techguy: digital-doc: >>DD will say you should get FrontPage, but that's not much better.<< FP is mind numbing simple and faster than Joomla to administrate or setup. At least that's been my experience using both www.MedicalTabletpc.com is Mambo now called Joomla and www.digital-doc.com is FP and Dreamweaver. I'm using Web Expression for any future changes because it has the sophistication of Dreamweaver and ease of FrontPage. I'd like to try http://www.rubyonrails.org/. Who does your graphics work? >>Brother in Law<< www.xandergraphics.com That's the most important part of a website and what will determine how professional people think it is. >> Graphics are eye candy and the least important part, as most viewers are too naive to know the complexity of graphic design. Most users can't and don't appreciate the difference between a cheap site and ultra expensive one. The user is usually just searching for somehting specific and text delivers the answer. Content and simplicity is the most important, combined with navigational ease, much like an EMR. << There are some decent free templates out there, but most need at least a bit of tweaking to fit with a clinical website. How much does Web Expression cost? >> I forget, look it up, several flavors<< Why would you prefer using FrontPage and then say you want to try RoR. I've never heard of anyone liking RoR and FrontPage at the same time. >> I migrated from FP to Dreamweaver to Web Expression. However, my point it that FP is the easiest for a beginner to make and edit.I've heard good things about RoR and downloaded it. <<
digital-doc: >>DD will say you should get FrontPage, but that's not much better.<< FP is mind numbing simple and faster than Joomla to administrate or setup. At least that's been my experience using both www.MedicalTabletpc.com is Mambo now called Joomla and www.digital-doc.com is FP and Dreamweaver. I'm using Web Expression for any future changes because it has the sophistication of Dreamweaver and ease of FrontPage. I'd like to try http://www.rubyonrails.org/.
>>DD will say you should get FrontPage, but that's not much better.<<
FP is mind numbing simple and faster than Joomla to administrate or setup. At least that's been my experience using both
www.MedicalTabletpc.com is Mambo now called Joomla and www.digital-doc.com is FP and Dreamweaver. I'm using Web Expression for any future changes because it has the sophistication of Dreamweaver and ease of FrontPage. I'd like to try http://www.rubyonrails.org/.
Who does your graphics work?
>>Brother in Law<< www.xandergraphics.com
That's the most important part of a website and what will determine how professional people think it is.
>> Graphics are eye candy and the least important part, as most viewers are too naive to know the complexity of graphic design. Most users can't and don't appreciate the difference between a cheap site and ultra expensive one. The user is usually just searching for somehting specific and text delivers the answer. Content and simplicity is the most important, combined with navigational ease, much like an EMR. <<
There are some decent free templates out there, but most need at least a bit of tweaking to fit with a clinical website.
How much does Web Expression cost?
>> I forget, look it up, several flavors<<
Why would you prefer using FrontPage and then say you want to try RoR. I've never heard of anyone liking RoR and FrontPage at the same time.
>> I migrated from FP to Dreamweaver to Web Expression. However, my point it that FP is the easiest for a beginner to make and edit.I've heard good things about RoR and downloaded it. <<
Chris Wilkerson, D.C. Carson Doctors Group TabletPCs in Medicine Editor-in-Chief www.MedicalTabletPC.com Home: www.Digital-Doc.com
DrMurdoch: DD will say you should get FrontPage, but that's not much better. The one redeeming value of standalone HTML pages, is they are hard to hack !
DD will say you should get FrontPage, but that's not much better.
The one redeeming value of standalone HTML pages, is they are hard to hack !
One of my Joomla! plugins got hacked. It was the gallery plugin called Expose 4. With the exploit the lamers were able to put up their banner on my site and redirect to their "We Own U" site. I remember when that was fun for me as well. :)
Thanks for the reminder al.
:)
I've never created a website. But from reading this forum, I'll give http://www.Joomla.org a try!
Anyone have experience with this instructional book?
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Joomla-Novice-Professional/dp/1590598482/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Some of it is published online.
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=fLV0bCdBIVMC&dq=beginning+joomla&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=xCAqDJJ6nV&sig=HCmr-0K6RAkpOZejpwer5RfTphI&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA83,M1
Joomla versus Drupal
http://chasesagum.com/10-reasons-to-choose-drupal-over-joomla
http://www.alledia.com/blog/general-cms-issues/joomla-and-drupal-%11-which-one-is-right-for-you?/
more comparisons: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=drupal++joomla
http://drupal.org/
Drupal is more for web designers that are good with php.
Joomla! is for people who aren't that knowledgeable.
Joomla! is the way to go for you FP.
The new J! 1.5 is great, very secure.
I can direct you as to how to proceed.
Start another thread and tell me what you want in a site, or by email.
My chiropractor friend wants a Joomla! site, so I'll be helping that newb too :)
Jason, I'll take you up on your offer once I get back from vacation next week! Thanks!
I found a place at their website to do "on the job training" in creating a website.
http://demo.joomla.org/
I downloaded the newest version, but no icon showed up on my desktop after unzipping it. ??
FPdoctor: http://demo.joomla.org/ I downloaded the newest version, but no icon showed up on my desktop after unzipping it. ??
LOL.
I take it you didnt read the instructions !
I built a website using Joomla for our local high school rowing club but I was not happy with it. One of the dads created one on Google and we should be switching to it in the next few days. I'd definitely look at Google.
mchasemd: I built a website using Joomla for our local high school rowing club but I was not happy with it. One of the dads created one on Google and we should be switching to it in the next few days. I'd definitely look at Google.
opensourceCMS.com is great.
If all you want is some static web pages with a few comment areas ... google is OK.
Joomla of course builds much more than Google offers at this stage.
Joomla was buggy and unintuitive. Google is neither. We update the crew website several times per day from Sept to June and we have multiple parents updating the site. There can be no learning curve, it must be versioned (to allow migrating back to a good copy in case a parent deletes something important), it must be capable of handling spreadsheets and multiple document types, it had to handle photos with ease, among other features. We (the high school rowing team "we") love it. Here's a link: westervillecrew.org
Looks Great.
Simple but effective.
I love how the Search tool indexed the .pdf files ! (Very Googleish).
For me, add a wiki and forum (not for your site) and I'd say it's great stuff.
DrMurdoch: Looks Great. Simple but effective. I love how the Search tool indexed the .pdf files ! (Very Googleish). For me, add a wiki and forum (not for your site) and I'd say it's great stuff.
Google Sites actually has a wiki platform too. They acquired a website called JotSpot and integrated it. Google groups is kind of like a forum also.
Just as a follow up, I was all set to do a website for a local doctor's office. Then, after discussing it all I decided I was too busy at the time to work on it. Plus, my idea has always been to not just do it for one doctor, but sell it to hundreds. I think that doctors may be too particular about their custom needs to be able to really do it effectively. Maybe I'll do it one day down the road.
I still stick with Wordpress being good enough for 90% of the offices out there. Joomla is only needed for the advanced IT doctors like DrM.
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