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by Editors of PC Magazine
PC Magazine reports on web design software in detailed single-product reports and occasional multi-product roundups. Microsoft Expression Web is the current Editors' Choice -- for ease of use, accurate… WYSIWYG editing and overall elegance -- but that may change after the public version of Dreamweaver CS4 becomes available. Both programs earn praise here, but the reviews also note drawbacks for each. For blog software, editors recommend WordPress.com as much better for beginners than the free version at WordPress.org, but Six Apart Vox earns the Editors' Choice award.
by David Rodriguez
by Tom Arah
This British site reviews both Dreamweaver CS3 and Microsoft Expression Web 2 in separate detailed reviews but provides numeric ratings on a six-point scale. Version 2 of Expression Web earns praise for its… integration of Flash and Photoshop, but Dreamweaver CS3 maintains its edge except for those devoted to other Microsoft programs. Among its advantages, Dreamweaver has broader Ajax implementation.
by Editors of PC World (Australia)
The detailed single-product reviews at this Australian site include the latest version of Microsoft Expression Web. A March 2007 review here by Dennis O'Reilly covers Dreamweaver CS3, giving it a slightly… higher rating (because of its integration with Photoshop) than the earlier version of Expression Web that lacked this -- though O'Reilly calls even that "a giant step up" from FrontPage. (He notes that experienced FrontPage users will need to "set aside a day or two to get up to speed.") Unfortunately Dreamweaver CS4 beta hasn't been reviewed here.
by David Garrett
Even though this review doesn't cover the latest version of Expression Web, we give it a good ranking because it compares five web publishing programs from the point of view of a relative novice. For… beginners, TypePad earns the Smart Choice award -- for websites as well as blogs -- but incurs a monthly fee. For regular software with a one-time charge, the top rating goes to CoffeeCup Visual Site Designer.
by Editors of Macworld
by Matthew Griffin
by Editors of ITReviews.co.uk
The long list of software reviews at this U.K. site includes many of the major programs, though not necessarily in their latest incarnations. It also includes quite a few less well-known titles that cost… less and may be easier to learn to use. A strong point of this site is that it includes so many recent reviews. Another is that it also includes reviews of software to jazz up a social networking page. Unfortunately Expression Web 2 isn't covered; nor is there any preview of Dreamweaver CS4.
by Robert Palmer
by Susan M. Mellott
by Susan Gunelius
The blog guide at About.com recommends using an offline blog editor to write and edit your entries rather than relying on an Internet connection for the whole task. Several blog software tools are reviewed… here, with the most praise for Windows Live Writer. For Macs, a separate review by Rebecca Freed recommends ecto. (Note that ConsumerSearch and About.com share the same parent company but are not editorially affiliated.)
by Jennifer Kyrnin
by Editors of CNet.com
CNet doesn't have a category for web design software so you have to search for each title separately. Dreamweaver CS3 and Microsoft Expression Web 1 get the same ratings here -- 3.5 out of a possible five… stars -- with warnings that neither one is at all easy for a beginner to learn. FrontPage users express disappointment that Expression Web is so different. Unfortunately neither Dreamweaver CS4 beta nor Expression Web 2 are reviewed here at the time of our report.
by Editors of TopTenReviews.com
by Contributors to Amazon.com
by Editors and Contributors to Softpedia.com
by Matthew David
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