I’m back on my blog after two weeks of installing and playing with kubuntu linux.
The other night I was convinced that I found a meaning to all this web 2.0 publishing. So here are my thoughts on what you can use each publishing service for.
Blogging: Here is where one could post an article of medium or long length. The emphasis here is placed more on content than design. Continue reading
I believe there is only one internet community the same way there is one world we are all a part of. Since my earliest experiences on the internet I have been using the help of other online users to solve IT related issues.
In the last few months I have learned things that I had previously not given much attention to. Just to share some examples, I have learned about: Continue reading
I’ve changed the theme of this blog to try something new. When it comes to trying different themes on wordpress it’s hard to be completely satisfied but I think this comes pretty close.
The paragraph spacing is easier to read and the side menu looks neat. It seems I have lost my guestbook comments but I think I’ll live.
I hope you like this new look. A post about Valparaiso coming soon.
My opinion on all the news is pretty frank.
Players, you are more than just sport stars, you are celebrities whether you like it or not. Children from all over Australia and New Zealand admire and see you as role models. While every person is entitled to privacy, keep in mind that there are people interested in your private life and exposing it. While you wish you could just be left alone and get drunk, and fight like the average person can, you have a greater responsibility. Continue reading
http://identi.ca
When it comes to microblogging, a few services come to mind. These include; Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku and even Plurk. After doing a brief study of microblogging providers, identi.ca became my choice.
Identi.ca was launched in July 2008 and it has a similar interface to twitter. The reason I chose Identi.ca over twitter was primarily because the nick I was after was taken and it looked like a solid alternative. One aspect that appealed to me was that it runs on an opensource platform. Continue reading