![]() WordPress is a free, Web-based software program that anyone can use to build and maintain a website or blog. Some of you may of heard of wordpress and other’s it might be something totally new. It was then that I started developing website with a system that has now become my favorite web development platform and tool. I being a web developer and an ex-apple employee have loved developing websites with iWeb, but there came a time when my clients wanted a site that had more features, and a web-based backend to manage the site, a more powerful blog, etc. That’s been the whole motivation and drive for me to run this website. The success of iWeb has been that it’s simple and easy to make a website. There are many other options for those that want to switch to a different platform to host their website. My suggestion is always to keep your system current, so then the question then comes…what are my alternatives to iWeb? iWeb Alternative There will come a time where your current version of iWeb won’t be compatible with your operating system or hardware and you’ll have to make a decision to move your site to a different platform, or simply not upgrade your system. When that happens with software that means that it’s shelf life clock has started. The problem is…that iWeb will most likely not be getting an updates or any further development. So as you can see you’ll still be able to run, create, and manage your site with iWeb for some time if you already have it. My suggestions would be to get a web host somewhere such as RAGE iWeb Hosting (iWeb Optimized Hosting). ![]() So if you have invested a lot of time in your iWeb site or want to continue to develop and build your site in iWeb that is totally fine, however just be sure to make the plans and arrangements to host your website somewhere other than MobileMe. Current iWeb Usersįirst off, iWeb will run on your computer for quite a while, so if you are privileged enough to have a copy of iWeb on your Mac, that’s great, and you will be able to continue to use it, however you just won’t be able to publish to MobileMe in the future. So here are my suggestions for all my great iWeb fans of what to do with your websites done in iWeb and how to continue creating a great website easily. So…the question then comes to be, what happens now. Then to push the knife in a little deeper they announced with iCloud that iWeb publishing will be discontinued as of June 2012. The last update of the iLife suite didn’t include any update to iWeb and they aren’t even selling iWeb on the App Store at all. However, I will never again own a computing device that will work as hard, as reliably, for such a long time as my trusty mid 2012 15" MBP.UPDATE: Read more about an iWeb replacement coming out soon.Īs many of you may know, Apple’s plans for iWeb don’t seem very bright. The new M series processors are a harbinger that the time for such a change is approaching sooner than later. I am aware that eventually, I will have to break down and buy a new MBP. While the new MBPs are lighter and have longer battery life, they hold little performance edge over this machine in my day to day use of the machine as INTEL has done little to really advance processors in a meaningful way over the years since this machine was designed. ![]() This machine is fast, reliable and delight to use. The logic board nor the display on this machine have ever faltered. I upgraded the machine to Big Sur using a popular patching program along with an upgrade to the latest Broadcom WiFi/BT card (thanks to an enterprising young man) and am running 11.2 currently with no issues outside the ones that are plaguing even the newest MBPs. Both fans have been replaced and most recently I replaced the right side speakers as the woofer section had started to rattle. I have replaced the keyboard only ONCE in that entire time. ![]() The 1TB HDD is still used as an in-machine Time Machine drive for Big Sur. I upgraded to 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD and moved to APFS once Catalina came along using the HDD as an in-machine daily clone backup drive (used SuperDuper until Big Sur negated the ability to easily create a bootable clone). I upgraded the SSD to a larger one and rolled the SSD and HDD into a FUSION drive using the tools apple made available to anyone comfortable with the command line, which I ran with zero issues for several years. I swapped out the super drive (CD/DVD burner) for an SSD (initially a relatively small one to just hold the OS). I upgraded the HDD several times (started life as a 256MB HDD). This machine has a full compliment of ports with NO dongles needed! I upgraded the ram over time to its max 16GB. This machine was the last of the totally user repairable notebooks Apple made. Without question, a fine example of solid engineering. My daughter gave me this machine as a christmas present in late 2012. I am among those still using a mid 2012 non-retina 15" MBP.
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