back with blogging
It's been some time since my last blog entry. First for everybody checking once in a while, sorry for the silence. There have been several factors hindering me from blogging.
First and probably most important, Movabletype hindered me from logging into my admin interface. How that? Since about v3.2, MT has an automatic update system. The cool side is, updating has gotten a lot more easier since. After the user authentication, a script runs automatically, and if everthing works fine, you'll see your new MT version seconds later.
IF everthing works fine.
If not, you're just locked out of your blogging software. Which happened to me in fall 08. The update script terminated with the message "Could not create table mt_comments [...] table already exists". In retrospective, it was fairly easy to debug. I used phpMyAdmin to access the database (always backup, whatever you do). There I found the table mt_comments showed as in use. A drop table did the magic, withoutß deleting the current comments. The next login attempt completed the update without problems.
Second I joined the networking platform Facebook and used it as a fast-food-alternative to blogging. The feature of publishing a status is perfect for me, if I want to update my surroundings of what I'm doing or how I feel. I think it is even better than blogging, since most people don't know anything about blogs, not to speak of RSS. However, for technical information it is not very apropriate.
And third last but not least, since about six months ago I made acquaintance of a wunderful girl who happens to become my girlfriend. And since then I love to spend every minute off with my girl, which did not really help to invest time in blogging.
So... now I have repaired the admin interface. I will continue to use this blog for more geek stuff, not only computer stuff but also photography, travelling or topics alike. Enjoy!
