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MarsEdit or Ecto?
Oct 19th
I’m looking for comments from both MarsEdit and Ecto users.
I would like to be able to pick one or the other for full time WordPress blogging. Make sure when making comments you indicate what service (WordPress) you use with either of these two apps.
They both have good looking interfaces and functionality appears to be similar. So you power users let me and everyone else know what you think.
Please be clear about which app you speak of and if you have comparison stories share those as well.
This is a test of the Emergency RobCast System, this is only an Ecto test.
Oct 19th
I’m trying to figure out which is the best WordPress client, Ecto or MarsEdit. This post is being made by Ecto.
As you can see from the pick above my internet is an OK speed.
As I edit this post I see that Ecto is very clever. I like the way it works.
This is a test of the Emergency RobCast System, this is only a MarsEdit test.
Oct 19th
I’m trying to figure out which is the best WordPress client, Ecto or MarsEdit. This post is being made by MarsEdit.
As you can see from the pick above my internet is an OK speed.
As I edit this post I see that MarsEdit is very clever. I like the way it works.
I finally finished the transfer.
Aug 7th
I transferred about 30 to 50 posts per day and topped that off with the comments and now my previous RapidWeaver site is running on WordPress.
I’m still learning my way around WordPress but I’m very impressed.
Now I can get back to making regular posts.
WordPress is making my head spin
Jul 27th
I just figured out how to add forms to my new WordPress website and my head is spinning with ideas.
I certainly won’t be able to rebuilt any (RapidWeaver) form heavy clients sites soon but the prospect is there.
Right now the hardest part is waiting for theme developers to update their themes to be compatible with WordPress 2.6. A few free themes work and look great while others are broken and that makes it difficult to choose. I think I changed my theme today 10 times.
Themes is an area where RapidWeaver is currently ahead. Most WordPress themes have a single color, the same theme in a different color is completely seperate file and appears as a separate theme. RapidWeaver solved that problem a couple years ago when they incorporated the ability to modify most of the colors for any new theme.
Some WordPress themes have settings thay can be changed but nowhere near the level of RapidWeaver. I’ll just work around that until both WordPress and its theme developers catch up.
Once I have a good grasp of most aspects of WordPress then I only have to convert my other blog, my daughter’s blog, my other daughter’s blog and my wife’s blog.
From RapidWeaver to WordPress
Jul 25th
I’ve been using RapidWeaver for my own sites and client sites for 4 years. I’m not a coder but I have taken the time to learn some code to customize my sites. RapidWeaver is an awesome website tool, which has benefited many of my clients. However, my sites are blogs, and while RW produces great blog pages they are missing a few features that I want.
The main drawback to a RW blog is that it’s machine dependent, meaning which ever machine your RW project file is on is the only one that can update the site or blog. In some cases, changes to the RW project require it to republish the entire blog (hundreds of posts). There are options and plugins that allow for some of the functionality to be added to RW but I finally decided I wanted a more flexible solution.
WordPress, after spending some time online looking for database driven sites I concluded WordPress was best for my needs. Since yesterday I’ve replicated the majority of the layout options I had before and I’m very satisfied.
More importantly than the layout is the ability to post to my blog from just about anywhere. For instance this post is being created from my iPhone while I sit outside with my dog. However, I could post from almost any computer on the internet, that’s the flexibility I was looking for.
I’m going to take the time to manually port all of my RW blog posts to my new WP blog. There isn’t a tool to import directly from RW. I’m OK with that, it will give me the opportunity to make sure they are correctly input.
So far I’ve made sure that my homepage is current, only a few hundred old posts to port.
My first Cease and Desist letter from the attorneys of Amanda Congdon.
Oct 15th
Today I received my first ever Cease and Desist letter. I assume that Amanda’s attorney were simply doing their job and found my Amanda Congdon Special t-shirt on my CafePress store.
I gave a brief explanation of the permission I had received and once they confirm that information I’m sure they will move on to real unauthorized users.
