New Research Project
Posted by Stuart at 05:52 PM on May 14, 2004This week has flown by and I don't have much to show for it on this site. I've been busy proctoring exams, catching up on the news and with friends, and geeking out with cool new Internet technology like my new email account at Google's gmail, downloading new versions of Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger, adding an RSS reader to my Mozilla email client, and reading a lot about the latest in the blogging world (like the new controversy surrounding Movable Type (which I have used and loved for almost two years now, but am still somewhat troubled by yesterday's announcement.)
But enough Internet geekiness and on to a different kind of geekiness. I have a feeling that things might be a little sparse on my website for the forseeable future. Not that it's a bad thing, but I think I will be busier with work for the next six months than ever before. In addition to my regular teaching duties, I have signed on to work on a research project for the Thai Government. My job is to research the laws, regulations, and policies concerning educational TV in America, Canada, Singapore, and the Phillipines. It is not exactly my field, but it should be an interesting research project in any case.
I think I will use my old TypePad website to keep a record of my research. That way I will keep all the boring (?) stuff off of this one. Once I set it up, I will link to it so that anyone can follow along, if they so desire.
So... not so many weekend get-aways to the beach or to the countryside and not so many pictures of exotic locales as my life takes a turn towards concentrating on settling down to work for a while. Hey, that's not such a bad thing, is it?
Chris, MT has been a great system for me for the past two years. I have a lot of loyalty to them because they have given me a cheap (free!) new hobby that I have really enjoyed. In my heart, I really want them (Ben and Mena) to succeed.
However, as I mentioned above, I also think that open source / free use software is the way to go. I guess it's the computer science guy in me. I want to have the option to tinker with the code, even though I probably never will. (Too many other things to do in the world :)
But, I'll be sure to keep my eye on Word Press. A lot of people have been saying a lot of good things about it lately.
If ever you feel like moving away from MT, I'm sure WordPress would serve you well :)
http://wordpress.org