I’ve made some tweaks to the website that should make things a little more streamlined for some of you. I removed few of the less useful options from the left sidebar, and logged in users will see a limited right sidebar now (I think). I’ve also finally gotten the WYSIWYG editor working and got the Spell Checker enabled, so expect to see fewer edits after initial posts. Also, those of you on RSS might have noticed that I’m now working with Technorati tags. From the left sidebar there’s a small link to search for other websites linking here (that also serves as part of my “blog claim”), and you’ll see Tags listed at the end of most stories. After using del.icio.us for a few weeks, the whole tagging concept, while incredibly infantile in it’s roots, is extremely flexible. The biggest problem is trying to get in tune with the “hive mind” of the internet, to make your tags somewhat follow the global precedent. I’m still somewhat new to the concept of “social tagging”, but hopefully I’ll get better at it with time.

Behind the scenes I upgraded to the newest Geeklog version (1.4sr1). Also, the hosting provider that kept this server online & available has been bought out. EbiCom has been bought by Xfone, and my “free hosting” gig is sadly no more. Luckily, my good buddy Torey has made other arrangements, so we’ll be back on the air without more than a day or two downtime (His words, not mine) sometime later this week. Plus, the server will be on a much faster connection, so it’s all good in the end. Except for the $$ part, but at least it’s cheap hosting.

Also, I’ve had alot of odd accounts sign up over the last few weeks that haven’t posted a single thing. Assuming that they’re “spammers in waiting”, I’ve purged all the accounts of people who haven’t posted. If I deleted your account, sorry. Feel free to reregister, and participate this time!
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