Posted on Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Finally, after wanting to do this for about two years, I’ve launched a new website for myself. Wow, two years? I actually tried several times. I’d come up with a design only to scrap it and wait until the next break between semesters. Nevertheless, it was all a learning experience and I’m finally here with an outlet to display my work. Though I’m not much of a writer, I also wanted to be able to jump into the wide world of blogging when I feel the urge — you’re reading my first excursion.
On to the details (beware, this could get tech-y). Part of the delay came from my indecision on which publishing platform to choose. I wanted the ability to easily manage not only the content on my weblog, but also my work. I looked at a number of CMSs including WordPress, Movable Type, TextPattern, ExpressionEngine, Drupal and Joomla. Although this type of functionality is slightly beyond its scope, I settled on WordPress because of some prior experience with it and the huge community it has created. With the help of some plug-ins and custom written functions, I’ve managed to make it behave the way I want it to.
A few fun things to point out: (1) the bookmarks in the sidebar and (2) the photos in the footer. The bookmarks are just that, the three most recent websites I’ve bookmarked along with a short description. With the help of the handy del.icio.us extension Ma.gnolia Mini Ma.rker and some fancy coding, as soon I bookmark a page in my browser it appears here. The photos are the three most recent additions to my Flickr profile. Since taking a digital photography course, I’ve become more interested in photography and continue to hone my skills with a point-and-shoot. Maybe one of these days I’ll splurge on an SLR.
Stay tuned as I will be adding more work (mostly from school) and perhaps an entry or two in the coming weeks. In the meantime, take a look around and drop me a comment below — I’m eager to hear what you think.
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Hey Eric looks really good!!! I love watching the things that you have designed! Hope everything is goin well? Keep up the awesome work…good luck!
–Katester–
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This looks amazing… Great work. Congrats on the launch, though it is two years in the coming I think that you hit it out of the park. Talk to you soon. Keep the hits coming.
Thank you both for the kind words!
yo bro Im waiting for another post. its been a month. get together and keep your fans happy.
Hi Eric! this is cool! man I’m so proud of you. I will be in the bay area the last week of february at my sis’ would love to see you and Alanna. Take care! god bless! monica
hey eric! I thought I would check out your website. It is freakin awesome!!! You blow me away with that brain of yours! It’s hard for me to wrap my brain around all this! You have done a great job! Keep up the great work!
a. chris
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