Bye Bye old Flash website
About a week ago I uploaded most of the new files to my server and this morning updated the CSS files to skin the new site to my old colors and style. So yes, my old Flash website is basically RIP+
I know, I know. me too, I liked the Flash site a lot, but things have changed and after analyzing my old website I realized that a real Blog with all the fancy web 2.0 features and services is what I need.
My old site all started around a calendar and photo's. Than came comments and articles. Than I started to play with Google Earth and recently with Google Maps.
If Google Maps had came up with a Flash API I might have kept the Flash site, but on the other hand I haven't had the chance to keep up with Actionscript v2, let alone v3. I am just not a Flasher anymore. I lost my Certified Macromedia Flash Professional title I guess..
Anyway, the features:
I know, I know. me too, I liked the Flash site a lot, but things have changed and after analyzing my old website I realized that a real Blog with all the fancy web 2.0 features and services is what I need.
My old site all started around a calendar and photo's. Than came comments and articles. Than I started to play with Google Earth and recently with Google Maps.
If Google Maps had came up with a Flash API I might have kept the Flash site, but on the other hand I haven't had the chance to keep up with Actionscript v2, let alone v3. I am just not a Flasher anymore. I lost my Certified Macromedia Flash Professional title I guess..
Anyway, the features:
- Photo's: Soon I will integrate an advanced photo album
- Google maps: Articles are geographically tagged and displayed on a map. I will also use the Map to dynamically load tracks and trips. A dream for a sailor.
- Articles: Time structured and archived in a web-friendly way, with commenting.
- Posting whenever and wherever: I could publish articles and update tracks and positions at sea. No need for a computer, no need to open a webbrowser. Just need to buy that new phone now.
- Linking, fancy URI's, RSS, trackbacks, pinging,..: The way the web works and the way search engines and robots like.
