Hi,

I just released a new set of Dreamweaver video tutorials that cover Dreamweaver CS3 and CS4. You can find them here:

Dreamweaver Videos

For these videos, I’ve upgraded both the video and sound quality … and I had to invest to make this happen. So I hope you guys will see and hear the difference!

The video course runs a total of about 7 hours, spanning over 30 videos.

Thanks,

Stefan

www.killersites.com

Hi,

I just released a new video tutorial that introduces the new CSS option in the properties panel.

In a nutshell, Dreamweaver CS4 has made it even easier to add and modify CSS code in your web pages.

You can view my growing collection of Dreamweaver CS4 in the Dreamweaver section of killersites.com.

PS: Firefox on the Mac sucks bad.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com

Hi,

I wanted to announce that I just released a 6 page article on Dreamweaver CS4 … concentrating on it’s PHP and database features.

Check it out: Dreamweaver CS4 Introduction to the PHP toolset.

I also plan on creating a bunch of supporting dreamweaver CS4 video tutorials to help fill in the details not covered in this chapter. I hope you find it useful.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com

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Video tutorial: new features in Dreamweaver CS4

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Stefan Mischook

Video: First look at Dreamweaver CS4

Dreamweaver CS4 is sporting a brand new interface that bring Dreamweaver up-to-speed with the other Adobe products. In this video I give you a quick tour looking at how the new user interface works.

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Stefan Mischook

I’ve been beta testing Dreamweaver CS4 for a little while now and I’ve been looking forward to spewing my nerd impressions. I had to hold my tongue until Adobe released DW CS4 to the public …

In this article, I provide a quick overview of what’s in CS4. But don’t worry, in soon to come articles and video tutorials, I will be digging deeper.

Read the complete review of Dreamweaver CS4.

BTW: I should have a couple of new Dreamweaver CS4 videos out very soon.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com

Yes, I do have my finger on the pulse of the nerd-zeitgeist and from what I understand, Dreamweaver CS4 is coming out sooner than later. I’m guessing sometime this winter.

Are there any details?

I’m not sure what is coming (in terms of new features), but I have heard what is leaving and not coming back:

• ASP.net support.
• Layout Mode and Timelines.
• JSP support

Some speculation:

I am guessing that Adobe will position Dreamweaver to be more web developer centric than designer centric.

Not that they will turn Dreamweaver into a glorified text editor, I just get the feeling that they will spend more time on the coding end of things, than on the design end.

My thinking is based on the work Adobe has done with Flash CS3 and especially Actionscript 3.0.

… It is clear with AS3, that Adobe made the decision to make the Flash scripting language more appealing to hard-core programmers than to designers. AS3 is much more powerful but it is more complex and harder to learn than Actionscript 2.

That said, please do keep in mind that when it comes to what may be coming in Dreamweaver CS4 … it is total speculation on my part.

CIAO,

Stefan Mischook

When I was working on the redesign of the killersites.com, I found (as a starting point) that the templates that ship with Dreamweaver CS3 useful.

Dreamweaver CS3 starter templates

Dreamweaver has a nice collection of bare-bones web templates. One thing I found cool about these templates, is that they contain a lot of notes that describe why they (the web-nerds at Adobe) have certain things in place – like the specific code they used to deal with a given CSS layout issue.

… This is another good way to learn more about CSS.

An added bonus: tested layouts

The templates are solid, in that you can be sure that they have been tested to work in the major browsers.

… This beats having to tinker with this yourself! That way, you can concentrate on the design.

The killersites.com facelift

For my redesign of killersites.com, I used one of the Dreamweaver templates as a starting point. I found that it was well structured, such that it could withstand the changes I needed to make to it.

… Many CSS layouts are fragile, in that if you change just a little bit about it, the whole thing can start to fall apart.

How to find the Dreamweaver CS3 templates

Dreamweaver CS3 ships with many templates that you can access either by the ‘Welcome Screen’ or by going into:

File > New

.. This will open up the ‘New Document’ window where you will be able to choose from four categories:

1. Blank Page
2. Blank Template
3. Page from Template
4. Page from Sample

In ‘Blank Page’, I used a template called: ‘2 column liquid, left sidebar, header and footer’. Not the most exciting name, but it does tell you what you’re getting.

If you are a Dreamweaver CS3 user, or someone just interested in exploring quality CSS templates, I would suggest taking a look at the Dreamweaver templates.

PS: you can download a free 30 trial of Dreamweaver CS3 if you don’t have it already.

And if you are interested in learning Dreamweaver, you can view my free Dreamweaver video tutorials.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com

I just released more of my Dreamweaver MX video tutorials.

Thought Dreamweaver MX was released in 2004, not much in Dreamweaver has changed since that time … especially when it comes to the basics.

Anyway, for those new to Dreamweaver, these videos should be useful.

PS: I also have Dreamweaver CS3 videos for those who need the cutting edge stuff.

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com

I’ve released another video tutorial on Dreamweaver CS3 where I look at the three ways Dreamweaver gives you to edit web pages.

Video: Dreamweaver CS3 Editor Views

You can find all the Dreamweaver CS3 videos in the Dreamweaver section of killersites.com:

Dreamweaver CS3

Thanks,

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com
www.killerphp.com