After moving from f2o.org, i found a new virtual home here on freehostia.com, hopefully my stay here will be as long as that at f2o, which adds up to about 4 years altogether! Back on the old host i was using movable type 2.661, i failed to export my blog before they switched off the lights on it.
Which meant I could only get a backup of the old blog directory, which ive moved here: http://steeev.freehostia.com/mt/ A lots happened in the blogging world since v2.6 of MT, such as licensing changes etc, i decided to have a look at the competition, so i installed wordpress, and gave it a go, for some reason i didnt like it all that much, i dont know why, i guess its because im more familiar with movable type, which i'd been using for years.
Anyway i took the plunge and decided to install MT 3.5, to see if it was any good, and blimey, so far im really impressed, in some ways its quite similar to the older version, so its a lot more familiar, and theres obviously lots of new options i need to explore. Its a very nice package all round, with a superb user interface and cool design. I will investigate the various plugins and settings and see if i can figure out the templating system, without resorting to having to wade into the massive pdf manual. You would think web companies woud have realised by now, that online documentation is king, ok a pdf for those freaks that like to print things out and kill the forests could be an option for sure, but a nice web based html manual would be a godsend.
It would be cool if i can figure out a way to import all the old blog entries, that would save having 2 separate directories, 1 for the old and 1 for the new blog, but im not that bothered. Another annoying thing is that the people at f2o.org said that they would be setting up redirection for peoples sites to their new homes, but its been a few weeks now, since i filed a support ticket, and theres been no action on that front, despite dan saying that the redirect would get done, oh well.