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By Mitch “Smart FTPer” Keeler
I remember SmartFTP being one of the first really professional looking FTP clients I ever used. Even today, the visual aspect of the product is second to none. It is not just eye candy though. SmartFTP also has man features that make it one of the best free FTP solutions out there today.
It supports multiple connections, transfer queue, proxy/firewall support, drag and drop uploading, custom commands and a lot more. Check out their full list of features to get a better idea of what all this product does.
SmartFTP Pro: The visual design of the product is just hands down better looking than most in the same category.
SmartFTP Con: I remember being nagged a lot by having the unlicensed version. Eventually you learn to ignore it.
Download SmartFTP | Visit SmartFTP’s Web Site
It is free to use for personal use, and if you do use it and enjoy it - you can purchase a yearly license $36.95. That will cure some of the nagging that it does when using the unlicensed version. Give SmartFTP a whirl and see if it does the job for you.
It is a secure and efficient FTP program.
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By Mitch ???Quanta Leap??? Keeler
Some people have been angry because I haven’t reviewed any Linux friendly applications here. Well, I decided to make them happy and do a little write up about Quanta Plus.
This freeware download is much more than just your standard HTML editor, it is a full blown web development environment. With its design based around how people deal with editing rather than just tossing in as many features as they could, Quanta Plus takes the cake as an awesome text editor for your web site files.
Quanta Pro: Out of all the ones I have reviewed, Quanta Pro has the best organization of features.
Quanta Con: Some of the more advanced features can seem a little scary. If you are using Linux as your computer’s OS it might not be so scary to you though.. 
Download Quanta Plus! | Visit Quanta Plus???s Web Site
Quanta Plus is yet another award winning text editing masterpiece that is hard to beat. The only downside to this product is it is one that only the Linux people will be able to use as it has not yet been ported over for Windows users. It is part of KDE, a Linux desktop environment, released in the Kdewebdev package.
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By Mitch “̄K” Keeler
I remember Y2K just like it was yesterday. Computers were suppose to stop working, cows were going to produce cheese instead of milk and other oddities were suppose to happen. None of them did of course, and everything was just fine and dandy. Speaking of fine and dandy, that is also how I would describe the HTML editor - Matrix ͼK.
The free download offers all the usual features such as: HTML Tidy, Documents manager, Tag Library for PHP and HTML, quick access to commonly used tags, completion proposal, multi-document interface, syntax highlighting (highlighters can be adjusted and personalized), search/replace, character map.
Matrix ͼK Pro: Quick, Lightweight, and the 3 pane interface is nice.
Matrix ͼK Con: Wish there was more support documentation on the web site for it.
Download Matrix Y2K! | Visit Matrix Y2K’s Web Site
Over all this download might not be my top favorite HTML editor, but it does offer a nice alternative if you are not happy with some of the other more popular solutions out there. It gets the job done and it will not cost you a single cent. What else could you want from a piece of software?
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By Mitch “FTP(it is my middle name)” Keeler
CoreFTP might be overlooked by some, but it too is a grand way to get your files from your PC to your hosting account and back the other way. If fully supports all the FTP bells and whistles and has both a great paid and free version.
Features for the CoreFTP download include site to site file transfers, auto try failed transfers, one click transfers, keep alive functionality and more. It also has a site manager where you can keep all your own web sites and favorite FTP sites saved without having to re-type your information each time.
CoreFTP Pro: Simple 2 pane interface is easy to use and understand.
CoreFTP Con: Interface could be a little more on the pretty side.
Download CoreFTP! | Visit CoreFTP’s Web Site
They offer both a free and a paid version of the product. If I was to make a top ten of my favorite FTP clients, CoreFTP would at least be in the top five. It is a client that gives you a reliable way to update and maintain your own digital domain.
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By Mitch “The Coder” Keeler
If you work with your web page code as plain text, but you would like an editor that delivers more than your standard notepad does, PSPad deserves your attention. it is the freeware choice for people who need an FTP client and HTML editor combined.
With its built in FTP client, multiple document interface, macro recorder, and color coded differences between code it both saves time and engery when it comes to making a few changes here and there to any of your site’s files. Check out its full list of features to see what else you can do.
PSPad Pro: Free, reliable and rock solid. For those out there that want the ease of use of a WYSIWYG editor but don’t want to feel limited in what they can do.
PSPad Con: Might be too powerful for some. Also don’t let the coding support in there overwhelm you either.
Download PSPad! | Visit PSPad’s Web Site
For a free application, PSPad delivers in areas where others can not and does so without a flaw to be seen. It also includes plugin support for those of you who might use the TopStyle CSS editor too. Give it a shot, and let me know what you think.
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By Mitch “Well KompoZed” Keeler
KompoZer is Nvu’s brother from another mother. As a complete web authoring program that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing KompoZer delivers just as much (if not more) punch than Nvu.
It features you files on your left and your editing window on your right. From there you can go back and forth between the “preview” (how your site would look like when published) and editing mode as easily as you can click the tabs back and forth. Along with many more valuable features KompoZer is the hammer, nails, screwdriver and jackhammer you need for your web developer toolbelt.
KompoZer Pro: More bells and whistles than you can shake a server at.
KompoZer Con: The install might confuse some, you’ll need to unzip it for Windows and then hunt down the “kompozer.exe” to use inside of the unzipped folder.
Download KompoZer! | Visit KompoZer’s Web Site
KompoZer delivers where it counts. Not only does it include a color picker, tabs, CSS editing, forms, and markup cleaner it is also un-buggy and a solid program I would suggest for anybody to use as a companion to their Lunarpages hosting account.
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By Mitch “Easy Editing” Keeler
Maybe you don’t have the cash to splurge on Dreamweaver or FrontPage but you still want a good WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor. What options do you have for your web hosting plan? There are many out there - but top of the line in my opinion is Nvu.
Nvu is the open source version of the editor that used to come with Netscape. It has been improved upon though by the open source community and has become on of the better free site editors out there. If you can use a word processor, you can use Nvu to create and maintain your own web site.
Nvu Pro: Great editor for static sites, and the help section is awesome too.
Nvu Con: Might take some playing around with before you learn how to use it.
Download Nvu! | Vist Nvu’s Web Site
Once you learn how to do things and what you are doing, Nvu is a great tool for any webmaster to use to build up their web site, update their content and change their design. It is powerful yet doesn’t overwhelm you with a lot of stuff you do not need.
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by Tiara Rea
Web Designers have a lot to consider when setting their clients up. They need to first promise a great design, then agree on how fast they can deliver that design, and finally choose a price that’s suitable for their customers but also profitable for thier business. Sometimes, customers come fully-equipped with their own web hosting accounts, but a lot of times, inexperienced webmasters seek assurance from their web designers as they search for the best website hosting company around. And if you’re a good web designer, you’ll have one company you work with, where you know the ins and outs of all their features.
But along with recommendations for their clients, every good web designer needs an affordable website hosting solution for their own business to run properly. Web designers cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars per year if they are just starting out in the business or only have several clients who need a good web host. A lot of hosting providers will try to sell web designers on the most expensive plans in order to be successful, but here at Lunarpages, we prefer an honest approach and have a variety of options for your web design hosting needs. (more…)
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