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September 29, 2003
Welcome To The NEW BLOG
By QBlog in
quixtarBLOG is brand NEW!
"But it looks the same," you exclaim. Well, you're right. It does look pretty much the same as before. However, things have really changed under the hood. As a result of this switch you'll notice a few new features.
1. A search tool: The new blog is powered by a DataBase which allows quick searches of all the blog archives. I've converted every entry from the old blog into the DataBase so you can search anything back to the very beginning. Unfortunately the old comments are not searchable but we can't have everything can we?
2. Proprietary commenting: The blog is no longer using a third party commenting system.
THE GOOD - comments won't go down much any more. The old system was run by someone else and their servers were notorious for being down days at a time. Not so with the new system.
THE BAD - the old comments (posted with the third party tool) aren't attached to the new posts. However, they are still available but I'll explain that later.
3. Additional features coming: There are other features that have not yet been switched on. Soon you'll see some nice additions that will make it even easier to find what you're looking for.
4. Individual Entry Linking: Previously, if you wanted to link to a specific entry you had to link to an anchor tag on the entire monthly archive. However, now you link to a single page containing ONLY that individual entry and the attached comments.
5. Comments GONE!!!: No, your old comments are not gone, they're just a little harder to find now. One of the unfortunate side effects of switching tools is that the comments aren't attached to the "active" site. I debated whether this should be done and decided that having more control and less dependency on a third party was more important in the long run. So, where are your comments? Look to the left under the "Comment Archives" label and you'll find all your old comments attached to the old blog archives. Those pages will never disappear so feel free to link to them if you wannt.
6. Other Changes: You may also notice some other changes over the next few weeks. I plan to shorten the "related links" list on the home page and move them over to the Resources section. If your site link gets moved please understand that it's nothing personal. I'm not de-linking anyone, just reorganizing.
Finally, welcome to the new version of quixtarBLOG. Please be sure to change your bookmarks to reflect the change.