I’ve moved on from Movable Type 4 to WordPress 2.7. MT is a very powerful weblog publishing system and I recommend it but, as a developer, the template system was burdensome in my opinion and I had a tough time absorbing the new MT 4 architecture. Additionally, I have a few client projects that I’ll be doing in WP so the time was right to make the switch.
The WP install was simple and I encountered zero issues on my shared server at Joyent. I imported my MT posts into WP with just a few clicks. I also changed the theme to iNove. Next, I need to learn more about developing my own themes.
Blog Tech, Web Tech
Here’s to a successful 2009.
I’ve been spending way too much time on
Twitter recently so my postings here have been minimal. Some upcoming blog posts will cover, the backyard coax burial project and replacement Cobra antenna install.
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Facebook Etiquette: Five Dos and Don’ts
By C.G. Lynch - November 21, 2008
Kirsten (@kirstendixson) is the source for this article! :-)
Personal Branding
Last Saturday, I got to put on my spiffy, brand-new N1HIT shirt and answer questions about D-Star at Boxboro, the ARRL New England Division Convention, where N1HIT had a booth. Great crowd and a lot to see.
Before Boxboro officially started, I drove down on Friday and took an 8 hour class on ICS 100. ICS is the Incident Command System,
“A standardized on-scene emergency management construct specifically designed to provide for the adoption of an integrated organizational structure that reflects the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.”
Basically, ICS enables all the different groups that respond to an emergency (a car accident, a forest fire, a major terrorist act, etc.) to operate as one unified force. For us hams, I feel that we must understand and be able to operate under the Incident Command System and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). I’ve taken the ARRL Emergency Communications Course 1 (EC-001) and plan on taking the remaining two courses as well as continuing with ICS training. That said, all the classes and books in the world on handling an emergency are not going to be of much help unless you practice. Tonite, I’ll be the Net Control Station/Operator for our weekly ARES Net. I’m off to prepare my notes.
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