Blogging Roller

Matt has set up a Roller demo server so that you can experiment with and comment on a recent build of Roller 0.9.9-dev. Thanks Matt. Most of the changes for Roller 0.9.9-dev are complete and now we are focusing on fixing bugs and cleaning up the UI.

Bruce Williams Has 'RSS' really become so common that it no longer refers to a particular technical specification, but instead refers to blog syndication generally? Has it really joined the ranks of Kleenex and Xerox?

Yep, that is correct. RSS has now joined the ranks of Kleenex, Xerox, and, I will add, Google. The original definition of RSS has now been overruled by common usage. RSS now means any sort of website or weblog syndication and in this new Atomic age, you'll find more and more people talking about their Atom RSS feeds.

When you have a rapidly approaching deadline, a VPN connection to work, and a house full of sick kiddies, a snow day is not all that much fun.