Web page novices: Use FTP, for free
You know what I like about the open-source software movement? About the time I figure I need a free something, I find out someone has already written it.
In this case, I was looking for tools to update and expand my many-years-defunct Web site, www.dolinar.com - which, as some of you may recall, was a gigantic collection of links and search engines. The site soon will be hosting a collection of my columns, so I needed two things: an FTP (file transfer protocol) program for uploading files, managing directories, renaming and moving site files, etc. And, of course, a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Web page editor, because at the age of 45 I made a deep and abiding commitment never to write anything that resembled code.
Let's start with the FTP program. I used to recommend Ipswitch Software's WS_FTP (www.ip
switch.com), an oldie that came in for-fee professional versions, and a lightweight home version. Alas, the free version is now a trial version and costs $34.95. There are, of course, scads of similar programs that cost money.
But a real freebie?
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