Archive for May 14th, 2004
Movable Type 3.0
Well, I’m sitting here playing around with Movable Type 3.0D. Personally, I don’t seem to think it any higher then 2.6. To be honest 2.6 looks better too. I prefer the darker colors, because they’re easier on the eyes. The new one is brighter and distracting, not my taste. They just added more colors and made it so you have to click fewer buttons. Whoop Di Do. I know that I’m sticking with 2.6 for Blogging for Apples, though I’ll leave 3.0 up on my server just because I can. If you want to have a look at it, comment and I’ll email you the log-in info.
Edit:
OK, maybe I was harsh. There is some more stuff on this, but it’s nothing drastic that will make me want to give up my old, reliable, unrestricted 2.6. For example, I can control comments, and force approval on them. Not bad if you get spammed by comments. I can also say that you need a TypeKey (Movable Type registration) to be able to comment. Well that’s a big hell no. If I wanted that, I would have my blog on Movable Type’s server.
It seems to me that Movable Type is basically trying to form a community of paying customers that will host the blogs on their own server. In other words, you’re paying them for nothing more then the name and 2 new (worthless) additions. It’s not worth it in my eyes.
However, I will give Movable Type a “Nice Try” on this. Though I’m not paying, and I doubt that everybody else will either when there are other free opportunities out there.
