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I'm using iWeb to build myself a website. It's a simple site, but I would like to have a blog on it. I don't plan to use .Mac to host the site, as a friend is donating hosting space for free. My question is: will I have to upload (a) new page(s) to the server every time I want to add an entry to the blog, or is there an easier way?
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Pretty much, yes. Using iWeb without .Mac is near pointless. Not only is there the upload issue, but some features (such as comments) aren't available without .Mac.
Do yourself a favor, if your friend has offered you space and it has a MySQL database, just install WordPress and you'll be MUCH happier. Or if that isn't your cup of tea, you can just use Blogger.com - Blogger will allow you to use your own Web site to publish to and is MUCH more flexible than iWeb.
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Originally Posted by Don Pickett 
I'm using iWeb to build myself a website. It's a simple site, but I would like to have a blog on it. I don't plan to use .Mac to host the site, as a friend is donating hosting space for free. My question is: will I have to upload (a) new page(s) to the server every time I want to add an entry to the blog, or is there an easier way?
I have been using iWeb for my blog for almost a year. I do not use .Mac for hosting so everytime I make a new blog entry I have to publish the whole site again to a folder. After publishing I copy the files to the server. The thing I do not like is that the publishing is taking a long time. I use a iMac G4 1.0 Ghz and it take 35-40 mins to publish (My domain file is 540 mb). I took a copy of my domain file to the Apple store and tested it on a new iMac 24" and it only took 5 mins to publish.
Here is a link to my blog if you want to take a look.
www.puppybark.com
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I agree with MacDog. iWeb is just about the worst tool ever to use for a blog, especially if you don't have dotMac.
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Trust me Don, give Blogger a shot. It's VERY easy to set up, very fast, and you can publish from any computer with an internet connection. Same goes for WordPress.
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Originally Posted by MacDog
Trust me Don, give Blogger a shot. It's VERY easy to set up, very fast, and you can publish from any computer with an internet connection. Same goes for WordPress.
Hmm. I might try and give Blogger a shot. I'm using iWeb because web stuff isn't my baliwick, so I'm trying to start small and go from there. Once I get the site up and get some experience under my belt I will probably be able to switch to better tools (assuming Apple doesn't make substantial improvements to iWeb for iLife '07).
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