All I Want For Christmas
I've been using Windows Live Writer happily for about 6 months now, so it's somewhat disappointing that the current version expires in 4 days and the latest version no longer works on Windows Server 2003. I've been running Server for work purposes (the theory is that it matches our production environment better), so now I'm left with either reloading the OS as XP Professional, running XP Pro in a VM, or switching to some other posting software entirely. It's pretty annoying that WLW worked just fine on Server 2003 up until now, the software is time-bombed and the next version has been intentionally disabled for my OS.
I'm working through a couple new books:
- Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional (Rails) - I purchased this used for myself after looking it over in a bookstore. The reviews generally savage this book and the prices of the used items would tend to back up that opinion, but so far that hasn't been my experience. So far, it seems to have good information.
- Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter) - this was a Christmas present, I haven't gotten very far into it. There's a bit of evangelizing in the early chapters, which I find a bit superfluous - the author's likely preaching to the choir. However, it's worth putting up with that. This is one of these books where I'm learning something on practically every page.