On Things, RapidWeaver

1. Things integration, tagging Cultured Code’s Things is slowly and methodically nearing release — something I suspect many people eagerly await (or not, considering we now get to use the Beta for free!). Last saturday, Cultured Code released a small version update with a big new feature: system-wide To Do integration. Enter a To Do [...]

RapidWeaver Vs. WordPress IV: Wrap Up

This is the final installment in a four part comparison of Realmac’s RapidWeaver and WordPress, two popular web publishing choices for the Mac. I would have posted this sooner if not for the recent releases of WordPress 2.5 and RapidWeaver 3.6.6. I’ve now spent a few days with these new versions, so I’ll recap what’s [...]

RapidWeaver Vs. WordPress III: WordPress review

This is the third in a four part series comparing WordPress with RapidWeaver (and speaking of RapidWeaver, don’t miss the comment from a lead RW developer on that review). In this episode, I’m going to take a look at WordPress, a blog publishing system for Mac, PC, or Linux. I’m assuming that most people who [...]

RapidWeaver Vs. WordPress II: RapidWeaver review

This is the second installment in a four-part series comparing RapidWeaver and WordPress. Today, I’m going to present an overview of Realmac’s RapidWeaver, a Mac-only web publishing tool. Who is it for? RapidWeaver targets people with little to no web design experience seeking a simple way to produce a professional-looking, standards-compliant, and highly customizable mixed-content [...]

RapidWeaver Vs. WordPress: Part I

Thanks to Google Analytics, I’ve discovered that many people reach this site upon searching for ‘RapidWeaver vs WordPress.’ I offer my apologies if you are one of these people: I posted some short comments on this topic last November, promising to follow up with a complete comparison…but I’m only getting to it now. Why the [...]

My final new WordPress site design…really

So, I freshened up the site a bit this weekend. Why? The previous design just felt too heavy, dense and modular for my taste. I think the new design is much lighter and more aesthetically pleasing. I thinned some fonts, balanced out the colors, and added some organic shapes. It’s not perfect, but I think [...]