Brent's Two Cents

What's The Big Deal, Anyway?

Not too long ago, I started hearing the word 'blog' everywhere. As a naturally curious person, I wondered about it, but as a tired-ass lazy slob, I simply decided it wasn't worth my time. I was probably right, but when I finally got my web server up and running again, I got curious again and thought I'd do a little research. An hour or so later, here I am, writing my first blog entry. I feel like someone should be welcoming me to the party, but I'm just sitting here alone.

Moveable Type (the publishing system) seems pretty cool so far. There was the usual byzantine installation procedure, but that's just Unix -- I'm used to that. The most pleasant part about this experience was dealing with customer support at my hosting company. Their support staff use AOL IM, so I can just use iChat to contact them for any problems that come up. Instant support. That's a good thing. And for 5 bucks a month, you can't beat it.