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Tuesday, 25 October, 2005
Auntie's IT | 笔者: Twinsmom
Read from Hot-screensaver about a new browser Flock can open a blog under Wordpress.
But you have to download the Flock browser and run it then only can open a Wordpress blog, read more on the Flock website to find out.
I downloaded the Flock , managed to open a blog under Wordpress’s host.
After browser through the Wordpress dashboard, found it got more feature than Blogspot, but…cannot edit theme design, it got a few nice theme to choose, but can’t edit it, or can edit but minimum choice.
This is what I use now –
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I can edit the theme template with the “theme editor–
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This is what the yourname.wordpress.com’s –
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Can only choose the theme, but can’t edit, it don’t have the “theme editor” function –
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Another thing is it cannot import the Blogspot posts unlike the invited account (this one you have to submit your e-mail to Wordpress and wait for their invitation, no need to use Flock browser, but you can continue waiting for so long, and not getting the invitation), invited Wordpress blog came with the “import Blogspot” function that you can transfer all your old entries in Blogspot to Wordpress.
OK, there are + point to use Wordpress host blog.
You can manage non-blog content using “pages”, like the what I have in my “pages” , which I store the video clip, translation, press articles etc.
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In the Blogspot, we have to copy and paste the link to our template, unless we use Blogrolling. In Wordpress it came with the “add Link” function, and also we can categorise the links.
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Another features is we can categorise our entry, for example I have English and Chinese, and under Chinese I categorised to fews more subjects.
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Even though we need the Flock to get the Wordpress to host our blog, but once we got the account, it can be open in FireFox, IE and any browser.
So kind of a bit “after funeral no need the monk 打完斋唔要和尚”, but then…after the funeral why still keep the monk? 打完斋还要和尚做什么呢？
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OK, after read some of the comments, I found I am no good in writing review :tmoops:, so I try again:
Flock is an internet browser, like Internet Explorer, Netscape, FireFox, Opera etc.
Wordpress is a blogging tool, same like Movable Type, and Blogspot (Blogger.com).
But to use Wordpress we need to have our our domain and website, like mine www.mariahlc.com, then I can download Wordpress and install it to my website.
For those who don’t have own website, Blogspot provide a very good place to set up your blog, like my earlier mariahlc.blogspot.com.
But Wordpress have a lot features (blogging tools) that the Blogger.com not provided, so for some blogger who want to blogging using Wordpress, but don’t want to have own website, then now can consider download Flock browser, which come with the blogging tools, which we can set up a blog under Wordpress, MovableType, Blogger.
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If after read this still cannot get it, then… I really can’t help liao.
Thanks for pingback to me
The beauty of Flock browser is that it includes a lot of blogging features to help you manage your blog.
For example, it has a built in editor that can post entries to your blog directly. Another feature is called “Blog This”. So, when you are browsing using Flock and you come across a very interesting article that you would like to blog, you can just click on the “Blog This” link and the built in editor will open up for you to write an entry on, then post to your blog directly - without the need to leave the article you are reading. No need to sign in to your blogspot, etc.
Flickr is also integrated. Handy if you use Flickr.
Cheers
So, is your hosted wordpress blog called bees.wordpress.com?
Hah…no lar, it is call twinsmom.wordpress.com, just want to test it out, and do a review for others who might want to consider Wordpress.
After download I find it quite cool, need more development, and in the future I think it can be better than FireFox, who know? right?
But definately no going back to IE :lol:…
thanks again twinsmom… for getting me my account up!
I agree with whatever you said about the WP hosting… I am still deciding whether to change or not…probably will take months to decide, or you would like to read my body language and force me decide
LOL!!
sounds so complicated (for me IQ 0 fella).
Does it mean you need to host your blog there?
err…sounds like french to me. I am blur blur when it comes to technical stuff like these. I am worse than zara’s mama…
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even IT guy like me also blur…
need to go home and study liao..
really NOT easy in IT line..stop for a while an come back like stranger to everything liao..
go home loh..not study BUT play with my son…
home notebook got problem that’s why no shiaulin yahoo and comments, wait till tonight i bring another notebook back for her to play…
Egghead, got it — don’t want to change. ya lor, cannot transfer the old post from Blogger to Wordpress is a big put off.
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Zara’s mum, you mean host/open your blog in Flock? no need, just open the acct under wordpress sing Flock browser, then can access your blog dashboard using any other browser liao.
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King’s wife, I simplified the explaination in blue print liao, if still can’t get it then… I really don’t know how to help liao :P.
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Leecs, WHAT? so disappointed to you :lol:… OK, OK, if IT guy also can’t understand which mean I am really a lousy reviewer (I go stand corner).
But agree what you said, the IT development is way too fast for us to catch up, when we just OK with FireFox, then came this Flock, who know what else will coming?
living in Matrix age already.
Oh, no notebook? no wander no update lar. OK, waiting… for you to bring her new notebook.
Wow you are more ahead of me!! Write more so I can update myself without actually trying.
kekeke i only know how to access internet…
no lah, that time i also in hurry so NOT really read every lines..so a bit blur loh…now u so good to put in more explaination..then see some ‘light’ BUT still need more DURACELL, at night my solar-powered torchlight boh lat
again ask me to do install and uninstall to the lousy notebook arr ?? no kidding man…. *panting, heart attack*
Michelle, you understand what I am talking about? *sob sob…so touching*…
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Leecs, *deep thought* you sure you are in IT line bo? hahaha… all you power give to work liao?
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Shiaulin, err… like that hor… you better don’t try, I afraid I wouldn’t see you in the blog sphere long long time, which I really don’t like.
So, don’t try hah…