Episode #134
Currently using “webstudio”on a PC but am trying to switch to Mac. I don’t know any HTML. HELP me PLEASE.
John, Whitby, ON
Macs are used by many web designers and offer a huge variety of tools for easy web design. The easiest is iWeb but it locks you into iWeb - iweb designed sites can’t be maintained by any other program. If you want to learn more about web design the free NVU can’t be beat. Then there are many other great tools like Panic Software’s Coda, MacRabbit’s CSSEdit, and the big boy, Macromedia’s Dreamweaver.
Sean’s note: If you’re buying a Mac, it should come with iWeb by default - it will help you design basic web pages using included templates, which you can then modify yourself. It should be noted that the program doesn’t generate the cleanest HTML code so it won’t necessary be the best choice for pro jobs, but if it’s just for your own pages it should do the trick. If you want to step up to a more professional level, you can also get Adobe’s Dreamweaver for the Mac.
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Air Date: January 16, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- William, Edmonton, AB
- John, Whitby, ON
- Jan, Valencia, CA
Sean's Shinies
- Shure Music Phone Adapter + SE210 headphones
$40 + $180
The design of the iPhone means you can’t use your own headphones with it, thanks to a recessed headphone jack. The Shure Music Phone Adapter not only fits into that recessed slot, allowing you to use your own headphones, but it also adds a microphone, allowing you to use your headphones as part of a hands-free headset. The clip on it is terrible — it’ll break almost instantly — but otherwise it does the job. Just be aware that there’s no special noise cancellation in the microphone so if you’re in a noisy environment it might be hard for people ot hear you. Shure’s SE210 isolating headphones make for a great partner here — they sound awesome, isolate noise in the local area, and have interchangeable eartips…a bit pricey but they’re worth it.
Shiny
- adapter: use your own headphones
- adapter: add voice capability
- headphones: very good quality
- headphones: interchangeable tips
Dull
- adapter: clip is not so good
- adapter: no noise cancellation
- headphones: expensiveMusic Phone Adapter
ShureSE210 headphones
Shure
Kate’s Tips
- Photonhead.com
Photonhead offers quick and easy photography tips for beginners, and intermediate theory and tutorials that provide food for growth. It has never been easier to take a good photograph, but the world of digital photography seems to be getting more complex. Drawing from experience, Photonhead.com is an ongoing and very opinionated effort to help beginners cut through the noise with tips, tutorials, and advanced learning tools.