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Six Apart Says Goodbye to VOX
7:26 pm | Still remember VOX? Or, maybe you haven’t heard VOX before. It’s another blogging service by Six Apart (the company behind Typepad and also Movable Type). This service was launched back in October 2006. And, I was lucky to be one [...]
Movable Type Motion Demo Site
1:36 pm | After I heard about Movable Type Motion, I installed it, and it worked without problem. I haven’t explore its features, including its template tags, settings, etc. If you’re curious about MT Motion administration page, how to deal with settings and [...]
Pownce, Textpattern 4.0.7 and WordPress 2.7-RC1
10:35 am | Here are some news I noted for this few weeks. Pownce is acquired by Six Apart, a company behind Movable Type, Typepad, and also VOX. I got the invitation in July 2007. After that, I did not use it regularly. [...]
Seven Years of Movable Type
3:10 pm | Movable Type celebrates its 7th anniversary this month. Happy birthday Movable Type! Even now I’m not using Movable Type, I used Movable Type for few years. I want to make few posts related to Movable Type. I think I used [...]
Sandbox is now available for Movable Type
5:00 am | For WordPress users, Sandbox is probably one of the theme tools. Using Sandbox we can customize the theme without getting bothered with WordPres template tags, which are in PHP. We only need to deal with the CSS file. Remember about [...]
Upcoming WordPress 2.7
9:34 pm | I just downloaded new files for the upcoming WordPress 2.7, and gave it a try. You do not need to worry, because it will not be available in the next few weeks (Schedule: November 10, 2008). So, you do not [...]
Movable Type 4.15 Dashboard Design
1:38 am | WordPress 2.5 did a major redesign on its user interface — also known as Dashboard. And, it looks great. But, this time, I will not talk about WordPress. It’s Movable Type. Right now, Movable Type is on its latest stable [...]
MovablePress
8:56 pm | This week, I decided to switch from Movable Type to other blogging platform. This site (orangescale.net) is no longer uses Movable Type. For me, it's not an easy decision. I have been blogging using Movable Type for years. I still remember when I use Movable Type 2.66 in 2004 (wow, it's 4 years ago!). When WordPress released its very initial package in 2003, I also installed it. I watched this two leading blogging platforms. Probably, few years ago, WordPress was just a small piece of software compared to Movable Type.
Modify your Movable Type Styles using MT Design Assistant
12:03 am | For some bloggers, using Movable Type default templates is fine. But, what if they only want to change part of the design like font family, sizes, colors, etc. Reading many lines in the stylesheet might be confusing, right? To make this process easier, there is a handy tools called Movable Type Design Assistant.
Hello Movable Type Open Source
10:56 pm | I just upgraded my Movable Type installation to the Open Source edition. The upgrade process itself is very easy. I just download the the package, upload to the server — overwrite the existing files — and run the upgrade script. [...]
Movable Type Open Source 4.1. It’s free for everyone.
10:49 pm | That's right, Movable Type Open Source is available for download now. Actually, this open source package was released few days ago. I am sure it's a good news for Movable Type users who have problem with the licensing schema, especially individual bloggers.
Movable Type Open Source is Available!
12:43 am | Six Apart just announced the release of Movable Type Open Source -- MTOS for short.
LiveJournal sold by Six Apart
9:48 pm | You probably have heard that LiveJournal — a blogging service — is owned by Six Apart. Right, in January 2005, LiveJournal was acquired by Six Apart from its founder, Brad Fitzpatrick. Few days ago, Six Apart decided to sold LiveJournal [...]
Movable Type Troubleshooting: Base class package ‘Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject’ is empty
12:06 am | In my previous article, ghaghah shared his comment about MT4 installation process. I seemed that he was a little bit frustrated because he never got MT4 installed properly. I asked him about what kind of error message, because the installation process is pretty simple: upload the files, give the correct file permission for all .cgi files, and run the installation wizard.
Few things to consider before upgrading to Movable Type 4
3:22 pm | Are you running a Movable Type-powered blog? If so, what version you're using right now? MT 3.x? If you feel that the current version (MT 3.x) work for you, are you ready for the other great features offered by Movable Type 4? When I did MT4 fresh install, and read the buzz about great features offered by MT4, I really wanted to upgrade to the latest version. Why? I have many reasons, but the main reason is that I want to have those new features. Well, let's take a look at some articles related to MT4.
Movable Type 4 Article Series (Upgrading)
8:47 pm | I am thinking of writing some articles about upgrading to Movable Type 4. I know there are already many tutorials out there. I will write from my perspectives and I hope they are useful.
Comment Authentication in Movable Type 4
1:00 am | Movable Type 4 has a built-in comment authentication. Other blogging platforms have it too. Most of them using their internal authentication system (site registration) or using other service like OpenID. The most common reason is probably to deal with spams -- (probably) bloggers' biggest enemy.
Hello Movable Type 4!
3:21 am | Few days ago, I questioned myself: upgrading to Movable Type 4 or not. Today, I come to a decision: upgrade my blog to Movable Type 4. I jumped from MT 3.35 to MT 4 without problems. The upgrade process run smoothly.
