iMap 2.6.3 available

I have just released an update for iMap. It includes the following changes:

  • “Create” button now works by hitting “Enter.”
  • Addition of meta-tags occasionally failed with Google Verification files. This has now been fixed..
  • Corrected “Help” menu items to include new video tutorials.
  • Enhanced speed connections with MobileMe/.Mac.

If you have problems updating, let me know. Keep in mind it’s always best to run the latest version of iMap.

Adding JS-Kit Comments to iWeb

Are you one of those users who would wish to have comments integrated right into your site but you are publishing to a folder and so you can’t do that? Or you want to have comments not just on your blog posts? You want to let people comment on your latest photo album? With this tutorial, you will be able to do this.

With the help of JS-Kit and iTweak this is all possible.

If you want to see how the outcome looks, then head over to the demo.

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iMap, iTweak and iWeb ‘09

Apple recently introduced a brand-new version of it’s iLife. Incidentally, the new iLife does include a new version of iWeb (who would have thought that?). Although there are only a few minor updates, some of the new features change things in relation to iMap and iTweak.

Until now, iWeb had two publishing options: MobileMe or a folder. These two options remain. Apple however added a third option: publishing via FTP to your server. Houston we have a problem! All those who used to just publish to a folder and then upload to a server, will now upload directly using FTP. That is good for the iWeb-user, bad for iTweak/iMap user.

When the files go directly to the FTP server, without being published to a folder, iTweak/iMap can not edit the files and so fail to be functional. Neither iMap nor iTweak support the editing of files via FTP. Therefore, if you wish to use iMap/iTweak, then you must publish to a folder and continue to upload via an external client.

Of course, it does quite suck if you have to still publish to a folder even though iWeb now supports direct “FTPing.” We are already working on a way for iMap and iTweak to edit the files via FTP. We however have no plan when the updates for this will arrive. Stay put; subscribe to the blog for updates.

If you have been using MobileMe all along, you shouldn’t be running into any problems at all.

iMap and the Google Webmaster Tools

If you watched the tutorial on how to use iMap, then you’ll probably going to like this.

This is the second part to the tutorial. It explains how to use iMap in conjunction with the Google Webmaster Tools: how to get a Google Webmaster Tools project, how to verify your site and add a sitemap. All this will ultimately help you to show up on Google.

If you haven’t watched the first tutorial just yet, then go ahead and do that first.

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Tutorial: How to use iMap

This is a video tutorial that will show you how to use iMap. It will make you familiar with the basic features and how to get everything working perfectly. The tutorial will cover how to create a sitemap, add Meta-Tags and even show you how to ping Google.

If you want to learn how to create a verification file for the Google Webmaster Tools and use the Tools, then take a look at the second part of this tutorial.

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