Well, the new blog seems to be working well thus far. I can type my ideas from OneNote - which is pretty much the standard word processor/idea hasher-outer I use at work - and then simply click a button and have them post to the blog. This way, I really don't need to sign in and use the silly web-editor blogger gives. I've got the JoshManning.com URL pointing directly here. Now, all I need to do is find some way to upload the old blog posts and stories somewhere. I'd be a shame to loose all that … unless, of course, I spend some time polishing, editing, and publishing it … hrmm ……..
In the mean time, being constrained to a simple blog vs. having my very own web space does present some issues. Mainly, not being able to host as much stuff as I'd like to. It drastically changes my web presence. The website was more of a catch all for any random idea that popped into my head. I could literally host any picture, video, short story, or idea I had. The web has, I think, advanced greatly so that I now no longer need my own website, though. What was once special and unique to JoshManning.com has become standard via social networking sites such as facebook and myspace. And, of course, with youtube, all the things I used the website for can pretty much be done with free applications floating around. It looks like blogger has the capability, though, to let me bring all these things together….
In other news, I sprang for cable and had it installed today. The 24 season is coming up soon, and if you think I'm going to miss that, then you must have never seen it.
