TooMuchBlue

My collection of rants and raves about technology, my kids and family, social/cultural phenomena, and inconsistencies in the media and politics.

2007-02-19

We are the web (2.0)

A quick post serving three purposes:

  1. Occupy some time while I download some code from work.
  2. Forward around a cool little video that explains Web 2.0 in a very non-technical terms. A great little primer.
  3. Test a new blogging tool. (Performancing)

I really like the video, though you have to watch quickly as the text changes fast. It took me a more than a few seconds to realize that when the person writes something, then erases it and writes something else, both the before and after messages are meant to be read and absorbed. The soundtrack is nice, but you won't miss anything with the volume down.

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2006-09-29

Matters bloggitarious

Nothing earth-shaking, just need to empty a few blogging tidbits out of my brain.

  • I’m seriously looking at eliminating the “email subscription” many people have to this blog, for a variety of technical and non-technical reasons. Thunderbird has a nice RSS reader, and is available for all platforms. The link to subscribe using RSS is on the web.
  • People who read my blog on the web using any browser except Internet Explorer don’t see that annoying “this message was sent using vzwpix...”. IE doesn’t follow the CSS rule all the other browsers support, so I’m not able to hide it. Sorry.
  • The tool I’ve been experimenting with is called RocketPost. It has a free version that works only with Blogger.com (and its flavors), or $39 for more features and multiple blogs. The WYSIWIG editor is nice, and it’s great for composing, but I’ve had trouble applying my typical styles in a consistent way or saving any kind of template. I’d give it about a B-, but then most tools earn a D, so I’ll probably keep using it.
  • I may be looking for a new web host soon. If anyone has tips on good Apache hosting on the cheap, I’d like to know about it. I’m thinking about self-hosting my email, since that seems to be the hardest part of finding a host that can do everything I do now. Before I do, I need to read over my Terms of Service one more time.
  • I’ve found two blogs in the last few weeks that really strike a chord with me. Interocitor doesn’t post often (less than I do, even), but his comments are always thoughtful and focussed. If you’ve been reading along, you also know Patterico, with daily or better posts. It’s hard not to add a “me too!” to most of his topics. I still subscribe to Powerline and Michelle Malkin, but they’re both such high volume I’ve given up on keeping up.
  • If I didn’t advertise it enough before, check out Tricia’s blog too.

Related post: Hi, my name is Dopey

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2006-09-01

Baby steps

Tricia (erm, uh, "Daisy Rose") has started her own blog. It's linked from my newly-updated Blogroll, and she's got her first post. Since she now has a blogger account, I've added her as a Contributor here, which means she can post here too.

We'll have to see what develops.

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