A site-oriented tool lets you concentrate so much more on just the content yet still always have a complete, multipage web site with appropriate navigation. With page-oriented tools, the author must always be concerned with the housekeeping of the site, or they are forced into seeing their site as just a relatively fixed collection of pages with each to be edited independently. Client vs. server Many of these tools are client-based for the authoring. Also, mixing media, like pictures and sound with text, works better on your PC where you can cut and paste between applications, use specialized tools like sound and picture editors, and have peripherals like scanners connected. Since most people connect to the web by phone, staying connected for long periods of time is not always the way to operate.
Deep content takes time.
The delays while you upload material like pictures can break your train of thought. When traveling, even getting your laptop connected for a short time is a challenge. On the other hand, being able to just use a browser with no application to install, and without even the need to use your own machine, can lower the threshold for many people and is appropriate for many simple types of web sites. When you go to create a web site, understand the differences between them and choose the one best suited to your purposes. Copyright 1999-2001 by Daniel Bricklin All Rights Reserved.