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Yeah... Dreamweaver costs approximately $400... and that's just Dreamweaver, not including any image software that's generally a must-have for a site.
I started our about three years ago using Claris Home Page, which is a basic WYSIWYG editor -- I didn't really learn HTML either, aside from reading some of the code that the program produced. So I could probably learn to handle hand-coding pretty easily if I wanted to -- but I don't.
For most fledgling Trek-related sites, I'd strongly recommend getting a minimal WYSIWYG editor -- sorry, but I don't know much about Windows-based programs that are small yet capable.
As an alternative, you could try downloading the Macromedia MX free trials which let you run the full program for 30 days to evaluate it. You're probably not ready to make the full jump, but you could at least test the waters.
What I'd recommend is that you get your site established first, and get everything set up and usable using methods that you already know or can easily learn. Compare my original site to the current version -- I think you'll notice a bit of an improvement. In the beginning, all I used was Claris Home Page (a program that was last released in 1998) and AppleWorks, a very simple graphics program, to get my material. Then I started branching out into more complex styles, and learned to use more capable programs like Photoshop. I recently purchased the Macromedia Dreamweaver/Fireworks suite, and am in the process of creating an entirely new setup for my site using the (relatively) advanced methods that I now know.
The most important thing to remember is, be patient. You're not going to come up with something that's as sleek as Ex Astris Scientia, or with a cool interface like the Daystrom Institute Technical Library, in just a week or even a month of learning programming for the Internet. It's a long process -- but it'll pay off eventually. Just keep at it!
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I just want a databse thing, kinda like SSD except with tumbnails.
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