As time progresses, inexorably, so too does the visual aspect of this site. Out with the old, in with the new!
Update Ok haha, it was pointed out to me that the new design is relying pretty heavily on the old designs. And surfing back to this post from 2005, I’m inclined to agree.
Stage 1, which we’re going to call Satellite Mind, was from 2001 – 2005.
Stage 2, the Beta Blog / 2005-2008 / contributed handwriting font and Last.fm
Stage 3, the Green Bean Pod, 2008-2010, contributed WordPress and podcast
Is it too soon to name Stage 4?
How fresh is this thing on the sidebar? The six tiles are my most-listened-to artists of the week. The source data is courtesy of my last.fm music profile, which monitors the music I play in iTunes. The WordPress plugin is written by Gary Fenstamaker.
This is an example of the awesomeness of open source software and, in particular, the developers in the WordPress community.
(I should note that if you have a non-WordPress blog, you can still get the widget because the author also provides a standalone PHP version.)
I mean really? So many things are new right now on this here blog.
- Upgraded to WordPress
- Comments
- …with avatars!?
- Design changes
- Search
- Transitioned to a new RSS feed
- …that you can SUBSCRIBE TO WITH iTUNES (insane!)
On top of all that, I think there will really be more content. WordPress makes it really easy to post. You can even use applications on your desktop or iphone to make posts!
Plus? It was pretty fun to do this little project! I got kinda obsessed with it on Saturday night and pretty much worked straight through on it until now. I love doing stuff like that.
Sorry people—I know this blog has been the opposite of exiting lately! Change is on the way though. And there’s a way you can help out: please update your feed! I’m going to be switching to a new platform soon and this feed will soon stop working. The address to which you should subscribe now is http://feeds.feedburner.com/jrdc.
What’s that? A new platform you ask? Why, yes! I’m tired of my DIY blogging platform, and I think that WordPress is the way to go. What does that mean for you? More posts! And comments! And probably some other stuff too. But you’ll never know if you don’t update your feed!
Sorry about the light posting everyone! I just got a new computer and blah blah blah excuses! Anyway, I changed up the side bar a bit to reflect what music sites I’m reading these days. Check out the new sites!
Also I started using my last.fm account, so that gives you a creepy, up-to-the-second way to check in on what I’m listening to, if you’re so inclined. Once that has gathered enough data, I’ll find a more interesting way of incorporating the stats into this site.
Cryptically, I should say that other site innovations are on their way. ; So stay tuned! Also there will be some posts v soon.
For all three of you that visit this domain on a regular basis (hello Googlebots!), here’s what’s going on: I’m working on a new project now, tentatively entitled the ‘Objects Project.’ You can read more about it at the bottom of the page here.
Henceforth, this site will be an experimental ‘blog’ of sorts. This is very much a work-in-progress. Stay tuned and hopefully I’ll give you something interestingto think about.
No RSS feed or comments yet, but those are coming.
I’m seriously into it. You can see what the Internet was like in days of yore. For example, you can see what joshreisner.com was like way back when.
Pretty much the same as it is now.
That’s kinda annoying actually! Looks like I need to do some housekeeping, Internet-wise. Also, since I’m not soliciting new projects right now, I suppose it’s time to switch that site up for this one.
Welcome to my new web site! I’ve started work today on a new project that I’ll be calling the ‘Objects’ Project. It’s an idea I’ve been kicking around for a while now; I guess you could call it a ‘database abstraction architecture.’ Essentially, it’ll be a website where you can build do-it-yourself databases. No software or real technical experience will be necessary.
Until I develop it out some more (and come up with a real name), it’ll sit here at objects.joshreisner.com.
I think it’ll take at least a year before it’s in Beta. In the meantime, this page will provide project updates, and be a test bed for the blogging software.
Update 7/22/2005: I’m promoting the site to live. The new address will be http://joshreisner.com/.
