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Axel 1.5
MindAvenue
http://www.mindavenue.com
Reviewed in May 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/05/reviews/axel
For 3-D artists seeking a new medium and for Web-content developers looking to expand their repertoire, this program offers an intuitive interface for creating interactivity. But installing a browser plug-in is inconvenient for site visitors.
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Dreamweaver MX
Macromedia
http://www.macromedia.com
Reviewed in October 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/10/reviews/dreamweaver
With its sophisticated visual-editing environment, adherence to good coding practices, and powerful site-management tools, Macromedia’s Dreamweaver MX is a sophisticated visual HTML editor with powerful site-management features. If you want to move to database work or take advantage of XHTML, this is the Dreamweaver version for you.
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FrameMaker 7.0
Adobe Systems
http://www.adobe.com
Reviewed in October 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/10/reviews/framemaker
If you maintain documents that are both long and long-living, such as books or technical manuals you want to repurpose, you owe it to yourself to check out FrameMaker 7.0, and for authoring structured documents, it’s the only game in town.
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GoLive 6.0
Adobe Systems
http://www.adobe.com
Reviewed in June 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/06/reviews/golive
This program proves that it has matured from a somewhat incomplete feature set to a powerful suite of tools for creating and managing increasingly complex Web sites. It lacks JavaScript debugging tools, however.
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Lasso Professional 5
Blue World Communications
http://www.blueworld.com
Reviewed in August 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/08/reviews/lasso
Version 5 is an excellent choice and offers a manageable migration path to other platforms if you’re already using Web-enabled FileMaker Pro databases. If you’re just getting started with data-driven Web sites, Lasso’s power and flexibility merit serious consideration.
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PageSpinner 4.0
Optima System
http://www.optima-system.com
Reviewed in July 2002
This program delivers a low-cost alternative Web design program that will satisfy users who simply want to create Web pages.
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PrintReady 1.0
Extensis
http://www.extensis.com
Reviewed in April 2003
This online preflighting package is a bit behind the times, as it supports only PDF, QuarkXPress 3 or 4, and EPS files. Some people can benefit from PrintReady, but most should chose more-versatile preflighting software or wait until the service expands its support.
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WebMerge 2.1
Fourth World Media
http://www.fourthworld.com
Reviewed in March 2003
http://www.macworld.com/2003/03/reviews/reviewsinbrief03
WebMerge 2.1 lets you quickly generate dozens, hundreds, even thousands of Web pages from the contents of a Filemaker Pro database, Excel spreadsheet, or just about any other delimited text file. It’s an easy, low-cost way to create a database-derived Web site that doesn’t require any complex Web-database infrastructure.
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XPert Tools Pro
A Lowly Apprentice Production
http://www.alap.com
Reviewed in March 2003
http://www.macworld.com/2003/03/reviews/xperttoolspro
XPert Tools Pro—a collection of 11 QuarkXPress XTensions—is a must-have upgrade for users of XPress 5. XPress 4 users will appreciate five new XTensions, and all users will find that this product is an excellent way to increase productivity and avoid tedious formatting.
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