamp · Mar 5, 2006, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

Well, thanks for letting me know my options.

Still, it's quite disappointing there isn't some blogger-like service for webpages. After all, the difference between a blog and a basic webpage (the kind I want) is only really the formatting. I live in hope there will be such a service eventually.

By the way, why isn't iWeb (and Macmail, for that matter) a part of iLife, i.e. free? If you buy the hardware, the software should come free. It would promote the popularity of the software by spreading Apple's logo and aesthetic through the Internet, and probably increase sales and profits in the long-run.

iWeb does come with iLife '06.

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

WP features one click install. It's about as simple to install as it gets.

Huh ?

Are you talking about getting a wordpress account (at wordpress.com) or downloading and the wordpress software from wordpress.org and installing it on your OWN server ?

The former is easy, the latter far from on-click. Using FTP to upload it to a server is more than he'd probably know how to do...

-t

turtle777 · Mar 5, 2006, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Sorel

Gotta love the Internet

True, good point.

-t

Ulrich Kinbote · Mar 5, 2006, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

iWeb does come with iLife '06.

I have OS X Version 10.4.5. Can I get iWeb?

dreamryche · Mar 5, 2006, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

I have OS X Version 10.4.5. Can I get iWeb?

iWeb is part of iLife, which is *not* part of the OS. It's bundled with new Macs but if you want to update your older version to iLife '06, you'll have to spend the $79.