I hereby announce that my blog has been moved to http://wahyu.adi.student.ugm.ac.id/blog/.
If you have any difficulties accessing it, please let me know, or let the administrator know.
I hope you like it. Keep visiting, OK? And don't forget to comment out! Thanks!
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Monday, December 20, 2004
About to Move...
Hi...
Long time no see, and now I'm happy to tell you that my blog is about to move to http://wahyu.adi.student.ugm.ac.id/blog/ very soon.
It's almost done right now. All I need is just a permission to place my pre-existing database (containing some postings) into the webstudent server's directory, then all should work as expected shortly afterward.
Why do I move? I have 3 good reasons:
1. Blogger is getting slower now, especially after they decided to change their look like the way they are. However, speed really matters to me. The prettier look and easier user interface can't compensate that. I simply can't stand waiting for a couple of minutes just to start writing a new post, and wait for another couple of minutes to have it published. That's quite annoying. I just want to [write | blog] and not to get impressed with the appearance. (OK! OK! Stop! You're talking too much!)
2. I've decided to give WordPress a (big) shot. It's a fast, simple, easy to use blogtool I've ever seen. It also offers a lot of customized features for the benefit of beginner and for the sake of advanced users' "itchy hands". Like they say, "WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability."
What's the point? WordPress requires a hosting with PHP and MySQL support, something that my webstudent server provides for free (but of course, with limited space :P).
3. More reasons? Aren't those enough? OK, if you insist. Since it is built entirely on PHP and backed up by MySQL, it's really a good chance for me to learn coding (programming) and learn writing (blogging) at the same time. I retain the control, I like it. I might just need bigger responsibility to cope with this bigger control.
However, I still owe many thanks to Blogger whose service has helped me into blogging for almost a year (Gee! Time's rolling fast, indeed). I thank Blogger for providing all of them for free. Therefore, I still recommend it to those who start blogging or are thinking to move from other free blogtool service providers (yes, including WordPress, if that's what you mean).
It's just like "the right tool for the right people". Pick one that suits your need.
Long time no see, and now I'm happy to tell you that my blog is about to move to http://wahyu.adi.student.ugm.ac.id/blog/ very soon.
It's almost done right now. All I need is just a permission to place my pre-existing database (containing some postings) into the webstudent server's directory, then all should work as expected shortly afterward.
Why do I move? I have 3 good reasons:
1. Blogger is getting slower now, especially after they decided to change their look like the way they are. However, speed really matters to me. The prettier look and easier user interface can't compensate that. I simply can't stand waiting for a couple of minutes just to start writing a new post, and wait for another couple of minutes to have it published. That's quite annoying. I just want to [write | blog] and not to get impressed with the appearance. (OK! OK! Stop! You're talking too much!)
2. I've decided to give WordPress a (big) shot. It's a fast, simple, easy to use blogtool I've ever seen. It also offers a lot of customized features for the benefit of beginner and for the sake of advanced users' "itchy hands". Like they say, "WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability."
What's the point? WordPress requires a hosting with PHP and MySQL support, something that my webstudent server provides for free (but of course, with limited space :P).
3. More reasons? Aren't those enough? OK, if you insist. Since it is built entirely on PHP and backed up by MySQL, it's really a good chance for me to learn coding (programming) and learn writing (blogging) at the same time. I retain the control, I like it. I might just need bigger responsibility to cope with this bigger control.
However, I still owe many thanks to Blogger whose service has helped me into blogging for almost a year (Gee! Time's rolling fast, indeed). I thank Blogger for providing all of them for free. Therefore, I still recommend it to those who start blogging or are thinking to move from other free blogtool service providers (yes, including WordPress, if that's what you mean).
It's just like "the right tool for the right people". Pick one that suits your need.
Monday, December 06, 2004
Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of BloggerFamily...
The world of blogging has never been the same since the founding of BloggerFamily© (BlogFam) on December 17th, 2003. Originally intended to connect Indonesian bloggers worlwide and maintain warm relationship among them, this forum has been amazingly gaining large participation from bloggers community. As of current timestamp, it has a total of 520 approved members, a fantastic number ever reached by a blogger community.
Basically, BlogFam is a forum for bloggers. Like any other forums, there are offline meetings for bloggers residing in certain area, sharing ideas about almost all topics you can ever name, having smalltalk in miscellaneous topics or whatever. What makes it different is that BlogFam actually connects blogs into a networked people on the Net, a well-known concept successfully implemented by Friendster earlier. Consequently, having blog is an obligatory for any member-to-be. Through the postings as well as other details in the blog, people can get along well with the owner at first encounter so that the chance of getting acquaintance in the future is widely open. Furthermore, by the time a member has already been familiar with any others, the slogan of "we are a virtual family" becomes his/her reality.
I have a wonderful experience with BlogFam. Only in a short time after signing up as a new member, I feel instantly at home with the existing members' welcoming statements. One of them, aunty JuJu, even call me with my virtual name: "Hahaha, finally you're here! Come on in! Welcome to the club, kangmasadi... and happy postings always.". It's like she has known me for long time. Later on, even though rarely do I create postings (only 7 so far since May 2004), I find it quite useful to browse to the forums. Sometimes I laugh out loud when reading spontaneous comments of a particular topic, as if I was there listening to the conversation myself. In short, I give two thumbs up for BlogFam mainly because it can incorporate all its members' diversity into UBO (United Bloggers Online).
Before I blow the candle of BlogFam's first anniversary cake, I have some wishes to make. First, the small thing. There should be an "official" timezone for all members, based on (say) Waktu Indonesia Barat (GMT+7), so that all members can adjust it with their local time. There will be no more time confusion, especially when dealing with sensitive deadline like this writing contest. Second, the big thing. I wonder if we could create documentation of all members' activities in a concise but complete manner. Not only can we have something like "memories album" containing milestone of important events, we can also have a good source of data which anyone wishing to conduct a research about blogging world will gladly receive. It can be done simply by any member who carry out the agenda, as long as s/he follows the approved format.
Amin.
*Silence grows a moment*
Phewwwwww!!! *blowing the candle*
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BlogFam!!!
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