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January Summary

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If the rest of 2009 has me as busy as the first month, future posts are endangered here on Scottdot.

Freelancing has officially begun, with three clients currently on board for web design services. It should be lots of fun, but also pretty involved, as the biggest project is a more ambitious website for the Clovis Police Department.

Curry-Centennial-logoThis month I’ve also been doing a lot of miscellaneous work for the Curry County Centennial, making use of a logo I designed in mid-2008. I put together a DVD with many historic photos of Clovis and Curry County, and I’m debating putting a version of this on YouTube. I really think it needs to be seen by more people, but sadly the photos are not my own to do as I please with them. I’ll be posting a better downloadable version of the logo in February.

So what’s on the horizon for the rest of the year? I’ve met a few local people on Twitter who are involved in web design and developement, and I’m thinking about starting a local web group. Another excuse to get coffee and “talk shop!” On that note, I’m also hoping to get the ball rolling on LEMUG soon, and perhaps a Spring launch would be more realistic.

WordPress 2.7 Upgrade

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Last week ushered in the release of WordPress 2.7, aka “Coltrane!” I held off a few days on installing this new release, which is a pretty major overhaul, only out of lack of time to update my current install. The new admin dashboard is such a huge breath of fresh air, as I really didn’t care too much for anything prior to 2.7.

With the release of WordPress 2.7, I am further impressed and inspired by such a cool (and free) piece of software. I look forward to bringing more 2.7 supported enhancements to my site in the next month or so.

To Dr. Pepper and Steno Notebooks

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My favorite teacher of all time was a kind, sweet lady named Nancy McBride. She had a love for science and Dr. Pepper, but also taught me the importance of journaling and creative writing. My classmates and I would fill dozens of Steno notepads with our thoughts, dreams, and documentation of our travels. For whatever reason as I grew older, this was an ability I never lost but would always stray away from.

Recently, I have been dabbling in various blogging tools and content management systems and have come to the following conclusion: I will use WordPress for my own creativity and save Joomla for more professional sites that I will develop. With all due respect to WordPress and its development community, it’s a tool that makes me excited for writing again, the way I felt when I was 11 years old. Joomla, on the other hand, has the intricacies of Business 101 (laugh it up) from my Freshman year at ENMU. I love the extensibility of Joomla, but it does nothing to inspire me!

Now that I have established my views on blogging software and CMS solutions, I find myself thirsty for a nice cold Dr. Pepper. Here’s to being a more creative writer and hopefully a more active blogger! Cheers, Mrs. McBride!