- Dreaweaver and Adobe Creative Suite (includes Fireworks, Photoshop, and Flash)
a. This is the standard for most businesses. It is used by the Anchorage School District Curricular Departments and Administrative offices.
b. Pros - Once you learn it is very dynamic and you can really tailor what you want. Fireworks is the program component that reduces the number of pixels in your jpeg and allows images to load quickly. Flash lets you create interactive websites, advertising, games, and mobile content.
c. Cons - It takes time to learn. The product does not come with a manual. However, there is a great manual for sale: Dreamweaver, the Missing Manual. That said, you need to be willing to just “self tutor” and try things. There are great templates to start with and I would recommend using one and tweaking to meet your needs.
2. iLife which includes: iWeb, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand, and .Mac (webhosting). This package is really easy to use! There are “preset” templates to choose from. You have to stick with what is offered and choose from the templates. However, you can add things very easily, by just clicking and dragging.
a. Cons - You do however, have to subscribe to .Mac at a cost of $99 per year or $65 for educators for webhosting.
i. If you know how you can save your file to “Domain” and then have the site hosted by by another means.
b. If you want to work on the site on more than one computer (work at school and then at home) you will need to save to a “Domain file.” Otherwise it is saved in a format that you can not open or change.
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