There's also a very active local user group <http://mspwordpress.com/>. I'd
encourage anyone who is interested in Wordpress to join the mailing list.
The community is quick to respond and very helpful.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Jeffrey Abuzzahab <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Great meeting today! Thanks for letting me share my story of perusing
> WordPress.
>
>
> I wanted to share some links for people that might want to experiment with
> WordPress. For Free!
>
>
> Instant WordPress <http://www.instantwp.com/> for Windows computers:
> http://www.instantwp.com/
>
> It is free and it lets you run WordPress right off your desktop so you can
> test themes and plug ins etc. I have really enjoyed using this program
> along with Notepad++ <http://notepad-plus-plus.org/> for editing the php
> files and DreamWeaver for editing the CSS.
>
>
> WordPress on a Mac<http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP>:
>
> http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP
>
> Also free! A little more complicated, at least for me, and it lets you run
> WordPress as an admin right off your Mac so you can test themes etc.
>
>
> Having the ability to play with this locally helped a lot in my decision
> to move forward with WordPress. We still use these tools to test themes
> before deployment.
>
>
> Have a great weekend!
>
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> --
> Jeffrey Faruk Abuzzahab
> Web and Multimedia Lead
> College of Education & Human Development
> Tel: 612-624-6034 | E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> Can't get a hold of me?
> Contact the web team at [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>


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Web Developer
University of Minnesota
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Minneapolis MN 55455

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