Finally... Again

Ok. I finally have the posting software working right. And by ‘right’ I mean at least the front page posts are working. The archives need to be redone still and I need to figure out how to get all the “old” posts in here. I may just need to cut and paste and finangle the date.

Ok…. on the subject of this software…

It’s called Moveable Type by Six Apart. I used to be a HUGE supporter of their work, but I am finding I have to rethink that stance. I love the product, I love the concept. But with this last revision they just made it so damn complicated and confusing. I’m a reasonably computer literate guy and it drove me bat-shit insane. If I could have found an install of the old version I would have just loaded that. It did nothing but work. Part of me thinks the did this on purpose in hopes that many folks, like I almost did, would just pay the $70 a year for support to get the answers they need.

So Mena, or any other Six Apart folks if you are listening…. wow. You all fucked the pooch on this one.

Ok so…. what’s next for the site?

• Fix the Archives layout
• Get all the old posts added back in and working
• Get more pictures done for the pictures section
• See if I can’t cobble this Moveable Type interface to actually be useful.

I plan on working on some of this this weekend while I am home visiting the folks. At this point my brain is so fried from trying to get this working like it should I just need a few days off from it. So watch for more over the weekend or Monday.

P.S. I had to completely repost this becuase the new verion is so shitty it can’t handle showing whatever post I make on the front page until I make another. It decided that since its a new day and I rebuild the indexes that it was time to archive the post. sigh