mac user...

[namkol48]

hihi,
i'm new to the industry. i want to learn more about web & try to do my own website. is there any free software for me to start? i'm a mac user...
thanks for help!

[griz_fan]

Unless you plan on working with Microsoft web tools (ASP or .NET for example), you will find OSX a great platform for web development.

Not sure how deep you want to dive into this, but you can even install the Apache web server, PHP and the MySQL database server for free on your Mac, making it your own personal web server, perfect for learning. [phpmac.com...] is a good resource, and [apachefriends.org...] even has an installer that will setup all of these tools on OSX.

For a free HTML editor, I've heard good things about Taco HTML Edit (http://tacosw.com/index.php). While it isn't WYSIWYG, it looks quite nice, and I usually recomend beginners spend the extra time up front to actually learn HTML rather than rely on WYSIWYG any way.

I would say that these tools, a lot of time on this web site, and maybe a visit to www.w3schools.com will get you off to a great start.

[lZakl]

I know that you are looking for free tools, but you might consider, BBEdit. I consider it to be one of the most worthwile tools I have ever purchsed. And I mean EVER..

-- Zak

[Hawkgirl]

Also, take a peek in our Macintosh Webmaster [webmasterworld.com] forum. Many of your Mac webmaster questions are probably already answered there. ;)

[namkol48]

thx all! u guys r so helpful!

[limbo]

Try this thread too [webmasterworld.com]