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When I signed up for LiveJournal, the first two names I tried were already used: amberwaves and mariposalily. Three Ringed Moon comes from Andre Norton's Moon of Three Rings which was a favorite when I was a kid. It popped into my mind as I sat there desperate for a name that didn't include numbers or nonsense syllables.
I've recently been trying out various journal and weblog service providers. I've been writing Coffee and Oranges for a year now. I use a Perl program that I wrote to format text pages I keep on my PC. The benefits of this approach is that I have absolute control over my pages and my software. The drawbacks include that I don't have a lot of nifty features that the various professional solutions offer. I also have to maintain the software, which is usually fun, but occasionally a hassle, as when I broke my homegrown RSS feed. My eyes start crossing when I have to look at the raw output of an RSS feed.
The various services I have been checking includes TypePad, where I am a beta tester with Five Acres with a View. I volunteered as a beta tester on a whim and was pleased when I was chosen. I had been interested in the Movable Type software for a while, but hadn't wanted to install it myself. TypePad has a slick interface and works about the way I expect things to work.
I've also tried Radio Userland. I like its approach of keeping your data on your PC. However, I find the software works counter-intuitively to the way I think and write. And, since the updates are hosted on the PC, one can post from other locations, which is one of the biggest advantages to me for buying a solution.
I tried Blogger: it has the advantage of working the way I expect things to work, but doesn't have the feature set of TypePad. TypePad spoiled me rather quickly, even with the vagaries of using beta software.
In a comment to me, elainegrey points out that LiveJournal has different goals than weblogging packages, and I realize this. However, I've discovered that I have been writing longer, more journal-like posts for Five Acres with a View, so I decided I should look into one or two journal solutions as well. I like that LiveJournal provides an RSS feed, and find the way that it weaves Friends together to be very cool.
I've recently been trying out various journal and weblog service providers. I've been writing Coffee and Oranges for a year now. I use a Perl program that I wrote to format text pages I keep on my PC. The benefits of this approach is that I have absolute control over my pages and my software. The drawbacks include that I don't have a lot of nifty features that the various professional solutions offer. I also have to maintain the software, which is usually fun, but occasionally a hassle, as when I broke my homegrown RSS feed. My eyes start crossing when I have to look at the raw output of an RSS feed.
The various services I have been checking includes TypePad, where I am a beta tester with Five Acres with a View. I volunteered as a beta tester on a whim and was pleased when I was chosen. I had been interested in the Movable Type software for a while, but hadn't wanted to install it myself. TypePad has a slick interface and works about the way I expect things to work.
I've also tried Radio Userland. I like its approach of keeping your data on your PC. However, I find the software works counter-intuitively to the way I think and write. And, since the updates are hosted on the PC, one can post from other locations, which is one of the biggest advantages to me for buying a solution.
I tried Blogger: it has the advantage of working the way I expect things to work, but doesn't have the feature set of TypePad. TypePad spoiled me rather quickly, even with the vagaries of using beta software.
In a comment to me, elainegrey points out that LiveJournal has different goals than weblogging packages, and I realize this. However, I've discovered that I have been writing longer, more journal-like posts for Five Acres with a View, so I decided I should look into one or two journal solutions as well. I like that LiveJournal provides an RSS feed, and find the way that it weaves Friends together to be very cool.