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| A4Desk 3.01 | |
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W98/Me/2000/NT/XP |
| Evaluation version – latest update | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/a4desk/ | |
A4Desk is a template-based WYSIWYG application for developing Flash menu headers and Flash Web sites. With no need for coding, you can build Flash menus and Web sites in minutes with only a few mouse clicks and keystrokes. Various features have been enhanced for this latest update.
URL: www.a4desk.com
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| AceHTML v5.08.2 | |
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(W9x/ME/2000/NT4/XP) |
| Freeware û latest version | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/ace_html/ | |
Note: requires free registration û see the Web site.
Although you maintain absolute control over the code and its formatting in your document, AceHTML helps out by automating many of the time consuming or awkward tasks involved in site development. For example, the often tiresome job of creating tables is made very simple with a tool that lets you draw out the table and quickly define attributes such as cell widths, borders, padding, colours and so forth. Framed sites are also easy to construct.
Because the package automates small, specific tasks (insert an image, create a form, etc.) rather than the whole page design process, you don't need to worry about it producing overly complex and cumbersome code. The software does exactly what a good developer would do, only quicker.
The software features built in libraries of ASP, PHP and WML commands which can be inserted automatically into your pages. There are over 175 built-in DHTML and JavaScript samples. AceHTML supports XML and includes a Style Sheet editor for CSS2.
URL: freeware.acehtml.com
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| HTML Match 1.1.2 | |
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W9x/Me/2000/NT/XP |
| 30-day evaluation | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/html_match/ | |
Use HTML Match to analyse the changes between revisions of an HTML file.
URL: www.htmlmatch.com
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| Macromedia Contribute 2 | |
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W98SE/Me/2000/XP |
| 30-day trial | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/contribute/ | |
With Macromedia Contribute, nontechnical users can easily update and maintain content on existing Web sites without knowing HTML. For Web professionals, this means less time spent updating Web content while retaining control over site design, code and permissions. Easy to set up and use, Contribute works with any HTML Web site and is great for individuals and teams.
Build professional Web sites with Dreamweaver. Maintain them with Contribute. Requires MS Internet Explorer 5 or later and 64Mb of available RAM.
URL: www.macromedia.com
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| Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 6.1 | |
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W98/Me/NT/2000/XP |
| 30-day trial – updated | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/dreamweaver_mx/ | |
Macromedia's latest version of its industry standard Web development package, Dreamweaver MX, should provide you with just about all the tools you need to develop sophisticated Web sites. New features include a more intuitive workspace with customisation options; more powerful template features; new support for ASP.NET and PHP; imporved CSS2 support; high powered coding features and loads more. See the Macromedia Web site for more details.
URL: www.macromedia.com
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| MySQL 4.0.14 | |
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W9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 |
| Free û recently updated | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/mysql/ | |
MySQL database server is a very popular open source database server. Its architecture makes it fast and easy to customise. Streamlined design means a database management system with great speed, compactness, stability and ease of deployment.
The separation of the core server from the table handler makes it possible to run with strict transaction control or with ultra-fast transactionless disk access, whichever is most appropriate for the situation.
this latest update incorporates numerous enhancements and fixes û please see the Web site for details. MySQL is free to use in particular circumstances û see the documentation for details.
URL: www.mysql.com
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| osCommerce 2.2 Milestone Release 2 | |
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| Free Open Source û updated | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/os_commerce/ | |
This update offers various security enhancements. osCommerce is an open source e-commerce solution under on-going development by the open source community. osCommerce combines open source solutions to provide a free and open development platform, which includes the powerful PHP Web scripting language, the stable Apache Web server, and the fast MySQL database server.
With no restrictions or special requirements, osCommerce is able to run on any PHP3 or PHP4 enabled Web server, on any environment that PHP and MySQL supports, which includes Linux, Solaris, BSD, and Microsoft Windows environments.
The package is in a ZIP file on your cover CD û see the INSTALL.DOC file for installation instructions. Please visit the osCommerce Web site for more information.
URL: www.oscommerce.com
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| PDFmoto 1.4 | |
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Win NT4/2000/XP/2003 |
| Free | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/pdfmoto/ | |
What a great program. PDFmoto works by monitoring a local folder on your network every few minutes, and picking up anything you – or your colleagues – dump into it. It will PDF anything it finds there and apply an XML template of your choice before putting them online. It also detects documents that have been added, deleted or amended recently, and reflects these changes by automatically updating your site.
URL: www.pdfmoto.com
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| PHP 4.3.3 | |
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W9x/Me/2000/NT/XP |
| Freeware û new version | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/php/ | |
PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language, used to create dynamic Web pages. PHP-enabled Web pages are treated like normal HTML pages and you can create and edit them the same way you usually create HTML pages.
This latest update brings numerous improvements and loads of bug fixes. Also included on your cover CD (in the same folder as above) is a zip package of various extensions and support for more server types, ready for manul configuration.
