Thursday, February 21, 2013

Funny Homemade Fireworks




This is hilarious! (HT: Dangerously Interesting)



Blogger vs. WordPress (Part 2)

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I have used both Blogger and WordPress for a day or two, and I am beginning to get a feel for some of the differences in the two platforms. I think I like Blogger’s admin console better than the WordPress Dashboard; it is a little easier to navigate and manage.

I began by configuring the appearance of the two blogs. Although I read that WordPress offers more flexibility in configuring appearance than does Blogger, I found that I was able to come closer to my ideal look with Blogger. (I realize that WordPress.org offers much greater flexibility than WordPress.com.) I also think that Blogger’s look is cleaner than WordPress’s, especially the Twitter widget/gadget. I finally chose the Greyzed theme for my WordPress blog, and it actually looks more professional than my Blogger blog; it just isn’t what I had in mind. I think that WordPress’s mobile interface is much better than Blogger’s, though. I also think that WordPress’s RSS feed looks better than Blogger’s does. The question is, will more of my blog’s followers (assuming I eventually have some followers) access my blog through RSS and mobile devices, or will more of them actually visit the desktop site? My guess is the former; I plan to do a little research.

My next experiment will be to compare how the two platforms handle media, such as MP3 podcast files and embedded YouTube videos.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Blogger vs. WordPress










Today I begin my new blog. I plan to blog about a variety of subjects, but my focus will be on educational technology.  My first post is an experiment; I am unsure what platform is the best for my blogging needs, so I have set up two blogs: WordPress.com and Blogger. I will mirror each post on the two blogs and play around each platform’s features. I believe I will soon know which one to make my permanent blogging home.

There are plenty of blogging platforms to choose from, including Joomla, WordPress.org, Tumblr, Habari, and Drupal, but I chose WordPress.com and Blogger because I wanted to start with a free platform that I don’t have to host. In time I may find that I have outgrown my chosen free platform, but I can export either blog if that happens.