Category Archives: Weblog

Why I will not sign up for TypePad

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TypePad is a wonderful idea whose time has finally come. UserLand started this with the right idea some time ago, but couldn't make a go of it. Now that the rest of the world is ready, Ben and Mena of Six Apart, developer of Movable Type, have rolled out TypePad.

I was ready to purchase the service, but I stopped to take an inventory of my blogging self. I have a server-based weblog product. It has multiple categories, scripting, automation, no recurring fees, supports multiple standards and is frequently updated and fixed.

I'm sticking with Radio, and I'm ready to evaluate Frontier and Manila. I want to create websites, give 'blog space to friends (through Manilla) and have a place to experiment and evangelize RSS and weblogs.

Infoworld runs ads in their RSS feed

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Terry notes that Infoworld is running ads in their RSS feeds:

I'm Not Doing the Ad Thing
Screw InfoWorld. I just unsubscribed from their RSS feeds.

[ads removed–Steve]

Infoworld has every right to try and make a buck. I have every right not to read it. I'm not renewing my “free” print subscription either…[b.cognosco]

I removed mine before the ads started; the signal-to-noise ratio was to low.

Ric Ford and MacInTouch have been doing it for maybe the last three months in their RSS feed. Ric's ads are discreet, short and at the end of the feed. I subscribe to his feed to show support, but I don't read it. Since he doesn't put the full article on the feed, I have to go to his site anyway, so what's the point?

Stories and house of warwick

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I've enabled the stories functions in Radio. My first post is a simple list of some of the equipment and configurations I use to run Radio on a home server. I hope to add more content soon, including a weekly article and a short story from authors I know.

For now, I've added a link to Stories on the right side of the page with a short list 9one story now) for easy reference.

Pleading For Storage Blogs.

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Dann Sheridan writes:

Garth Kidd dropped by last Friday and said, “I'd blog on storage, but I don't think my employer (a vendor) would much appreciate it.”[X-log]

Original post.

Garth has the same problem that many of us face: what to do about expressing our opinions about technology without placing our jobs in jeopardy.

Wishlist for Radio features

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In response to this post on Paolo's website, here's my list of wishes for Radio (in order of importance):

#1– Like TypePad, add an easy way for me to list what I'm reading and what I'm listening to–all linked to my Amazon Associate ID–to allow visitors to buy something and I get a commission. If nothing else, the groovy book/album covers are great. See my TypePad test site.

#2–Easy remote hosting/domain hosting. FTP is fine, but I'd like the referrer rankings to work outside of Userland's servers. Include in this feature the ability to run Radio on a computer at home and post easily, just by checking a box. I'm doing it now, but I had to do this.

#3–Alternate servers for comments, chosen from a drop down list on the pref page. Apple provides three time servers for all of it's customers world wide. It would help during times when servers are overloaded.

#4–Auto-generation of aggregator “home page”: What is this? Well, you set Radio to subscribe to sources. It generates a *publicly* accessible page on your site so you can view the content.

#5–Aggregator can import OMPL files (like from NNW) to allow easy additions of subscriptions

#6–Theme packs for sale

#7–Theme building functions

Update: Here's another short list. Cristian, I'm with you on HTML. I can do it, but I bought Radio to skip it.