URL: www.php.net
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| TextPad 4.7.1 | |
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W95 (SP1)/98/ME/NT4 (SP6)/2000/XP |
| Shareware û latest update | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/textpad/ | |
If you use plain Notepad to code your Web sites or for other text work, you might like to go one step further and use TextPad, which includes many more editing tools. This update includes several enhancements and many fixes. To preserve your current preferences, install this release over any previous release on your system.
URL: www.textpad.com
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| View-IT! | |
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W9x/ME/2000/XP |
| Demo | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/viewit/ | |
View-IT! is an easy-to-use program for creating template-based photogallery Web sites in immersive 3D (3DML). You can customise a 3D environment, incorporate your own photographs, link to other 2D and 3D Web sites and see your work just as visitors will see it, by previewing before you publish. An eye-catching 3D photogallery need take no longer than a few minutes to build û no coding required. File sizes are small, and you will not need a high-end computer either to use the program or to visit 3D photogalleries online.
Requires MS Internet Explorer 4 or later, as well as the FLatland Rover viewer, also included on this month's cover CD.
URL: www.insidetrackmedia.co.uk
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| Xenu Link Sleuth 1.2d | |
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W9x/Me/2000/NT/XP |
| Free | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/xenu_link_sleuth/ | |
Finds dead links on your Web sites. No installation required û simply copy the folder as above to your hard drive, open it and run the application xenu.exe.
URL: http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html
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| xmlspy 2004 Enterprise Edition Release 2 | |
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W98/ME/2000/NT/XP |
| New 30-day trial | |
Location on CD: software/windows/building/xmlspy/ | |
Note: once you have installed and registered your free evaluation copy, you will receive an email message with your personalised evaluation key-code that unlocks the software. All features are fully enabled for a period of 30 days. You can obtain your key at www.xmlspy.com/support_getkey.html.
xmlspy« 2004 is the latest incarnation of this leading XML developement environment for designing, editing and debugging enterprise-class applications involving XML, XML Schema, XSL/XSLT, SOAP, WSDL and Web Service technologies. It is a great productivity enhancer for J2EE, .NET and database developers.
xmlspy is faster and easier to use then ever; has enhanced Database connectivity; features 'XML Differencing' (so you can visually compare XML files or directories); and now offers Microsoft Visual Studio .NET integration (this is a separate installation available on your cover CD, but you must first install both xmlspy and .NET). There are also numerous bug fixes and minor improvements.
Please visit the xmlspy Web site for more information.
URL: www.xmlspy.com
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| Macromedia Contribute 2 | |
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OS X 10.1.5+ |
| 30-day trial | |
Location on CD: software/mac/building/contribute/ | |
With Macromedia Contribute, nontechnical users can easily update and maintain content on existing Web sites without knowing HTML. For Web professionals, this means less time spent updating Web content while retaining control over site design, code and permissions. Easy to set up and use, Contribute works with any HTML Web site and is great for individuals and teams.
Build professional Web sites with Dreamweaver. Maintain them with Contribute. Requires 128Mb of available RAM.
URL: www.macromedia.com
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| Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 6.1 | |
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OS 9.1+/OS X 10.1 |
| 30-day trial – updated | |
Location on CD: software/mac/building/dreamweaver_mx/ | |
Macromedia's latest version of its industry standard Web development package, Dreamweaver MX, should provide you with just about all the tools you need to develop sophisticated Web sites. New features include a more intuitive workspace with customisation options; more powerful template features; new support for ASP.NET and PHP; imporved CSS2 support; high powered coding features and loads more. See the Macromedia Web site for more details.
URL: www.macromedia.com
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| PageSpinner 4.5.1 | |
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OS 9.1+ with Carbonlib 1.5/OS X 10.2 |
| 21-day trial û recently updated | |
Location on CD: software/mac/building/pagespinner/ | |
PageSpinner is powerful enough to allow professional designers to take advantage of the latest Web technologies, yet it still lets novices create great looking Web pages. HTML code can be entered manually, or PageSpinner's built-in tools can be used to build the page automatically.
It also features an updated Database Publishing Kit with support for AppleWorks 6 databases, QuickTime tags compatibility with Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 for Windows, improved linking of Microsoft Office files, and a floating Preferences palette.
This new version adds support for Quartz Text Smoothing and Tool tips, and a command line tool for the OS X terminal.
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| Taco HTML Edit 1.5 | |
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OS X 10.1 |
| Free | |
Location on CD: software/mac/building/taco/ | |
Taco HTML Edit is designed exclusively for Mac OS X and uses many of its core technologies, including image transparency (in the image map wizard), toolbars, multithreading (for quick tag colouring), and much more. Features include: customisable tag colouring; Code Clips to keep track of frequently used HTML code; a menu for quick previewing in Internet Explorer, Netscape, OmniWeb, or Opera. You also get tools to check the syntax of documents and support for Unicode.
URL: http://tacosw.com