This poor neglected blog, long in need of some love, is undergoing a makeover in every sense of the word. I hold the undefeated title for "World's Greatest Procrastinator" so I dare not predict exactly when this rebirth will occur... soon, I hope. I'm taking it back to default "everything" for now. Not pretty. Or creative. But it's a step towards the goal, nonetheless.
Until then, hope your holidays are blessed! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :-)
Movable Type puts the BLING in BLoggING! ;-)
Movable Type 3.2 finally made its official debut today. Six undeclared favorite things notwithstanding ;-), MT's newest release was definitely worth the wait. The beta process was thorough (and thoroughly fun!) and the public aspect of the beta testing presumably yielded a wide variety of installation and publishing configurations, resulting in more bugs exposed and eliminated. In addition to a generous list of cool new features, MT's licensing is expanding to UNLIMITED weblogs for ALL licenses, including the personal free version. If that isn't enough, SixApart is discounting (through September) the Personal Basic and Personal Unlimited versions $30 less the regular price (that's 30% to 40% off!!). And, of course, updates are free for licensed users of MT3.x. I could go on about my own list of favorites for too long. Just to get started, there is the new categorized and fully searchable Movable Type 3.2 User Manual. Conveniently included in the manual are Known Issues and Errata, as well as a running list of five "Top Support Issues" in the sidebar. Although a little overwhelming at first glance, I quickly came to appreciate the smart new templating system. Along with that is the new Movable Type Style Library with downloadable and style sets for MT3.2. If you want to tweak the default style, head on over to Arvind's brilliant Movable Type Style Generator! (please consider a donation for his work while you're there) One of the things I'm really enjoying is the vastly improved user interface with so many user-friendly conveniences... a system overview that lets you manage blogs across the installation from one location, including mass entries and comments; expanded features in the blog management interface; improved organization of blog management; plugin management; etc. Much thanks and many congratulations to the SixApart team and the Movable Type community (another awesome feature! wink) for an excellent product. Like I said, I could go on and on... just go get MT3.2 and see for yourself. :)
not ready for monkeys either! just a note to anyone who might wander upon this site - i am only just getting around to posting two years worth of tips, mini hacks, etc. i know it's a mess... i'm workin' on it.
Hey peeps... I'm upgrading, overhauling and in the midst of redesign. Entries will be back up within the week. I'm still doing a little tweaking of styles, templates, etc. I'll be glad just to be blogging again. (although this woman's work is never done, be it at home or in cyberspace)
MT3 tips, tricks, tweaks and hacks will return soon!
