FrontPage 2000 (our full review)
- No, you can't download it for free. Those fine Microsoft fellows need you to pay. Something to do with a big legal bill coming up, maybe? But you can get a 45 day trial CD. For US citizens that's $6.95, and for International customers, some undisclosed sum that may show up when you put your credit card details in. Hmmm.
Style Master 1.2
Style Master is just the thing for
anyone unfamiliar with the syntax and rules of CSS and for anyone wanting to get CSS to really rock and roll.
Dreamweaver 3(our full review) - Latest version of the most popular professional editor. Download a 30 day trial or go for some of Macromedia's recommended plug-ins.
Note Tab Pro - Note Tab Pro is a very competent editor with many specialized tools. Definitely worth a closer look.
1st Page 2000 - A free HTML editor including many JavaScript and Perl scripts. The interface is similar to HomeSite.
Adobe Golive - An excellent professional editor for Macs. There's a Windows version too.
Webber - A little known editor called Webber. It is simple to use, validates,
and has an excellent help system. It is not a WYSISYG but you can type or import your text, mark and code that way.
Agile HTML Editor for Windows 98 - "Known as the "right-click editor" for its easy HTML tag configuration, Agile HTML Editor uses a different approach to most authoring packages. With in-depth understanding of nine different HTML variants, official HTML references and a carefully crafted user interface, Agile HTML Editor makes it easy to create state-of-the art web sites, while allowing complete control of HTML."
HTML PowerTools - "Top of the line of HTML editors/maintenance software suites."
Arachnaphilia -
"An excellent html-editor with a lot of neat
tricks... it doesn't need lots of space... great for small-projects. Look at it... you might like it."
Htmlscript -
Htmlscript allows you to create very interactive web pages that are limited only by your imagination and HTML programming skills.
Web-o-Tron Layout-o-Matic -
"The tool looks like an addition of a Kai Krause tool and a computer of the 50th. Very strange!"
HTML-Kit - HTML-Kit is a text editor designed to help HTML, XML and script authors to edit, format, lookup help, validate, preview and publish web pages.
If you're interested in free Web tools, it's likely you'll find the rest of our site interesting too. Here's a small sample of our latest features on Web techniques and Internet business:
Developer's View: Roland Lim
Roland runs Cyberengines in Singapore. The country has high broadband availability and other interesting stuff like HDTV. The big surprise is that few people take up these options.
The Case for Object Detection
David Blakey makes the case for a pure kind of JavaScript object detection, aimed at checking the browser can cope with code that follows, but without making assumptions about its type.
Using Scripting.FileSystemObject
The FileSystemObject is a component often used to access the server's file system. But be wary of the security implications for your Web site.
Paying The Search Engines
Many of the top search engines now accept payment for improved listings or fast appraisal of your site for inclusion in their directories. Here are six options.
Internet Predictions For 2001
Now that January is over and most industry pundits have made their predictions for 2001, Andrew Starling is able to steal their ideas and present them as his own.
Misuse of Administrative Logins
How many times have you set up a connection to an SQL server database with username sa and a blank password? Or to Oracle using the username system and password manager? Go to jail immediately and do not pass GO!
Developer's View: Joe Duncan and Bruce Trevarthen
Joe and Bruce specialise in back-end work, including legacy solutions. Here they give their views on company information systems, primary data sources, and how this kind of stuff translates on to the Web.
Anatomy of a JavaScript Picture Puzzle
This simple JavaScript picture puzzle uses DHTML techniques to show individual sections of a single picture, so it doesn't need multiple graphics files for the various slices. Here's how.
Why The Web Still Isn't Ready For Consumers
Despite early projections, consumers have not been overwhelming e-retailers with business. Why? And is there anything positive we can do to improve the situation?
mmsystem006 problems with Windows drivers? We have the answer!
Not only does this encourage developers to keep creating nice software for you to use, it is usually well worth the price, giving you access to additional features, upgrades and such. The Web Developer's Journal just provides links to these download sites. We're not responsible for the programs in any way. If you know of other Web development tools that we should include,
please let us know.
