Given the usually schizophrenic performance of Java applets, Homestead's use of the technology is impressive. Pages are saved as basic HTML documents and stored on Homestead servers. Overall, I was impressed by how simple and intuitive the entire process was. Created pages are of course quite basic, from an aesthetic point of view, but otherwise perfectly functional. You can create as many pages as will fit within 5MB of space, and each can be linked in whatever navigational scheme you like.
Homestead promises to add more templates and design features in the future.
The company is also courting the enterprise market for corporate intranets. All this means that Homestead does make any money from banner ads, so you won't have random advertisements popping up in your personal Web page. All Rights Reserved. Use of this service is subject to the PC World Online Terms of Service Agreement. World Online complies with the ASME Guidelines with IDG Extensions for new media.