Switching to CMS
I have been blogging on Blogger since August, 2002. It was just a sprout of a company back then, long before Google wisely snapped it up and added it to their growing arsenal of web thingies.
While searching for the best CMS for a client, I tested several--some open source, others for a fee--and decided on Mambo. Since I'd never messed with php much except for forum setups, learning Mamboese wasn't a cake walk, but it was tasty. I created one on my own space to test--I'd much rather crash my own site than someone else's--and found myself finally building a site for myself. As I've mentioned before, advertising my own services is near the bottom of my priority totem pole, right below cleaning out the fridge and right above ... hmm.. I can't think of anything at the moment. My own site has always been sparse; there's no information about what I do and if anyone needs information they either get it word-of-mouth or via email.
Now, I actually have a little site built with Mambo. I can't put a finger on exactly why I like Mambo over all the others, but I do. Probably the name since I like to dance. Plus it's a happy name and I am happy by nature when I'm not pissed.
The point is, I am moving this blog from here to there. A few months ago I lost all my old posts to a server crash which still ticks me off (when I'm not feeling happy by nature, of course) so it'll be as sparse as this one until I get a few years' posts written. But, if I give it proper attention, perhaps it'll be more than just a personal blog.
Go take a peek and let me know what you think. While it's being built, you'll need to register to see everything going on in there. I don't do anything with the names--heck, put in a fake email addy if you like--and you won't get [fwd:] emails from me with Today's Joke. I do not mass mail a Sparktown Newsletter because I think they're kind of dumb and I've never joined one that I really liked so I'll never subject anyone to anything so ..zzzz.
But I do like knowing there's someone out there watching and reading. Who knows? I might even post something important or amusing. It's what happy people do when they're not pissed and at the moment, I'm pretty happy with CMS.
While searching for the best CMS for a client, I tested several--some open source, others for a fee--and decided on Mambo. Since I'd never messed with php much except for forum setups, learning Mamboese wasn't a cake walk, but it was tasty. I created one on my own space to test--I'd much rather crash my own site than someone else's--and found myself finally building a site for myself. As I've mentioned before, advertising my own services is near the bottom of my priority totem pole, right below cleaning out the fridge and right above ... hmm.. I can't think of anything at the moment. My own site has always been sparse; there's no information about what I do and if anyone needs information they either get it word-of-mouth or via email.
Now, I actually have a little site built with Mambo. I can't put a finger on exactly why I like Mambo over all the others, but I do. Probably the name since I like to dance. Plus it's a happy name and I am happy by nature when I'm not pissed.
The point is, I am moving this blog from here to there. A few months ago I lost all my old posts to a server crash which still ticks me off (when I'm not feeling happy by nature, of course) so it'll be as sparse as this one until I get a few years' posts written. But, if I give it proper attention, perhaps it'll be more than just a personal blog.
Go take a peek and let me know what you think. While it's being built, you'll need to register to see everything going on in there. I don't do anything with the names--heck, put in a fake email addy if you like--and you won't get [fwd:] emails from me with Today's Joke. I do not mass mail a Sparktown Newsletter because I think they're kind of dumb and I've never joined one that I really liked so I'll never subject anyone to anything so ..zzzz.
But I do like knowing there's someone out there watching and reading. Who knows? I might even post something important or amusing. It's what happy people do when they're not pissed and at the moment, I'm pretty happy with CMS.
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