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iweb to dreamweaver

If you ever need to download a copy of a website into dreamweaver that was original done in iweb and published on mobileme (idisk), here is what finally worked for me.

Open dreamweaver and set up your site for download. When setting up the server, MAKE SURE to select WebDav (NOT FTP).

The URL for mobileme/idisk websites is:

http://idisk.mac.com/username/Web/Sites

Username: username (your mobileme username WITHOUT the @me.com)
PW: your password

Wordpress on Dreamweaver - The nightmare is over!

Last week I spent an entire day trying to work out how to get MAMP and wordpress to talk to each other so I could start designing wordpress websites and blogs directly on dreamweaver cs5.

Today - at long last - I found a combination of two videos that did the trick.

First, the MAMP and Wordpress installation video I used by MacAppGuide.com:


Second, the easy Wordpress Themes for Dreamweaver CS5 video I used by MediaTricks.net:


Thank you to the two organizations that put these together. I finally can move on to the real fun - DESIGNING! Perhaps now I can get myself switched over to wordpress instead of blogger.

Savage Chicken iMugs

A friend passed this on to me and I couldn't resist posting it here. It's by Doug Savage of Savage Chickens. Gotta love it ... and if you do, you can order a mug.


My personal favorite: Hands-Free Mode! Or on a really bad day I might need to use the Built-in GPS.

Black Boxes in Place of Images in Microsoft Word

I recently had a client who asked for some business cards using Avery Template 8371. Although the images showed up fine on my Windows 2008 for Mac saved as a .docx file, when saved as a .doc file for the clients pc version of word, the images changed to black boxes.

"Humph!" I said scratching my head. I saved them as .jpgs, high enough quality to be printed on their own office printer. What could possibly be the problem.

I did a little research and this is what I found:

Word doesn't like .jpgs saved from a cmyk photo documents (like photoshop)

So I went back into my photoshop image, changed the image mode to rgb, resaved as a .jpg (and unchecked the "embed color profile". I then reinserted the images into the word document and VOILA it looked and saved just fine.

Need a business cards with your website and logo? Give Flying Change Webs & Graphics a call!

Like the carpenter whose house is never complete ...

I often feel the same about my own website ... I never feel as if it is really complete because there is always something more I want to add. More news. More articles. More samples into the portfolio. More search engine optimization (SEO) tweeks. But as a dedicated website designer specializing in getting small businesses up on the web, I always put my clients first.

Today I took a few minutes to make a few new additions to my own website and performed my own SEO "check up". I searched for the general term "small business web design". I intentionally did not put a state or region in order to see where I was on the Google result for such a general term. Here is the result:

Yes, that is a first page placement with the second position!

The primary key to this success? Patience.

Nearly two years ago, which I started Flying Change Webs & Graphics, this sort of positioning was only a dream. Now, with some hard work, dedication, and PATIENCE, I finding myself happily busy doing what I love and reaping the benefits.

Are you ready to give your website a new look - or just put your business on the web? Check out my updated Web Design Portfolio page and then give me a call.

Listed First and Second in Less Than 3 Months!

This past Spring, I worked created a logo and website for Lisa Madison and Rocky Coast Seminars. It launched at the end of April. Today, in a Google Search for "seminars in Maine for educators" I was pleasantly surprised to find the following results:


The correct use of keywords, clean coding, and attention to the design aspects is the primary difference between this site and many of the competitors. Congratulations Lisa! Your first seminar hasn't started yet and you're already on your way to success!