From:Gerard CC:World » blog update http://blog.metrailler.net A little about everything, a lot about nothing Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:26:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giving the iPhone WordPress app a try http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/07/22/giving-the-iphone-wordpress-app-a-try/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/07/22/giving-the-iphone-wordpress-app-a-try/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:25:47 +0000 Gérard http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/07/22/giving-the-iphone-wordpress-app-a-try/ This is a quick test to see how the new iPhone WordPress App is working. So far so good. And here is how photos taken directly from the app will be attached.

And the great thing is that you can easily update your posts…

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]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/07/22/giving-the-iphone-wordpress-app-a-try/feed/ 0 Testing a post with WordPress 2.5 http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/04/01/testing-a-post-with-wordpress-25/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/04/01/testing-a-post-with-wordpress-25/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:52:29 +0000 Gérard http://blog.metrailler.net/?p=141 Just updated my server to WordPress 2.5. This is a test of a post to check that everything is working great. I have to say, I really like the new dashboard with 2.5 and the new gallery feature is really neat. A lot easier to manage uploading images and including them in a blog post. It also support other types of media.

Gérard

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/04/01/testing-a-post-with-wordpress-25/feed/ 1 Trying out some configuration change on my blog http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/02/11/trying-out-some-configuration-change-on-my-blog/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/02/11/trying-out-some-configuration-change-on-my-blog/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:47:16 +0000 Gérard http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/02/11/trying-out-some-configuration-change-on-my-blog/ As you certainly noticed if you are subscribing to my RSS feed, I’ve played a little to much for my blog yesterday. I was looking at syndication, and started aggregating everything from my CorelDRAW.com blog. I’ve now removed all the entries from this site, but your RSS feed might still have some residuals. Sorry for that.

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2008/02/11/trying-out-some-configuration-change-on-my-blog/feed/ 0 My blog has been updated to the latest version of WordPress http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/11/30/my-blog-has-been-updated-to-the-latest-version-of-wordpress/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/11/30/my-blog-has-been-updated-to-the-latest-version-of-wordpress/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:38:21 +0000 Gérard http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/11/30/my-blog-has-been-updated-to-the-latest-version-of-wordpress/ I’ve just finished updating my blog to the latest version of WordPress (2.3.1) and have updated my theme and plug-ins… So far, everything seems to work great. I’ll continue to do a few tests over the week-end. If you notice anything out of the ordinary (outside the fact that I have posted on my blog), please let me know.

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/11/30/my-blog-has-been-updated-to-the-latest-version-of-wordpress/feed/ 0 My private web site is (finally) back online http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/10/22/my-private-web-site-is-finally-back-online/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/10/22/my-private-web-site-is-finally-back-online/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:42:44 +0000 Gérard http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/10/22/my-private-web-site-is-finally-back-online/ It took me almost a year, but my private web site is finally back online. I’ve slimmed it down compared to previously, and moved from a complete Zope site to a set of web pages created with RapidWeaver. You’ll find my previously available photo galleries. Next step, unify the look and feel with my blog… hopefully I’ll be able to do that within the next year or so :-)

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2007/10/22/my-private-web-site-is-finally-back-online/feed/ 0 My weblog has moved (yet again) http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/12/03/my-weblog-has-moved-yet-again/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/12/03/my-weblog-has-moved-yet-again/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:58:00 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/12/03/my-weblog-has-moved-yet-again/ OK, looks like this is becoming a habit of mine: Moving my blog! Well, this time should really be the last one for quite some time. The new URL to access my blog is blog.metrailler.net, and metrailler.net/blog will redirect you there. And this link include the new RSS feed URL. I am very sorry for all this moving around and really hope this is the last one for quite a while. I few of my posts from my previous server have not yet moved over, and I’ll hopefully get that done in the coming days.

I will now look at how to customize the template of this new blog hosting that I use, and will start working on getting my web site back to life. Stay tuned for more in the coming days :-)

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/12/03/my-weblog-has-moved-yet-again/feed/ 3 Getting ready for the move to Canada http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/10/14/getting-ready-for-the-move-to-canada/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/10/14/getting-ready-for-the-move-to-canada/#comments Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:46:47 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/10/14/getting-ready-for-the-move-to-canada/ With the move to Canada, I will need to also move my web and mail server. While I will make sure that my email server stays available all the time, I am expecting my web site, including this blog, to disconnect for a few weeks. I’ll make all I can to have it back online as quickly as possible.

