Disqus installed

Just dropping by with a brief message - I just installed Disqus and imported all my comments from Blogger. So far, it looks glitch-free.

The plus: No more word verifications. Isn't that great news?
The minus: You'll have to login into some account or use OpenID.

But if you do run into any issue commenting, please feel free to leave me an email.

Bloggiesta - Final Update

So, I didn't get to do much today. I guess after spending a total of 21 hours on Bloggiesta, I got worn out. But I did get a lot done overall, and may spend some time next weekend on whatever is remaining.

But first, look at my URL! :)

Bloggiesta Update #1

After two days of total 17 hours effort, I did manage to do quite a big chunk of my tasks. Well, maybe not in numbers but definitely in amount. You may notice that my blog layout has changed. I feel pretty satisfied with this one. I'd like to hear your thoughts however. I created the header and modified the layout from scratch, so it took me longer than it would have had I just chosen a ready-made template. Remind me next time not to play with the code, because clearly I can't seem to detach myself from it at any point. I decided not to change the name, because I realized I will have to make too many changes, starting with identity.

Two big changes coming (that's the main reason I decided to post an update now):

1. I'm going to move my blog to a custom domain. I don't think this will affect your feeds/subscriptions, because you should be easily redirected. But just warning, in case, things do decide to go wrong.
2. I'll be moving my comment system to (mostly) Disqus. Once I do that, I'd like to hear from you whether you're having any trouble commenting on my blog. I had to think a lot about this. Blogger users will find it inconvenient (hopefully, only the first time) because you'll have to choose one of the modes to login, but those who prefer the Name/URL method won't find it a hassle.

Let the Bloggiesta roll

It's the weekend for me, finally! Phew, I spent all day thinking when I can start playing with my blog. After work, I stopped on my way to buy a medium-size strong coffee because I didn't want to waste one minute at home with chores. Now that I'm home, with my workstation set up, my coffee, water and snacks beside me, the geek in me is so excited to start twiddling with code. Luckily, I did spend some part of this week making my to-do list, so the most important task is done.