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Saturday, August 9, 2003
10:00 AM
  
TypePad
http://woodster.typepad.com
Movable Type with Dreamhost
http://woodster.dreamhost.com

I have yet to determine which personal publishing system I will be using. I want to try them out and kick the tires of both processes first before I decide. TypePad would be much easier to set-up, but I would be able to customize the site a lot more with MT. Although TypePad does have many customizable features built into it, and I won't have to deal with any hosting issues. More to come...

Don't forget about my Photo Blog hosted at TextAmerica.
Friday, July 25, 2003
11:00 AM
"Take pictures with your camphone and post them directly to the web, instantly! You can post pictures from any country and any cellular or mobile provider. You can also post comments on your pictures, and then customize the look of your pages, no html or knowledge needed, start your moblog today."



I am stilling having major issues with Blogger, and I am working on finding a new hosting company and moving to Movable Type, but in the mean time I have been doing a lot of "MoBlogging". Which is really just the posting of photos via a camera phone. I recently purchased a LG VX6000 from Verizon Wireless. I really do like it a lot, and I am having a lot of fun creating a "Photo Journal". The quality isn't the best, but it's definitely good enough and very convenient.
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
10:00 AM
"After using Blogger and my web hosting company for several years the new version of Blogger cannot publish to my site. It's freakin' broken and Blogger support won't respond to my inquiries. What's a blogger to do?"



This is a manual post. Why you ask? Because the new blogger doesn't work with my hosting company, and they won't allow me to use the old system. I haven't been able to publish in over two weeks. I have been using the combination of Blogger and my current webhost for several years. Blogger gets bought by Google, upgrades their system, and now nothing works. I am finally moving to the premier personal publishing tool Movable Type. This will probably take a while as my current web hosting company doesn't support MT, and I don't have a whole lot of time right now, but it will happen, give me a couple weeks.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
1:49 PM
"They have Google in their crosshairs. They are trying to replicate every feature of Google in the next year, and have tie-ins with the next version of IE (including a 'search' box right on the browser toolbar that by default points at MSN Search) and in Windows Longhorn (the Search function in the shell will have an Internet option that will go to MSN by default). They made a build-vs-buy decision in the last few months (in fact they made an informal offer to purchase Google, which was refused)."
12:45 AM
"This is the second of our two conversations with Jeffrey Zeldman. Our first conversation covered the wonderful world of Web standards: from The Web Standards Project to his latest book, Designing With Web Standards."
12:06 AM
"As it prepares its own algorithmic search engine, MSN quietly launches software that will index Web sites, a move that raises questions about MSN's deal with Yahoo unit Inktomi."
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
3:23 PM
"The Treo 600 smartphone looks more like a modern cell phone than any of Handspring's previous products."



This looks pretty sweet. Read all about it at News.com and eWeek.com.
9:59 AM
"Now that I've had a chance to live with a Tablet PC for a while, I think it's about time to ask: Would I trade in my laptop--or a digital pen--for one? My answer: Not quite yet. Here's why."
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
9:56 AM
"It's becoming the dominant way to search the Net, and that worries critics who see problems with its privacy practices and ranking methods."
Monday, June 16, 2003
10:12 PM
"3DOSX is a file system browser that utilizes three dimensions to view directory hierarchies. It supports a full range of file system actions, such as copying, labeling, creating new folders, and ejecting disks."



This looks like an interesting idea, but a very poor implementation. The file system get's way to much in the way of the desktop in this version. I could see if someone put some thought into it they could create a much more usable version.
5:40 PM
"Technical muscle and a history of innovation made Sun a Silicon Valley standard-bearer. It also blinded famously combative Scott McNealy to the coming Linux wars. Now he's fighting to survive."
Sunday, June 15, 2003
5:37 PM
Friday, June 13, 2003
3:15 PM
"Roz Ho, the general manager of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, has confirmed that no future versions of Internet Explorer will be released for the Mac."
Thursday, June 12, 2003
2:32 PM
"In the latest deal in the rapidly expanding online music business, MusicNet said Thursday that it would offer more than 350,000 songs to subscribers in Microsoft's Windows Media format."

Since RealNetworks was dumping them for Rhapsody this seemed like the only obvious choice left.
11:18 AM
"Apple's vertically integrated approach offers a hidden advantage. By setting design and performance specifications of Macintosh hardware, writing system software becomes easier. There are fewer variables to contend with and less testing and debugging required. Such a controlled environment produces excellent code quickly at lower overall cost."

Whenever you compare PC to Macs the above fact has to be taken into consideration. Apple doesn't design for the broadest reach in hardware, thus they have a distinct advantage when creating an operating system. However, they pay for it with market share as you are the only one producing the machine."


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