So Why Blogger?

I've been meaning to get back to blogging, but to be honest, the thought of going back to Xanga doesn't hold a whole lot of appeal. And after cruising around the interweb, I eventually came to the realization that "hey, blogspot has a pretty nice interface." And since I can get most of my Xanga subscriptions through RSS, I figured maybe it was time to jump ship. A few reasons I'm drawn to blogger:

- Flickr support -- allows me to post photoblog entries straight from my Flickr account.
- Commenting open to the public (not only to blog members).
- Lots of layout control and customization options.
- Availability of compatible blogging software.
- Nifty add-on options, which may or may not prove useful.

I was thinking of converting my brother's old G4 tower into a web server, but after jumping through loops to get apache, mysql and php up and running, I came to the realization that I had no idea what I was doing, and that maybe I was in a bit over my head. Best to leave the web server-ing to the web server-ing professionals. Plus I didn't want to pay for electricity or a domain name. I just found out that I owe the government taxes, by the way. Uncle Sam is a cold, money-grubbing relative if I ever met one.

New blog, new possibilities. Carpe canem!