Comments on: Grab Bag http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:23:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gary Denness http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Gary Denness Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:00:15 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1046 That is a downfall of Blogger, for sure. You can create Link Bars that look like pages, but they still go to posts. I know WP is free - I just referred to there being a WP hosted option which is totally cost free. How much did you get your hosting for btw? I've forever been surprised that more web hosts don't do simple WP only hosting packages. Although I insist on totally free these days! Hence Blogger. I used to have a web hosting account and all sorts of things taking a few dollars outta my account every month, but when I came to live in Mexico on pesos, I scrapped the lot. Almost - I do still pay for Flickr. Blogging sure has come along way though! My first online presence was a hand coded effort back in....must be 1999. And it really looked hand coded! That is a downfall of Blogger, for sure. You can create Link Bars that look like pages, but they still go to posts. I know WP is free – I just referred to there being a WP hosted option which is totally cost free. How much did you get your hosting for btw? I’ve forever been surprised that more web hosts don’t do simple WP only hosting packages.

Although I insist on totally free these days! Hence Blogger. I used to have a web hosting account and all sorts of things taking a few dollars outta my account every month, but when I came to live in Mexico on pesos, I scrapped the lot. Almost – I do still pay for Flickr.

Blogging sure has come along way though! My first online presence was a hand coded effort back in….must be 1999. And it really looked hand coded!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Nancy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:40:24 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1044 Gary, I think the thing about Blogger that I didn't like was that in order to do separate pages for things you needed to create fake posts and bury them in the past which you then link to. I had managed a couple of websites (using Frontpage, so you know I'm not too techy) and I just could never stand not being able to make real navigation. I loved Blogger's easy customization of the template colors and fonts. But WordPress has so many easy to use plugins and widgets and I have taken to the way it works right away. I really appreciate your help - oh, and the self-hosted WordPress is free. All I have to pay for is my domain name and hosting. Nancy Gary, I think the thing about Blogger that I didn’t like was that in order to do separate pages for things you needed to create fake posts and bury them in the past which you then link to.

I had managed a couple of websites (using Frontpage, so you know I’m not too techy) and I just could never stand not being able to make real navigation.

I loved Blogger’s easy customization of the template colors and fonts. But WordPress has so many easy to use plugins and widgets and I have taken to the way it works right away.

I really appreciate your help – oh, and the self-hosted WordPress is free. All I have to pay for is my domain name and hosting.

Nancy

]]> By: Gary Denness http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Gary Denness Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:53:41 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1042 In Blogger's defense, I really don't think it is limited. It is an extremely flexible platform. The problem is that is hasn't got the community that Wordpress has, developing elegant and professional solutions. You can code Blogger to do pretty much anything you want to, but who wants to spend months learning how to do it? Wordpress (esp self hosted)offers that flexibility is a far more user friendly fashion. In Blogger’s defense, I really don’t think it is limited. It is an extremely flexible platform. The problem is that is hasn’t got the community that Wordpress has, developing elegant and professional solutions. You can code Blogger to do pretty much anything you want to, but who wants to spend months learning how to do it? Wordpress (esp self hosted)offers that flexibility is a far more user friendly fashion.

]]> By: Michael F http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 Michael F Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1017 Thanks for the like to "The News". I am hooked. <br/>I've never ever heard of anything starting early! Maybe your watch was wrong? Maybe peace will start early.<br/>Looking Forward to seeing your new and improved improvements. <br/>Wordpress isn't all that either. It used to make me crazy with pic. placement as well.<br/>Just got back from a nice canoe trip up here in Canada. Mosquito free! We zigzagueanoed around the lake most gracefully.<br/>See you soon (Nov) Thanks for the like to “The News”. I am hooked.
I’ve never ever heard of anything starting early! Maybe your watch was wrong? Maybe peace will start early.
Looking Forward to seeing your new and improved improvements.
Wordpress isn’t all that either. It used to make me crazy with pic. placement as well.
Just got back from a nice canoe trip up here in Canada. Mosquito free! We zigzagueanoed around the lake most gracefully.
See you soon (Nov)

]]> By: Malcolm http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Malcolm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1014 Best thing about that, too, is that you can totally develop it on the side, at your own pace...and then just pull the redirection trigger when you're good and ready.<br/><br/>One of my problems with Yolisto is that I don't have a testing server set up for it, so I tend to develop for it live...which is a bad idea on several levels. Best thing about that, too, is that you can totally develop it on the side, at your own pace…and then just pull the redirection trigger when you’re good and ready.

One of my problems with Yolisto is that I don’t have a testing server set up for it, so I tend to develop for it live…which is a bad idea on several levels.

]]> By: Malcolm http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Malcolm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1013 Yes Nancy...that's exactly what *I* was looking at, too! Yes Nancy…that’s exactly what *I* was looking at, too!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Nancy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1012 Guys, It looks like this might work for me - I am just so tired of how limited Blogger is.<br/><br/>http://laffers.net/howtos/howto-redirect-blogger-to-wordpress<br/><br/>What do you think? Guys, It looks like this might work for me – I am just so tired of how limited Blogger is.

http://laffers.net/howtos/howto-redirect-blogger-to-wordpress

What do you think?

]]> By: Malcolm http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Malcolm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1011 Agreed, I wouldn't go with hosted WP, either...but self-hosted Wordpress is SOOOOO powerful, it's sick. And what are we really talking? $2.99 for some webhosting somewhere? It definitely comes down to personal preference and wherever you're most comfortable. Agreed, I wouldn’t go with hosted WP, either…but self-hosted Wordpress is SOOOOO powerful, it’s sick. And what are we really talking? $2.99 for some webhosting somewhere? It definitely comes down to personal preference and wherever you’re most comfortable.

]]> By: Gary Denness http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Gary Denness Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:03:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1010 I could have phrased the description of Wordpress better. You have two choices, the Wordpress hosted version which will cost you nothing (wordpress.com) and the self hosted version (wordpress.org) for which you'll have to pay hosting fees.<br/><br/>It really depends what you want to do with your blog. The free Wordpress has it's own plugins but won't allow you to add Javascript to your blog. It's also not very customizable. You choose from a smallish menu of themes (compared to Blogger) and can only change the header image. That kills Wordpress for me personally. I could have phrased the description of Wordpress better. You have two choices, the Wordpress hosted version which will cost you nothing (wordpress.com) and the self hosted version (wordpress.org) for which you’ll have to pay hosting fees.

It really depends what you want to do with your blog. The free Wordpress has it’s own plugins but won’t allow you to add Javascript to your blog. It’s also not very customizable. You choose from a smallish menu of themes (compared to Blogger) and can only change the header image. That kills Wordpress for me personally.

]]> By: Malcolm http://www.countdowntomexico.com/2008/09/02/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Malcolm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.countdowntomexico.com/?p=248#comment-1009 Um, paid version of Wordpress? I think maybe Gary is thinking of Movable Type. Wordpress is free, and it is awesome. Nancy, you can port everything over to it, use the real URL you bought, and then we could just set up a redirect from Blogger (I assume...will have to research that part). Then, people coming to your existing URL will get forwarded to your new URL. Um, paid version of Wordpress? I think maybe Gary is thinking of Movable Type. Wordpress is free, and it is awesome. Nancy, you can port everything over to it, use the real URL you bought, and then we could just set up a redirect from Blogger (I assume…will have to research that part). Then, people coming to your existing URL will get forwarded to your new URL.

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