If you have a hard time contacting me, try my Yahoo email address: gerard.metrailler[at]yahoo.com

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/10/14/getting-ready-for-the-move-to-canada/feed/ 0 Comments and trackbacks are now moderated http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/08/31/comments-and-trackbacks-are-now-moderated/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/08/31/comments-and-trackbacks-are-now-moderated/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:41:33 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/08/31/comments-and-trackbacks-are-now-moderated/ Well, even if I didn’t want this to happen, I am from now on moderating the posting of comments and the usage of trackbacks on my blog… just got spammed through trackbacks :(

Feel free to continue leaving comments and to add trackbacks to your own blog if you want… I’ll accept anything that is not specifically spam.

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/08/31/comments-and-trackbacks-are-now-moderated/feed/ 0 Slow progress with the update of my web site… http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/07/01/slow-progress-with-the-update-of-my-web-site/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/07/01/slow-progress-with-the-update-of-my-web-site/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:42:49 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/07/01/slow-progress-with-the-update-of-my-web-site/ It is taking a lot longer than what I initially expected, but I finally had the chance to make a big first step toward the redesign of my web site. As you can see, the look of my blog has somewhat changed compared to the previous slightly tweaked standard template.

A little background about the new look. It was created using CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 on my Macbook Pro… yes, that’s right, CDGS on Mac OS. I wanted to put Parallels to the test and wanted to use my favorite graphics suite to create the web page layout (with CorelDRAW X3) and the slicing on the images (with Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3). The CSS was then hand-written using Textmate which replaced HomeSite as my web-editor of choice since I moved to the Mac.

So about Parallels: I use Windows XP SP2 in my virtual machine, with 512Mb of RAM. The computer inside the computer felt very reactive and was really usable. Much faster than PowerPC applications using Rosetta. Stability and speed of execution where both there during the whole usage of Parallels. The only negative that I had is when I am running on batteries, their life expectation goes down from the 3.5 hours I normally get to about 2 hours max… and the MacBook Pro is ready for my fried-eggs :-)

Overall, I have to admit that the combination of the MacBook Pro and Parallels makes for a really nice Windows computer replacement.

Back to my new design. If you notice anything or have any problems, please let me know. I am trying to get the display of the pages to have the same look on the latest released versions of Safari, Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer… IE6 took the longest tweaking to make it work :-)

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/07/01/slow-progress-with-the-update-of-my-web-site/feed/ 0 My weblog has moved (again) http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/05/22/my-weblog-has-moved-again/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/05/22/my-weblog-has-moved-again/#comments Mon, 22 May 2006 23:27:17 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/05/22/my-weblog-has-moved-again/ Yes, I know, I need to stop that… that’s why there is a simple redirect. My Weblog is now in its final position (until the next move). The full link to my weblog is gerard.metrailler.net/weblog/gerardm/, but you can also get there by going to metrailler.net/blog. For those who have RSS feeds, here are the new links for the atom feed, the RSS2 feed and the RSS feed. I can no longer guarantee that the old links will be available for much longer, so please update your aggregator links :)

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/05/22/my-weblog-has-moved-again/feed/ 0 My weblog has moved http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/01/28/my-weblog-has-moved/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/01/28/my-weblog-has-moved/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:25:18 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2006/01/28/my-weblog-has-moved/ First, thank you for subscribing to my weblog. I’ve been playing around with the configuration of the server. The new link to my weblog is gerard.metrailler.net/weblog. For those who have RSS feeds, here are the new links for the atom feed, the RSS2 feed and the RSS feed. The old link will still remain active until I have finished tweaking the configuration of my server.

]]> http://blog.metrailler.net/2006/01/28/my-weblog-has-moved/feed/ 0 First step to the update of my web site http://blog.metrailler.net/2005/12/29/first-step-to-the-update-of-my-web-site/ http://blog.metrailler.net/2005/12/29/first-step-to-the-update-of-my-web-site/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:42:44 +0000 Gérard http://blog2.metrailler.net/2005/12/29/first-step-to-the-update-of-my-web-site/ I finally had a chance to start updating my web site. The first (mini-)step has been to slightly adapt the look&feel of this blog. I’ve decided to undergo a major overhaul of my private web site. I am in the process of creating the new look & feel for the web site using XHTML and CSS. Really fun to finally get back into it.

To get started, I’ve slightly updated the template that came with my Weblog software (Blojsom that comes with Mac OS X 10.4 Server). All instructions on how to customize this this weblog engine can be fund on Brendan Berg’s Weblog. Once my web site has been update with the new style, I will give a final update to my blog.

More to come (hopefully) soon. Stay tuned :)

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