Not so simple is it!
So the here Dad i think you should take a photo a day and then post it onto a blog challenge seems simple. Well I suppose it is when you come down to it but there appears to be more to that than meets the eye.
Blogging is the act of writing to a web site I'm using Blogger which is part of the Google dynasty. The only reason for this is I have a gmail account and it seemed logical to do it all in one. There appears to be loads more blog sites out there Wordpress do a free service that looks pretty cool loads of templates and gb of data storage. For the time being though I think I'll stick with what I know! ( although I think I'll sign up and run the 52 week Project in that!)
I never like online editing I always wonder if the thing is going to crash or I loose my internet connection so I've had a look at some of the blogging software that's out and about.
Back in days Windows Live Writer was a good way of doing this but it seems like it's last update was 2009 so I'm not sure if this is worth sticking with or not.
So after a quick Google I installed Zoundry Raven and BlogJet, Zoundry Raven installed ok but I found it a bit fiddly to set up with my Blogger account then when writing this first post it got caught in a loop with a null reference! It might have been my fault but error trapping is important in software don't make me resort to the Task Manager to get out!
So I'm trying out BlogJet for writing my Blog on my PC 30 day trial and it will cost $39.95 if i like it. So far it's good though. Simple to set up just put in URL of my Blog user name and password and there you go Imported previous posts and off I go!!
Well there was a turn up BlogJet wouldn't even post to my blog so back to the free Zoundry Raven!
On my iPad I'm using Blogsy and to be honest it's awesome. It links to loads of places to grab my photo's from and is so simple to use it's a real pleasure.
This need to find the software and Blog location is of course a way of deflecting from the real issue of the challenge! I was walking the dogs this morning a task that gives me time to think and it struck me that I find this sort of thing very difficult, so I decided to think why. I think I'm getting there it's a lot to do with comparing what I'm doing with others and thinking I can't achieve that I'm not good enough, I don't have the time and what's the point no one is going to see it let alone comment! Well none of these is a good enough reason when it comes down to it, Every one of those great pictures has been worked at and through practice we all can achieve a good level. I can always make time!! Don't watch Pointless at 17:15 Pick up the camera go for a 45 minute walk! and finally The very process of doing this is what is important not what other people think about it!