i got a little halloween look for the page now. i've done something in the past where i would try to update the site around different holidays (christmas mostly). with css, it will make things easier to update, along with making it a ton easier to make every page update at the same time.
i was just looking at FARK, and i noticed a link to a story on Wil Wheaton. i've read before on Something Awful that Wil Wheaton was a regular Fark user (along with reading some jokes poking fun at him). just out of bordom i clicked the link on the Fark story. it mentioned Blogs, and how popular Wil Wheaton's is.
when i saw his site, i thought it was pretty bland in design. i started to notice what i thought were some similarities with his site and mine. he says he does the site himself. i noticed he uses PHP, and i've been using PHP for a while myself. he calls his site "WWdN" for short, and i've called my site XdN for short for years now. i noticed the way his news posts looked similar to mine, and i noticed that he uses MovableType for his news management/posting, just like what i *just* switched to.
anyway, im sure a lot of sites look like mine and his. its just the past few days, i've been doing a bunch of work on my site, both in coding and with upgrading the news management from NewsPro. so i've been looking at my site for hours and hours - and when i finally take a break to read some other pages, one of the first ones i see reminds me of my page.
so whats that mean? great minds think a like, or that there are too many blog-like sites on the net? i have no clue. i just know i've had my site up since 1996, so i feel i have a one up on other sites like it... :)
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over the next few days, im gonna be updating stuff to work better with the way movabletype does things (updated archive look, search, and comments for each update).
random link:
Windows and DRM at the hardware level in your BIOS:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39116902,00.htm
i just installed MovableType on my website, along with a nice little program called w.bloggar.
the MovableType software let me import all of my NewsPro posts going back to 2000 (over 160 updates), plus it allows me to remote post updates. instead of logging into a web interface, i can just open a small WordPad like app and just post an update real quick.
i might start updating the site more. :)
i really recommend w.bloggar if you have any blog or web sites with compatible news management software (PostNuke, b2, Blogger.com, etc).
and if you're still using NewsPro on your site (and maybe Coranto), i recommend upgrading to MovableType. it may be a little difficult to install at first, but once its running (and you understand it), its easier to update, has more features, and can import NewsPro stuff.
just a note: this message was posted with w.bloggar. it even allowed me to re-open and edit it without using the web interface.
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