First i’d like to say hi to everyone. This is my debut to the forums =). I’ve actually been using freeway since 2003 =O.
I def have some long over due thankyous to give out (sorry if it turns into more of a long rant =P lolz).
The first one (only cos it’s the most resent one) is to Max (creator of the WebYep action). I decied i would try and learn CMS using Drupal, MAMP & coda (though still loving coda)… than after buying books and working through it for 3 weeks, every step of the way feeling pretty painful and not really getting any where. Dont get me wrong, i know it takes time to learn new stuff… it just didnt feel natural to me since i’m a visual person. So i turned back to freeway. I came across Max’s addon int he forums, and thought i’d give it ago. After only a night or two of testing the action out I was thrilled to find out how easy it felt to use & learn, and exactly what i was looking for… when i was using drupal it was like too over the top for that i needed, and if i wanted a layout any where close to what i wanted, i would have had to learn quiet a lot f coding. And to top all of that, when i emailed Max over some silly stuff not only did i get a quick replay, it was super super helpful. So yeah thanks for making that action Max… looking totally forward to the newer version (a few days did you say?).
As i said earlier, i’ve been using freeway for 5 years. A short history makes is a little easy to see where i’m coming from so bear with me =P.
I am a freelance artist and studied photographer when i was at uni. But it was way back in 1996 as a teen that i first discovered the internet. I was hooked… i would ask anyone and everyone “how do you make a website”. Sadily i think being a girl (and i hate to play this card, but had the theroy confirmed but a lot of computery type friends =P) didnt really give me any favors, and was always told “you dont really need to know that stuff”. Thankfully years later a friend believed in me and showed me the HTML basic ropes by just pointing me int he right direction. I then hit another brick wall when i realsied the kind of sites i wanted were a little out of my reach from just html-ing my way through it.On my uni photography i knew the importance of having a web presences (even if the rest of my course didnt agree with me at the time… i think i’m the one laughing now =P)… but one of my tutors used Freeway and was raving about it (prob cos iw as the only one that would listen =P). So yeah thank you freeway! you’ve made my life so much easier o/.
Now my last thankyou is to all you lot in FreewayTalk. As you might have gathered from above, in my life i’ve faced a wall of arrogance, elitism & condescending behvaior from people with computer knowledge… but not here!!! I have turned to FreewayTalk many times and always found the answer without having to leave a question myself… and no question or comment is too stupid and no one is put down or treated like a child. So again i think all the people in this wonderful community for developing actions, sharing and being so helpful =D.
if you have reached this line you deserve a prize for not getting board =P.
Oh and if you’re curious heres my freeway site:
www.jessica-emmett.com
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