I was talking to my boss, Will Henderson, tonight and mentioned that I was playing around with Blogger. To explain the appeal, I compared what I had to do to maintain 56K.COM vs what I do to post to Blogger:

How to maintain 56K.COM

• Open an HTML editor
  
• Write
  
• Download the old files
  
• Move them into an archive template
  
• Upload the old files to the web server with FTP
  
• Code links to the archive files on the front page and archive page
  
• Upload the new files
  

How to maintain my blog on Blogger.com

• Open Blogger's web page from any computer in the world
  
• Type into a web page
  
• Click the Post and Publish button and let the software automatically archive old posts.
  

There's a lot fewer barriers to writing with blogging software. The whole blog "revolution" is mostly evolution, but it's darned welcome evolution. At one time I updated 56K.COM three days a week. A blogging tool would have been great for that. My friend Chris Range had been using Manila for the Celtic Grove web site for a while, and loved it. Now I see why.

Will understood the appeal of blogging software, but he also grasped the important point. "Now all you need is something people want to read about."

Sure enough. It's fun having a home page. After writing web pages since 1996 it's about time I had one just for me. But I need something to write about. I'm not a weblogging guru, a former MTV VJ, or a naked woman. I need a topic.

There's one thing I know about that most people don't, and that's e-commerce. It's just a matter of time now before I start the e-commerce info site I've been planning.

I plan to keep this site for personal use for me and Melissa and the wedding, but an e-commerce site is inevitable.