In case you hadn't noticed, there's been a bit of a change in the CoCo Collector. :)
Google finally took a break from trying to wrestle control of the known world from Microsoft and upgraded Blogger. Blogger, of course, is the service on which the CoCo Collector and Capt's CoCo Hut blog run.
The upgrade includes a bunch of sorely needed, and long overdue, features on both the front and administrative ends. For readers, there's several new features that will be incorporated into the Collector.
First, on the sidebar (to the right) you'll see several categories of items. The neatest feature here is the use of "Tags" to separate out the posts into categories. It's labeled "Directory" here. You can now click on a directory listing and get just the topics you want. No more having to tag the subject lines. :)
If you scroll down a bit, you'll see "Capt's CoCo Hut." For awhile now, I've been considering combining everything into one big blog. I like this better, though. That's a direct feed (Atom) from the CoCo Hut, with each post listed by date. I'll do something similar on the blog with the feed from the Collector. This nifty feature means that, if you're so inclined, you can hit one blog, get both, and save yourself a click over there. It'll be particularly useful for those that hit one or the other blog, and only hit the other occasionally.
Hey, if you've got a CoCo related feed you'd like to see added, let me know. :)
On the back side of things, there's been a heap of improvements. Changing the blog's template and scheme are drag and drop now. No more hunting those ccs tags and such. "Modules" can be added and linked at will, making it super handy to add and change things to the blogs format. Thus the customized look.
Post moderation is easier. So is adding stuff like link lists (see the expanded Linkage section). The admin can even change these things right from the main blog view, so if I find a cool CoCo link to add, I can just pop it right in there. Very slick.
If you've got a link you'd like to see added, drop it this way and I'll stick it both blogs.
All of this stuff also makes it easier to add contributors to the blog, as well. (Inquiries from interested CoCoists to captcpu@clubltdstudios.com)
Everything is linked to all of Google's services, so additional features should be coming soon after this beta is done. For example, it'd be cool to be able to embed a spreadsheet or document directly into the blog and make it editable by several different people (actually, you can already sorta do that).
Enjoy and let me know what ya think of the new look, what you'd like to see more of, and what else CoCoish you'd be interested in having!
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
Google finally took a break from trying to wrestle control of the known world from Microsoft and upgraded Blogger. Blogger, of course, is the service on which the CoCo Collector and Capt's CoCo Hut blog run.
The upgrade includes a bunch of sorely needed, and long overdue, features on both the front and administrative ends. For readers, there's several new features that will be incorporated into the Collector.
First, on the sidebar (to the right) you'll see several categories of items. The neatest feature here is the use of "Tags" to separate out the posts into categories. It's labeled "Directory" here. You can now click on a directory listing and get just the topics you want. No more having to tag the subject lines. :)
If you scroll down a bit, you'll see "Capt's CoCo Hut." For awhile now, I've been considering combining everything into one big blog. I like this better, though. That's a direct feed (Atom) from the CoCo Hut, with each post listed by date. I'll do something similar on the blog with the feed from the Collector. This nifty feature means that, if you're so inclined, you can hit one blog, get both, and save yourself a click over there. It'll be particularly useful for those that hit one or the other blog, and only hit the other occasionally.
Hey, if you've got a CoCo related feed you'd like to see added, let me know. :)
On the back side of things, there's been a heap of improvements. Changing the blog's template and scheme are drag and drop now. No more hunting those ccs tags and such. "Modules" can be added and linked at will, making it super handy to add and change things to the blogs format. Thus the customized look.
Post moderation is easier. So is adding stuff like link lists (see the expanded Linkage section). The admin can even change these things right from the main blog view, so if I find a cool CoCo link to add, I can just pop it right in there. Very slick.
If you've got a link you'd like to see added, drop it this way and I'll stick it both blogs.
All of this stuff also makes it easier to add contributors to the blog, as well. (Inquiries from interested CoCoists to captcpu@clubltdstudios.com)
Everything is linked to all of Google's services, so additional features should be coming soon after this beta is done. For example, it'd be cool to be able to embed a spreadsheet or document directly into the blog and make it editable by several different people (actually, you can already sorta do that).
Enjoy and let me know what ya think of the new look, what you'd like to see more of, and what else CoCoish you'd be interested in having!
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
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