It might have helped if they had put down the actual page number the topic is covered on, and not the page number of the chapter it’s covered in. For example, if you are looking for Flash, you have to read a chapter about Quicktime before you really get to it. There is the “Index of Techniques”, which is too general in my opinion. The remaining chapters cover Macros (very neat), Quicktime and GoLive’s very own site management tool, SDK, and a bunch more. There are at least a dozen different servers on the market and MySQL may be easy, but is by far not the best there is. I disliked how Keniger absolutely does not mention any other type of SQL. Middleware comes up if you get into the dynamic content parts of the book. I also found it quite interesting how they explain the terms – for example, middleware. If you are an advanced or professional user, this is old news to you. Though it will not save you from learning more SQL-language, as a novice or intermediate individual, you are off to a very good start. The CD included with the book provides you with the examples that they used in the book. When you have completed reading, you have the basics on how to get a installation of PHP and MySQL running, and how to set things up in GoLive. It is nice and easy to follow, specially for people who are new to all of this. There is a chapter – which I had to read first – that explains how to create a small content management system (that is a set off scripts to manage the content of your website) with PHP and MySQL. Vachier’s tech editor made a typo when they said, “Wireless Access Protocol”, instead of “Wireless Application Protocol”. Not too new, due to its lack of sucessfulness not important, but certainly nice to read up on it. Another “wireless” thing (Yeah, duh!) and i-mode’s predecessor. ![]() To continue riding the techie mobile train, there are also chapters on WAP – the Wireless Application Protocol. You have to follow certain standards (page width, height and so on, and so on), which is why I really welcomed that the book has a couple chapters about it. Fast enough to check stocks, news headlines or what movies are on at the theatre tonight – if you ask me.Ĭreating websites for i-mode is a pain. i-mode cellphones have a colordisplay and let you surf on websites with 48kbit/s – which is almost as fast as the speed of a standard modem. i-mode is the new mobile hype from Japan and a few mobile carriers are currently testing it in Europe as well. What was surprising were the chapters about cHTML and i-mode. For example, topics covered include, CSS and the document object model, collapsible DHTML menus and a lot more. All very easy to comprehend and straight to the point. ![]() There are numerous pages on how to create basic HTML, CSS and DHTML. To begin, this book covers the topics you might expect it to. This is your seminar to become a GoLive MAGICIAN. “GoLive MAGIC” will take you beyond simple page editing. ![]() Do not expect the “We teach everything to do in 24 hours” attitude. In any case, “GoLive 6 MAGIC” is different from other books. Or perhaps all the skilled people have their books publish at New Riders – who knows? I believe New Riders (who are the publishers of this book) have a talent for chosing skilled authors. Very skilled and talented people who have worked in the industry for some time and have gotten together to share their knowledge about and experiences with GoLive. They all come from different computer-related backgrounds. The book is in fact made up of an entire team of authors. Many of his “actions” are now part of the GoLive distribution. Vachier who had been a writer for a web-zine himself, worked at companies such as Macromedia, Symantec and others, before he started working for Adobe on the GoLive team, where he has written lots of “actions” and the entire application’s documentation. He has been actively involved in GoLive’s development at Adobe since the beginning. The author of “GoLive6 MAGIC” is the infamous Paul Vachier. I had never used Adobe’s GoLive before I got this book and it certainly got me hooked on the program. So why do people purchase these types of books? I think it is because they are promoted as helpers, though they are quite difficult to work with. Everyone has seen the, “XYZ for Dummies” types they are available for nearly every piece of software. When I spend a Saturday at a book store, I wonder why people spend money on these kinds of books.
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