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I like Tumblr—they’re very generous with what they let you edit, so you can run a pretty serious blog with only a domain name and some spare time to make a template. I use it both as a lifestreamer and blogging system. WordPress.com is also pretty good, although a bit slow at times. No matter which hosted blogging software I try, though, none of them really deliver 100%.
It’s hard to please everyone, but existing services have some pretty serious omissions. They also do things most people don’t need. Trying to bend WordPress.com into behav…
I’ve started a new project called Quite Useful. The inspiration is Quite Interesting with a twist on productivity. Currently Quite Useful takes the form of a blog, twitter and delicious account.
I’ve been posting useful everyday tips and software applications with a group of friends from London. We intend to keep things relevant to UK readers, but international content is of course welcome. One area we’d like to focus on is reviewing and promoting UK-based tech startups.
If you’d li…
My Rails tutorial (part 1 of 4) has been published in Linux Format 108. It shows you how to build a Rails-powered photo gallery, by using basic techniques and popular plugins.
Grab it from your favourite newsagent and let me know what you think!
