pLog 1.0.2 beta released
Once again thanks to major works from Oscar, Jon and Mark pLog 1.0.2 beta is out!
Further readings you might be interested in:
Further readings you might be interested in:
- Oscar's article for a sum up of the growing polularity of pLog, it's getting better and better! :-)
- The most innovative blog-service I've ever heard of - it's podcasting via phone to pLog!
- Download the new version and give it a try! Or read how to upgrad from 1.0.1 or older versions.
theaternotabene.ch now running pLog pre 1.0.2
I upgraded theaternotabene.ch, another pLog powered site, last weekend to the upcoming bugfix release (1.0.2). After a medium to large mess with the database during the upgrade process (guess I should have tested the wizard before), everything is working smooth now.Theaternotabene.ch is running pLog since version 0.3.2 and was never upgraded because I wrote a contact form plugin for that version and the plugin framework got improved massively afterwards for version 1.0 (but was not backward compatible). I finally took the time to rewrite it (badly hacked) to make it work with the new framework, and I'm glad I've done it. :) I hopefully get the time to work a bit more on that plugin to release it to the community. Can't do it for now, It'd be too embarrassing to show the code to anybody...
BTW: Check out the nice favicon - was very easy to create with the FavIcon from Pics online service. ;-)
Finally satisfied with my iPod Shuffle
After Apple released it's very thin iPod nano, which features a screen and supports standard mp3 player like storage of mp3s, I first thought I might sell my 1GB iPod shuffle and buy me a nano.Although the shuffle has the ideal form factor for my needs, and I don't really need a display nor more storage, I was constantly unhappy with iTunes, which I think is a clunky piece of software. Making things worse, the shuffle doesn't support copying files manually (via filesystem), it needs software that builds the proprietary database to index the files in the playlist.
I've read of a plugin for winamp before, but as I'm not using Winamp5 as a player, I wasn't too keen on trying this either. Today I thought, I should do a search on sf.net for better alternatives and bingo! I found a really small tool called iPod shuffle Database Builder. One Python script (18KB) or, alternatively one Win32 binary (8KB) is all I needed to copy over to the iPod shuffle. Every time I remove or add files I run the script or the binary once (depending on what OS I'm on). It's dead easy and beautiful in it's simplicity - couldn't fit better with my shuffle :)
Le-Pierrot.ch ready for Prime Time :)
Setting up a new website, be it as a real blogging or as a very simple CMS, is super easy and fast with pLog. At Le-Pierrot.ch pLog is ment to serve rather as a CMS than a blog for several reasons:(More)
Blogging through Microsoft Word
As read on the Google Blog, blogger.com offers their users to blog via Microsoft Word. All that is needed is a macro which is easily installed through a Setup-exe file, downloadable from their website.I think this is a very straight forward way to get people start blogging, who else would probably never bother blogging as they cannot or don't want to learn yet another interface to publish something (not to mention the difficulties of submit buttons and the like). With this macro it's as easy as starting a new Word document, typing some text and finally hit the "publish..." button.
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Fun with LetterJames
Obviously LetterJames is really busy these days. I was hardly able to access the site, not to speak about creating some more funny writings on the wall... :)Pictures from Ireland
My online gallery is up-to-date again with pictures from the trip to Venice about two month ago and my summer holidays in Ireland.Ireland has lots of beautiful landscapes and impressive coasts with clean beaches and a clear (but rather cold) sea. And there are lots of ruins sometimes dating back several thousand years.
I think the little island Skellig Michael, the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher are must sees on the west coast. Glenveaugh National Park, is another beautiful place, located in the north (Donegal county) and definitely worth a visit. In fact there is so much to see, you've got to see it for your self! :)
