Re: [Leica] Setting up a web site

[Sonny Carter <sonc@sonc.com>]

Hello Kit,

I would argue with you about Verisign, at least as far as customer
service at Network Solutions.  In six years of doing this, (yes, I am a legacy customer,)
I've had two problems, both when changing from one web host to another.
In both cases, the problem was solved within moments by a live
customer service representative.

 Contrast that with hundreds of complaints I've seen about web hosts
 who take your money and "forget" to renew your registration.

 There are several people on this list who have had that happen.  I
 think I would NEVER have the same registrar to host my site.

 By the way, if you are interested in a really good host who pays
 attention to problems, and can be easily reached, try Colin Vorseh at
 colin@availabledark.com
 Yeah, that one.  A fine Leica photog, and a great
 host.  Fast servers, lots of room, reasonable price.

 I moved to his servers at the beginning of the month, and everything
 went smoothly.

 SonC


 

Saturday, November 15, 2003, 7:54:23 AM, you wrote:

KM> Gene--

KM> Setting up a web site is very simple, really. And if all you really want to
KM> do is to create a place for your own gallery, there is really no need for
KM> any fancy dynamic programming as in ASP, JSP, or ColdFusion. I would not
KM> recommend those technologies for a novice. The learning curve alone will
KM> more than frustrate you and make the process onerous rather than fun. Once
KM> you get your feet wet, you might want to go that route, but I would not
KM> suggest it at first. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a static
KM> HTML Web site. In fact, it would be a great idea to get very proficient and
KM> comfortable creating a static site first before you move on to creating a
KM> Web application (that's what a dynamic site is, a Web application). It is
KM> essential, anyway, to be able to create good static pages and also learn how
KM> sites are organized before moving on to those technologies, anyway.

KM> Speaking as one who does this all day long at the day job--I recommend using
KM> Macromedia products. They are extremely easy to learn. If you have Photoshop
KM> and use it for processing your images that you've scanned, or that are
KM> already in digital format, that's great. It also isn't necessarily
KM> necessary, if you don't have it. 

KM> I really like the functionality of Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks MX, both of
KM> which are packaged as a bundle as MX Studio (along with Flash, too, and
KM> Freehand) and are a great ensemble for creating your pages, managing the
KM> site itself, and processing images. Also, if you find yourself interested in
KM> ASP, JSP, or ColdFusion sometime down the road, Dreamweaver MX has
KM> everything you need in the interface to work in those languages, already
KM> built-in. The program itself is a great teacher, and Macromedia has great
KM> tutorials built-in to the software to help you find your way. Also, it has a
KM> code-view option that allows you to see the source code while you are also
KM> working in a WYSIWYG GUI. (What You See Is What You Get Graphical
KM> Interface). Dreamweaver also has a very good FTP utility built-in (this is
KM> the function that allows you to connect to your Web server and upload your
KM> HTML and graphics files), and it helps keep things very nicely organized.

KM> As for hosting, there are also some great and inexpensive options out there
KM> for that, too. On some of our projects, we work with a company in Texas
KM> pretty frequently--Global Knowledge Group, in College Station -- www.gkg.net
KM> -- and you can register a domain name there for less than $10 a year, and
KM> they also have some very reasonable hosting options, too ... some as low as
KM> $5 a month. I have several sites registered and hosted with them for about
KM> $10 a month apiece. They also have a deal going that gives you a break on
KM> hosting if you register your domain with them. They are also long on
KM> customer service and very easy to work with. (I have no association with
KM> them in any business capacity other than being a customer, and have had very
KM> good luck with them). 

KM> (N.B.: I would NOT, under any circumstance, register a domain through
KM> Verisign. They are very pricey, customer service is awful (they're too big)
KM> and when you find out that there are other less expensive options out there
KM> for renewing and re-registering, you'll have to give up your first-born
KM> child to get your domain out of their control. They aren't happy to have
KM> lost their monopoly on domain registrations, and will do whatever it takes
KM> to make it hard for you to tear yourself away from them.)


KM> Kit

KM> On Nov 14, 2003, at 1:38 PM, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:

>> Of
>> course the photos will be from Leica cameras - Just to keep this on
>> topic.
>> I would really like some help/advice to get me started.


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