Assorted Afflatuses

Fear not, entries are in the pipeline. I just have not had the opportunity to polish them off for publication for the entire world to read. At any rate, I have been busy working on some backend features of the site that will manifest themselves shortly. I also spent part of my morning upgrading my server to Movable Type 4 Beta 1.

This new version of Movable Type should allow me to publish more easily, though it may cause a few headaches initially, especially since the folks at Six Apart have not taken it out of beta status. In the brief period that I have used the system I have already found a few bugs that need ironing out.

The only noticeable change on the user's side of the new system is the lack of anonymous commenting. I spend hours every week deleting unwanted spam comments for products and services I neither need nor want. So, from this day forward, all those wishing to comment must use some kind of authentication. The good news, however, is that Movable Type 4 allows authentication with not just TypeKey, but also with OpenID, Vox, Livejournal and Movable Type's new native authentication system.