Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Unleashed [Paperback]

Zak Ruvalcaba (Author), Matthew Pizzi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672326310 | ISBN-13: 978-0672326318 | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

As an experienced Macromedia Dreamweaver user, you know that it is a powerful web development tool, but you're lacking the knowledge to fully exploit the potential of the Dreamweaver environment. As a skilled website developer and programmer, you have that knowledge, but you're lacking the experience with the Dreamweaver program. Either way, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Unleashed is what you need. The most complete guide to cover Dreamweaver MX 2004's powerful features, it will show you strategies for designing, managing and developing sophisticated websites within the Dreamweaver environment. It will also guide you through the realm of dynamic sites, which will ultimately enable a richer experience for the end user. These techniques are not covered in other intermediate-level Dreamweaver books. Let Unleashed help you unleash the potential of your Dreamweaver MX 2004 websites.

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As an experienced Macromedia Dreamweaver user, you know that it is a powerful web development tool, but you're lacking the knowledge to fully exploit the potential of the Dreamweaver environment. As a skilled website developer and programmer, you have that knowledge, but you're lacking the experience with the Dreamweaver program. Either way, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Unleashed is what you need. The most complete guide to cover Dreamweaver MX 2004's powerful features, it will show you strategies for designing, managing and developing sophisticated websites within the Dreamweaver environment. It will also guide you through the realm of dynamic sites, which will ultimately enable a richer experience for the end user. These techniques are not covered in other intermediate-level Dreamweaver books. Let Unleashed help you unleash the potential of your Dreamweaver MX 2004 websites.

About the Author

Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the web since 1995. He holds a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a master of science in Instructional Technology from National University in San Diego. He served as creative director with EPIC Solutions until 1998. His expertise in developing web applications led him to a position as manager of Web Development at SkyDesk, Inc., where he developed web applications for such companies as Gateway, HP, Toshiba, IBM, Intuit, Peachtree, Dell, Covad Communications and Microsoft. Zak is a Macromedia Certified Professional (MMCP), a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD), a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer for .NET (MCSD) and is currently working on his Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certification.

Matthew Pizzi is the training director at Train Simple, http://www.trainsimple.com, a software training company specializing in Macromedia, Adobe and Quark products. With authorized locations in Santa Monica, California and Boston, Massachusetts, Train Simple provides the ultimate in classroom hands-on training from coast to coast. Matthew has also been a key developer of Train Simple's online training efforts. Train Simple Online, http://www.trainsimpleonline.com, offers interactive, self-paced online training for software products at a fraction of the cost of hands-on classes. Train Simple Online offers a robust training experience by means of qualified instructors and top-quality curriculum delivered through QuickTime movies and Flash animations.

Michael Hurwicz is a freelance writer, developer, designer, animator and musician living in Eastsound, WA. He is a Flash and 3D Guy at Late Night Design. He has been writing about technical topics for the computer trade press since 1985. Michael is president of Irthlingz, a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental education and entertainment. You can email Michael at [e-mail] and visit his Web sites at www.latenightdesign.com, www.hurwicz.com, www.flashoop.com and www.irthlingz.org.

Sean R. Nicholson is the Network Administrator and Web Developer for the Career Services Center at the University of Missouri¿Kansas City. He and his development teams architect, develop and manage foundation and backend execution for programs such as the CareerExec Employment Database, www.careerexec.com, UMKC Career Services Website, www.career.umkc.edu, UMKC's Center for the City, www.centerforthecity.umkc.edu and Kansas City Forums, www.kcforums.org. Sean also does private contract work and consulting on database and Web development with organizations and individuals.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Sams (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672326310
• ISBN-13: 978-0672326318
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,846,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995. He holds a Bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in instructional technology from National University in San Diego.

Zak's skillset includes HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Visual Basic, C#, Web Services, and Flash/ActionScript. He is also a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD) and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer for .NET (MCSD).

In his spare time, Zak teaches web development courses for the San Diego Community College District, Mt. San Jacinto Community College and Palomar Community College. He has also written several books on web development, including Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# and VB by SitePoint Press, Dreamweaver CS4 Unleashed by Sam's, and Beginning Expression Web by Wrox Press. And Zak has just finished a new book called Murach's HTML5 and CSS3 by Mike Murach & Associates, Inc.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, October 27, 2004

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I am an intermediate level website developer. I thought this would be an great book. When I received it the first thing I did was turn to the chapter on embedding Flash videos. I quickly discovered that 9 out of 10 figures/screenpics in the chapter were for the wrong topic! It is the most error filled book I have ever bought. Even the website listed as the books "support" site is for a different company! I have bought hundreds of books over the last decade. This is the first one I have ever returned because it was so poorly proofread. Also, the publisher has no "errata" site, and did not return my email asking for help. Matt

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're Designer/Programmer this is the book for you, October 10, 2004

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David Levinson "dmlev" (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews
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This book is the perfect choice if you're a designer that also creates or wants to create data-driven websites. I create some of my asp code in Visual Studio. Unfortunately, Visual Studio doesn't work near as well as Dreamweaver for layout and most basic tasks. I much prefer to do layout and basic data-connected web controls in Dreamweaver if I can help it. Also, I prefer to use Dreamweaver templates. Because of Dreamweaver's tight integration with Flash and Fireworks, it will probably always be my main application. Also, as a designer, I like the clean design that is used in the examples in this book. I already own a couple of books by Zak Ruvalcaba (I own the previous version of this book). I believe that Zak is much better at explaining asp.net programming than any of the other authors that specialize teaching programming to designers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good in spite of the typos, April 4, 2005

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Kim Cao-Van (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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I just wanted to "put into perspective" the one-star ratings:

A lot of people seem to find this a bad book because there are so many "errors". They are right about the errors. Yes, a lot of figures are wrong, and yes, the mentioned support site doesn't exist. But, no, this does not degrade the book. The misplaced figures are usually only misplaced by one, so that's easily bypassed, anyway, the text is so clear you don't really need the figures. And indeed, the mentioned support site is incorrect, but you can download all files at www.sampspublishing.com (it took me a full 5 minutes to figure this out, so what's the fuss?)

In all, it seems that none of the low-star reviews could overcome the occasionaly not so carefully applied cosmetics of the book, and totally missed that it's a really great book, as mentioned by the high-star reviews.