IWeb
iWeb is a software product made by
Apple Computer. It was released during the
Macworld Conference & Expo in
San Francisco,
California on
January 10,
2006. It is a part of the
iLife '06 creativity suite, which was released the same day. iWeb creates
websites and
blogs, and publishes them via
.Mac and other webhosting services.
iWeb is a
website and
blog creation tool. The end-user does not need to have any knowledge of web languages in order to effectively use the product.
The features of iWeb include:
*Apple-designed templates
*Easy and flexible website creation
*An
iLife media browser
*Drag and drop support for media files
*Blogging
*Podcasting
*One-click .Mac publishing (non-.Mac users can publish sites to a folder, then upload with third-party FTP services.)
iWeb is currently in its first version, meaning it has a limited featureset and possibly some unresolved bugs. Some limitations include:
*iWeb currently creates different files for each page, instead of using one central file to save disk space.
*No password support on non
.Mac user
webpages*Limited number of templates, new templates difficult to make.
iWeb was discovered prior to its official launch by a group of Macintosh enthusiasts. The popular Macintosh web forum,
MacRumors, was the first to release the story. A user was looking at a support page for the application
GarageBand, and noticed a list of related links towards the bottom of the page. The links were labeled iLife '06, its applications, and a seemingly new application called iWeb. The user took a screenshot of the page, and posted it to the forum. Apple quickly reverted the page to its last good edit. It was officially released by
Steve Jobs the day after, during the
Macworld Conference & Expo.
There are several similar products available for the Mac, including:
*
RapidWeaver by Realmac Software
*
Sandvox by Karelia Software
*
Site Studio by dot software
*
ShutterBug by XtraLean Software
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Apple.com â€" iLife â€" iWeb
