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... only in a sense. A few minutes ago, I unveiled the new and improved ErichMusick.com. For those of you who have been here recently, you won't find any new content. There's just this slick new layout that I made while I was out visiting Stan and Sara (and, of course, their dog Ivan) earlier this week. Stan and I also worked on the next version of his blogger software - BlogSCL3. I'll be upgrading to that over the next couple of days. As of right now, there are still a few bugs that need to be worked out before I feel comfortable using it in a "production" environment.
This new version of BlogSCL has cut out a large chunk of the features present in the previous version, and adds a few new ones. Don't worry ... we've kept what is truly important. The application is more streamlined, better integrated into PageSite, and just a whole lot cooler. The stuff we got rid of wasn't all that important, anyway ... who needs Trackbacks, Pings, and all that other jazz? If you decide to include these features, as a developer creating blog software, you have to either provide a real complex mechanism for eliminating trackback spam, or else subject your users to spam. My favorite new feature in BlogSCL3 is the ability that I will have to tag articles. This is similar to the category feature in version 2 but a whole lot cooler. Check back in a few days to see it live on my site.
Stan is talking about starting up a new blog to record his development activities. I'm pretty excited, as it's been a year and a half since he last posted on his current blog. This blog might also be somewhere he'll let me post, on the rare occasion that I have something programming-related to say. I enjoyed doing some coding with him again - it's hard to get in the groove on these side projects when I'm at work all day.
Well, enjoy the new layout. And the new features when they show up. I keep telling myself I'd like to post on here more frequently, but I can't seem to find the time.
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