Category: Weblog Tools

  • Freshening up

    I’ve introduced a slightly new look to this site with a new theme, one I’ve been experimenting with for the past few months on my tech blog as well as on a copy of this blog I run on my…

  • Really simple RSS with Wikio

    If you’re like me, you’ve probably got a range of options for people to subscribe to your blog’s RSS feed. In addition to your main feed, often via FeedBurner, you might offer little chicklets or links that enable people to…

  • PodPress band-aid wearing thin

    About six months ago, I wrote about PodPress on my tech blog, talking about my mixed experiences with this podcasting plug-in for WordPress. In spite of those mixed experiences, I still use it as I’ve yet to find an alternative…

  • What’s wrong with Technorati

    In episode #373 of the FIR podcast last week, Shel and I discussed what’s wrong with Technorati. This turned into quite a lengthy discussion, initially prompted by Dan York’s report in that episode in which he talked about what’s wrong…

  • Making blogging easier

    The latest release of WordPress, version 2.6.1, came out a few days ago. I upgraded this blog yesterday in a process that was painless as it happened literally with one mouse click and didn’t involve the manual upgrade process that’s…