Have you taken a look at any of the cms, like drupal or Joomla. You don't need technical knowledge, but it would allow for more flexibility. For a forum based web site try out vanilla forum.
For a good notepad try notepad++ or notepro both have free versions that are great.
NVU rocks.
If you want a version of abode's editors check into downloading it through a torrent. Using anything like dreamweaver, flash or macromedia proficiently will take some skill.