Web Site Creator

I purchased  a software package called "Total Web Site Creator" from Fry's electronics, for $14.99. I will try and create a web page from scratch called http://wscreator.online-churches.org. The box claims the package includes:

• 3 in 1.

• The perfect Website Creator - to design dynamic, multi-page websites complete with text, graphics and animation.

• No HTML, graphic design or editing knowledge is required (sounds too good to be true!)

• Premium Webstore  Builder

• Professional Website promoter.

Installation was straight forward. The installer actually comes up as "Coffeecup VisualSite Designer.

Requires Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP with 330 MB of hard drive space. Pentium 300 processor or better,. 64 MB of RAM. I am installing it on a Windows 2000 machine. Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

I got a Windows error message, and a screen saying the software was installed okay.

I tried to "Register Online" on got an error connecting to web page.

I try to open "Home Page Creator."

The program tells me I need at least 24 bit colors (I thought I had 256 colors).  A check shows I have 256 colors set, and 1280 X 1024 pixels set. I reset the adapter to True 24 bit color.

This time VisualSite Designer opens up. I can create a New Homepage, Open a Home Page, or Create a New Homepage on a Template.

• I will choose the plain New Home Page.

• I choose a name "test1." I leave the rest of the settings at default.

• Click OK

• Page 1 comes up.

• I create a text box, and insert a barber pole. Pretty easy so far.

• I drag the barber pole and move it to the left corner.

• I add some graphics, and text and another animation.

• I press "send" and am told that I need to save the page. I save it as index.htm.

• I press send again, and am prompted to add information about my ISP.

• I put in my ftp server wscreator.online-churches.org

• I put in my login ID and password

• I leave my www server box empty

• I click OK.

• The web page was successfully uploaded to the site.

For $15, this utility is a bargain and will work to update your free web page via FTP! The package is currently available on http://www.outpost.com  for $15 as well.