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Summary: It's a good title ....
Review: ... but I wanted a book that would let me create web pages for smart people!
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Summary: Definitely worth the cash, but...
Review: A great starter book that will get you up and running with a good personal web page or site (multiple connected pages) in a short time, or even a basic business site.One staggeringly DUMB thing is that the first reference to a web SITE rather than merely a page is on page 11. No mention on the cover either. Most people are more familiar with the term web site than web page, so this is a very questionable omission, which may have cost them book sales. If the book has a weakness, it is that it places too much emphasis on catering for older generation browsers, suggesting that Netscape Composer will build pages that older browsers will usually be able to read. Although, even here, I'm not so sure they are correct. I created a basic read-only multi-page site in Composer under Netscape 7.1 and when I looked at the HTML source code, it was using HTML 4.1, (i.e. current HTML) and by the fact that it mentioned DTD's (Document Type Definitions), it must be leaning in an XML direction. However, by the fact that it did not generate an end slash after the (empty) "br" (line break) tag, for example, it does not go all the way to being XHTML compatible. One problem here is that 95-97% of surfers will not have older generation browsers, and to compromise going ahead with XML and ultimately, XHTML standards (the ONLY way to go for the future) will not be helpful to you or your web host. Many web hosts wince if you say you have built a web site in Composer, and whine about 'inelegant code'. What they are really talking about is forward compatability i.e. dragging web design and Net standards out of the stone age. It is definitely advisable to manually convert any generated code to XHTML format and use a checking tool such as WC3 Validator, which I don't think this book even mentions. It also fails to adequately distinguish between the nature of a read-only website and a fully interactive one, with a MYSQL database. It does mention that any add-on such as forms necessarily includes data storage and it does mention CGI and Perl (server-end software), but the detail in this area is somewhat lacking. These are not heavy criticisms on my part. I love the For Dummies series, and this is a very good basic book. It will certainly suffice for most people, in that many of the explanations of the basics are excellent. Just a few tweaks and it would have been perfect. Oh, what the heck, give 'em a seegar anyway.
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Summary: Thanks for your support for this Top Ten book!
Review: Already got your Web page up? This book is a good gift for your friends who want to learn how. Creating Web Pages for Dummies has been a big success and is now in its second edition. In this edition Arthur Bebak and I have made it even easier to create your first Web page; strengthened the description of how to move from a Web page to a more complete Web site; added more business-site information; and updated the coverage of Web tools described in the book and included on the Creating Web Pages for Dummies CD-ROM. Thanks again for your support of this book!
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Summary: If you are starting from square one, this is the book!
Review: Apart from the excruciating jokes on every other page, this is an excellent book for getting rapidly into the business of learning how to design web pages. It also brings home to you the miracle of the Internet and gives you an appetite to get right into it straight away. I comment it to anybody who knows very little and wants to get started on publishing a web page. And perhaps even some of the jokes will make you smile - well maybe.
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Summary: Ok if considered in the big picture
Review: As those of us in the web design business know, creating a successful website is 10% web page creation and 90% business smarts. It's often misunderstood that making web pages is the hard work. This book is really well written, but must be considered in the big picture of web commerce.
I hate nothing more than to see busy business folks spending valuable days struggling with how to make their website actually work for them. So buy this book, if not for anything but to know what your web designer is talking about.
But remember that it takes more to succeed on-line.
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Summary: Can make me a Web page creator
Review: By viewing it only a little, now I think that I can create web pages on my own and even be a professional. First I thought it is a hard task which require a lot of knowledge, but now it is just opposite. Thanking You :
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Summary: Welcome to the 4th Edition!
Review: Creating Web Pages For Dummies has been a big success. This book is the easiest way I know of for anyone to get their first Web page up using free Web-based and online services. The new 4th Edition brings all the "how-to" information up to date and includes information on WebTV, which I know about as a consultant who did much work there. (Check out developer.webtv.net and you'll see my name.)
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Summary: DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: Do not buy this book. The author, Bud Smith, counts on the GeoCities Web site as a teacher for 90% of this book. The only trouble is GeoCities has changed their web site and the examples listed in the book are no longer on the web site and you will be totally lost when the author tells you to go somewhere and when you do what you expect is not there. I felt really let down. I expected the book to teach me how to write web pages. You don't need this book at all if you follow GeoCities instructions on their web site. But you will not learn how to write your web page. If you want to throw away money, then purchase this book, but it won't work on the GeoCities Web site.
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Summary: This Makes A Great Starter (And Finisher)!
Review: Don't be fooled by the title "for Dummies". This book includes everything you need to know about creating your own Web page with all the knowledge and software you'll need. You will need to invest some time in this project - but it is worth every minute! It's a simple, step by step process and you will need to take it slow if you're an average creator. First you'll learn all about Web Publishing Basics, Website strategies and just enough HTML to get started (it's not that hard!). Besides creating your first Web page, you'll learn how to get the darn thing published on the WWW! That's half the battle, but worth the effort! There's lots of information on what to avoid (before you go there) and what makes the best Web page. Before you know it, you'll be upgrading your Web page all the time. You'll never get bored updating and changing your page until it's just perfect! The book includes an invaluable CD that is useful for Windows and MAC! It contains Microsft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Dreamweaver (great design tool!), Frontpage Express, HTML conversion tools for Word (nice short-cut), BBEDIT, GraphicConverter (MAC), Homesite HTML Editor (MAC), Hotdog Express (for Windows - great tool!), SiteCheck utility, an Internet service provider software (if you don't already have one - most likely you have a sufficient one), HTMLValidator (catches errors), WEB Wizard (a nifty quick-and-dirty page maker), Reptile (for making cool backgrounds) and Paint Shop Pro, which is my favorite tool. There's plenty of other stuff too that I just can't get into detail here. Once again, this does take a little bit of effort, but of all the books I have perused, this one seemed to be the best value for the money. It's all here and updated annually. It is worth every penny. Get your Web site up and running in less than a weekend (even though the book says one day). You'll feel smart when you're done! Enjoy!
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Summary: This Makes A Great Starter (And Finisher)!
Review: Don't be fooled by the title "for Dummies". This book includes everything you need to know about creating your own Web page with all the knowledge and software you'll need. You will need to invest some time in this project - but it is worth every minute! It's a simple, step by step process and you will need to take it slow if you're an average creator. First you'll learn all about Web Publishing Basics, Website strategies and just enough HTML to get started (it's not that hard!). Besides creating your first Web page, you'll learn how to get the darn thing published on the WWW! That's half the battle, but worth the effort! There's lots of information on what to avoid (before you go there) and what makes the best Web page. Before you know it, you'll be upgrading your Web page all the time. You'll never get bored updating and changing your page until it's just perfect! The book includes an invaluable CD that is useful for Windows and MAC! It contains Microsft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Dreamweaver (great design tool!), Frontpage Express, HTML conversion tools for Word (nice short-cut), BBEDIT, GraphicConverter (MAC), Homesite HTML Editor (MAC), Hotdog Express (for Windows - great tool!), SiteCheck utility, an Internet service provider software (if you don't already have one - most likely you have a sufficient one), HTMLValidator (catches errors), WEB Wizard (a nifty quick-and-dirty page maker), Reptile (for making cool backgrounds) and Paint Shop Pro, which is my favorite tool. There's plenty of other stuff too that I just can't get into detail here. Once again, this does take a little bit of effort, but of all the books I have perused, this one seemed to be the best value for the money. It's all here and updated annually. It is worth every penny. Get your Web site up and running in less than a weekend (even though the book says one day). You'll feel smart when you're done! Enjoy!
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