September 6, 2006
MT Upgrade
Since I am so into blogging these days I really should create a category for technology that is other than photographic. Perhaps tomorrow.... I really just wanted to test out the new pluggins in the lastest version of MT. The interface seems a little clunky, but that is probably just because I haven't had time to look around much. My hosting service, Living Dot, is great about doing upgrades as I request them and providing technical support. I had an Ajax WYSIWYG editor installed nd it sticks when one wants to save the post without previewing it first. Not a big deal, but somewhat annoying.
On another note, I am going to miss a special tour of the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow due to a scheduling conflict. Of course I will go through on my own, but getting a special tour affords one the opportunity to discuss the curatorial aspects of this amazing museum with people in the know.... Oh well, perhaps another time.
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April 20, 2005
Flicker test post
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March 30, 2005
Blog Hosting Comparisons
I've been checking out a variety of sites to hopefully find the final home for my photoblog. I've tried four venues that I'll briefly list here with some of the pro's and con's that I discovered:
Expressions -- good site, but many limits on the user controls and site design. I currently have a blog there that I will be moving shortly. The average user with little experience or time to fuss with html and CSS might find it to be a terrific service. Uploading one image at a time gets old after about the third one.... [update: it appears as though they have corrected this issue with a recent software upgrade that was just released]. It is a nice artists community and the price is excellent for the service that you get.
Moveble Type installed on own hosting: What a headache for the uninitiated. I'm a working photog who doesn't have a lot of time to fuss with installing software and learning code. I liked having it on my own hosting service, though. needs a gallery built into the program, but then again if six apart did that, they would probably have fewer TypePad sales. . . . there are, fortunately, hosting services that have the software preinstalled and charge a small monthly fee for usage (such as livingdot.com) and that saves a lot of time and trouble. MT is a powerful blogware, but it is a little expensive and not much different than other blogware that you can use for free.
WordPress: excellent blogware but a little difficult if you want to run a photoblog, imho.... needs a gallery built into the program. . . . some of the same limitations as MT, but the interface is as every bit as good, if not better in some ways. Lots of free templates out there for people to chose from as well.
Typepad: Somewhat complicated, but easier than the MT installed on the server route and far better, IMHO, than Expressions. Many more options for file uploads, etc. Larger learning curve required than for Expressions, but it just take some time.... Can upload multiple images at a time, which is a huge plus for a busy photographer. Post script: Image loading time seems slow the past few days. I hope this won't be an ongoing problem..... The major problem that I saw with the service was a poor integration with the gallery and blog software. There needed to be more choices for how you wanted images to appear in your main blog.
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