Tag: blog

  • A Fresh Coat of Paint

    A Fresh Coat of Paint

    I thought that it was time for a new look around these parts, so over the weekend, I’ve been updating the look and feel of my blog. Longtime readers will know that many moons ago, this blog started out in Movable Type. In 2013, I transitioned to the much better supported WordPress, and I went…

  • Today We Are 15!

    Happy Birthday me! This blog is 15 today. This is probably only of academic interest to most people, but who says blogs don’t have legs? Over time this blog has morphed and changed a bit. But I still enjoy using it as an outlet for writing about things that interest me. And yes, for showing…

  • Ghost Posts

    In an age of CRM’s and programs like WordPress, it’s incredibly easy to publish something to the internet before perhaps thinking things through. And while you can just as quickly “un-publish” said pieces, it’s never quite as simple as that. Many other parts of the internet ingest whatever it is that you’ve published pretty much…

  • Migrating from Movable Type to WordPress

    For a long time now, I’ve been very frustrated with the blogging platform I’ve used since I started properly blogging here back in 2002. At the time, Movable Type seemed to be the “go to” platform. And it was fine for many years. I’m in no way a web-developer but a lot of Googling meant…

  • WordPress Up and Running

    I’ve migrated my blog over to WordPress. With luck most things should be working fine, including feeds – the main way that people see this blog’s writing. You shouldn’t have to do anything, and old links should redirect accordingly. However in the short term, feed readers may re-present some older updates on a one-off basis.…