Constant readers of this blog (advt) know that I'm an inveterate
tinkerer, and on occasion this has brought me some good-natured ribbing.
The last several months has seen frequent changes in the structure,
format, and host of this blog, and you might think I would leave well
enough alone for a while. You would be wrong. My last move, to Blogger, was largely because it offered more eye candy.
I was tired of the limited theming available to Posterous users who
don't want to become CSS experts, and Blogger offered me some attractive
alternatives. I still like the look, but I must admit I'm missing
Posterous' unrivaled ease of use and autoposting ability. Being able to
post a photo with a caption, have the photo sent to Picasa and Flickr,
and post a tweet with a link all in one shot is a thing of beauty. I'm
also wondering if the background, widgets, and other bells and whistles
are just adding bling and detracting from what should be the focus--my
entries. In pursuit of an answer to that question, I'm trying something
different. I've used Posterous' import tool to re-import my entire blog
into Posterous, and picked a relatively simple theme with dark text on a
light background to enhance readability. Thanks to Posterous'
aforementioned autoposting ability, I'm going to run both blogs in
tandem for a while. It doesn't cost me anything to do so, and gives me a
chance for an extended comparison. You can see the alternative site at alt.larryanderson.org. As always, I
welcome your comments, and let me know which site you prefer.
tinkerer, and on occasion this has brought me some good-natured ribbing.
The last several months has seen frequent changes in the structure,
format, and host of this blog, and you might think I would leave well
enough alone for a while. You would be wrong. My last move, to Blogger, was largely because it offered more eye candy.
I was tired of the limited theming available to Posterous users who
don't want to become CSS experts, and Blogger offered me some attractive
alternatives. I still like the look, but I must admit I'm missing
Posterous' unrivaled ease of use and autoposting ability. Being able to
post a photo with a caption, have the photo sent to Picasa and Flickr,
and post a tweet with a link all in one shot is a thing of beauty. I'm
also wondering if the background, widgets, and other bells and whistles
are just adding bling and detracting from what should be the focus--my
entries. In pursuit of an answer to that question, I'm trying something
different. I've used Posterous' import tool to re-import my entire blog
into Posterous, and picked a relatively simple theme with dark text on a
light background to enhance readability. Thanks to Posterous'
aforementioned autoposting ability, I'm going to run both blogs in
tandem for a while. It doesn't cost me anything to do so, and gives me a
chance for an extended comparison. You can see the alternative site at alt.larryanderson.org. As always, I
welcome your comments, and let me know which site you prefer.
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