Website development tools on Mac?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Karen Neeb wondered: <<I’m developing a website for a client that he 
will maintain himself. I’m creating it on Windows, but he’ll maintain 
and update it on a Mac. He’s not a techie, so I need to suggest a 
website development tool that he can learn easily. He’ll be updating 
content and adding links, but I doubt he’ll do any major re-design. If 
possible, I'd like to avoid having him dig into HTML code. What Mac web 
tools fit the bill?>>

You mentioned that you really want a simple solution, so look into 
Macromedia Contribute (http://www.macromedia.com/software/contribute/). 
My understanding is that Contribute is specifically designed to let an 
expert (you) create a site that's easy for a less-expert user (your 
client) to maintain. There are both Mac and Windows versoins available, 
so you should both be able to continue collaborating on the site in the 
future with no cross-platform problems.

I've also used Dreamweaver 3 and 4 on my Mac with considerable success. 
They're not trivially easy, and have their quirks, but by and large 
they work well enough and are sufficiently easy to use that I can 
recommend them. The latest version is Dreamweaver MX, and the latest 
patch to the MX version is claimed to make the software run at an 
acceptable speed (formerly a problem). I'll probably upgrade in the 
near future so I no longer have to run the software in Classic mode 
under OS-X Panther.

--Geoff Hart   ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)


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