Thanks Ronni and Tim Will look towards Sandvox later ( i know Reg loves it)
Hostingserviceswa charges $100 for 10 GB. Is that $100 per year? ta blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.mac.com/blitto I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that. On 10/07/2012, at 12:00 PM, Tim Law wrote: > I concur with Ronni, > > I too use Sandvox and HostingServicesWA and find both work easily. > > I also have Dreamweaver but find my interest in building websites waning, so > wanted something relatively simple to give me attractive templates that I > could build with. Sandvox does this well. Today I embedded a link to a video > I have on a Flickr site, which I was quite pleased to be able to do! > > I was trying to add an edited .mov file taken with my iPhone but it seemed > all too difficult for Sandvox. Seems like it uses a Quicktime plugin and > Windows users need to have quicktime installed before they can use it. Maybe > the problem was that I'd edited the movie in iPhoto, shortening it, and then > YouTube wouldn't accept the modified file, only the full version - but that's > a different issue. > > Tim > > > On 10/07/2012, at 10:30 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Blitto, >> >> Yes, I have found Sandvox very 'Mac like'! which suits me ;-) >> I purchased a few other programs as well as Sandvox to try, but finally >> decided Sandvox was best for me. >> >> In Sandvox, your website is stored in a single file on your computer. You >> double-click it to open and edit the site. >> I'm sure you have used Apple’s Pages word processor / page layout editor, so >> you’ll soon see how things work. >> >> Working in Sandvox 2.6.4 is similar to iWeb with 'drag & drop' interface, >> but it has much more to offer. >> Also once you have designed your website, Sandvox generates it using HTML5, >> and makes sure the code is compatible with all major browsers on the Mac & >> PC, and with Mobile Devices. >> >> I have kept a copy my iWeb Site on my computer so have been able to drag >> items I wanted to use when building my Sandvox website. >> This file was downloaded from my hosted website (not MobileMe). >> >> You can continue using iWeb, but it doesn't look like Apple will ever update >> it, so eventually you will probably find you need to use another program. >> >> My new - built in Sandvox (still a work in progress) support website is at >> ronnibrown.net >> I use HostingServicesWA as my Hosting Service which was originally a >> subsidiary of MacWizardry, now its own business. >> I recommend HostingServicesWA; as my experience with them has been problem >> free. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 10/07/2012, at 9:05 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: >> >>> So Ronni >>> Is Sandvox worth the change or stick with iWeb? >>> ta >>> blitto >>> >>> On 10/07/2012, at 7:40 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, you have left it too late to extract your MobileMe hosted website to >>>> Sandvox. >>>> You need the URL of your website for Sandvox to grab the files. >>>> >>>> "Sandvox features an item in the File menu, called Extract Content of >>>> Website..., to extract the contents of an existing website into a new >>>> document. After you enter the URL of your website, Sandvox will begin >>>> crawling through your website, examine the main content of each page that >>>> it finds and create corresponding pages in your new site document." >>>> I had moved my iWeb site to another hosting service as soon as I knew >>>> Apple would not be hosting anymore. >>>> I kept using iWeb to make changes, until I decided to try Sandvox only >>>> recently I used the 'Extract Content of Website' >>>> It doesn't bring everything across and you do need to reconstruct your >>>> site, and change to fit Sandvox format and designs. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 10/07/2012, at 7:27 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Blitto, >>>>> >>>>> iWeb is unusual in that it stores all your website data in a file called >>>>> domain.sites2. >>>>> This file is located in your user library and the path is - Home >>>>> Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb. >>>>> >>>>> If you want the preference file also, the path is - >>>>> Home Folder/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWeb.plist >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>> >>>>> On 10/07/2012, at 6:23 AM, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think this is my answer!!!: >>>>>> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "There are a couple points to note with iWeb when you are running Lion. >>>>>> The User/Library folder is hidden so you need to access it from the >>>>>> Finder "Go" menu. >>>>>> Choose "Go to Folder...", Shift-Command-G, enter this into the window... >>>>>> "~/library/" >>>>>> ... and click the "Go" button. >>>>>> >>>>>> cheers >>>>>> blitto >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The User/Library folder is hidden so you need to access it from the >>>>>> Finder "Go" menu. >>>>>> Choose "Go to Folder...", Shift-Command-G, enter this into the window... >>>>>> "~/library/" >>>>>> ... and click the "Go" button. >>>>>> " >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/07/2012, at 5:41 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi WAMUGers >>>>>>> I have copied my iWeb Domain from my 10.6 macbook pro to my 10.7 >>>>>>> macbook air. >>>>>>> I can't seem to get it to open. >>>>>>> It keeps opening another iWeb file - a quick demo one i did recently, >>>>>>> but won't open the big one i just copied. >>>>>>> Please can anyone offer advice? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've tried searching for "Domain" -cant seem to find this other one >>>>>>> that keeps opening. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want to try to publish the big old one to my iinet free web hosting >>>>>>> space. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't really want to lose it all. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I read Sandvox will try to "extract" the old iWeb website, but as >>>>>>> mobleme is no longer hosting/working then it looks like i left it too >>>>>>> late to try that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> your advice appreciated >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ps >>>>>>> Thanks to Ronni and Carlo for previous reply. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ta >>>>>>> blitto >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
