A few changes to the main website might be on the cards. I'd been using Incomedia WebSite X5 Evolution, version 8, to build the site and also my bird photo site. This is fairly nice software and not expensive either but I've discovered that, as the sites grow, there are a couple of nasty bugs apparent not least of which the software has a very annoying tendency to lose files during each update, meaning that the affected pages need to have the photos added to them again and be re-uploaded!
I have had to do this several times to both websites just recently so, as it is incredibly frustrating, time-wasting and I haven't got the patience to keep fixing it (I have had to repair one of the photo albums FIVE times), I have caved in and bought a copy of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 from Amazon in the hope that, while it won't be necessarily easier to use (from past experience I know it won't!), it won't do stupid things such as lose my files! I had a copy of Dreamweaver which will not work on my current Windows 7 computer but as this software dates from 2003, when it was published by Macromedia, it is now prehistoric in computing terms. Adobe products are expensive - too expensive really, which is one reason why I use PS Elements for tweaking my photos* rather than the full Photoshop, which costs an eye-watering £604 on Amazon! - but if they work then it's money well spent.
I am hoping I can use the existing template and go from there, if not then the site will soon have a new look.
*I know Photoshop, whether it's Elements or CS, is considered by some to be somehow 'impure' or 'cheating' - but it, or other photo software, is invaluable to bring out the best in photos. It is not cheating to straighten out a wonky horizon, improve contrast, remove sensor dust (an occupational hazard of using DSLRs) from the photo or to sharpen a little, which is all I do and why I only need Elements.
