I’ve had WordPress running for two whole days, and already there is an update. This is WordPress 2.5, upgraded from 2.3.3, and although it looks the same (so far) from the visitor’s point of view, the admin view sure does look different. I like it! I’m glad I didn’t have time to get too attached to the previous one.

I’m a former software engineer and current MLS student, finding my way in the wild, wild, West of the Web. I’ll be writing about the challenges of maintaining staff and public computers at a mid-sized public library, being a fledgling web developer, and straddling the intersection of libraries and the Web. Not necessarily in that order.

The WordPress installation was extraordinarily simple. The instructions are excellent, and the software is packaged for simplicity. When I signed up with my ISP, about a year ago, I wisely chose the Apache server with PHP and MySQL support (naturally opting for the open source solution rather than the proprietary configuration), so I was all set to go with WordPress. Now my next order of business is to find a WordPress theme that I like and that color-coordinates with the VSA Software colors.