My answer to "life, the universe and everything"
A few blog posts about some other software and Internet services that might be useful for starting up a company (or nonprofit).
In summary, you’ll need these applications the most:
Semagic, the best Livejournal client for Windows, is now also a decent general blogging client. Works with MSN Spaces, Xanga, and others. I’d wish it fetched my WordPress categories automatically.
So as some of you know, I work as tech support for the College Writing Program at Berkeley. Our department is all Macintosh, so finding good software can sometimes be expense. Fortunately, there are a number of sites that list freeware Mac programs. One of the ones I like is FreeMacWare, a blog spotlighting free Mac Programs. They’re also having a contest where you write about five apps you’ve found on their site. I was able to find some good programs including:
I like a variety of other programs too, but these have been the most useful for me so far.
Seed Magazine was rebuilt with Movable Type. Here’s how it was done.
(via Kottke)
Not that it hasn’t been done before, as Matt Haughey had an article on using Movable Type for all sorts of sites.
Of course, nice websites can be built with WordPress as well, like California Connected. They even allow trackback. I wish I could find the blog post that talks about why they chose it over Movable Type.