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The Let Down That is Blogger Beta

Well it’s not terrible, but neither is it all that I’d hoped and dreamed either. The biggest disappointment is the template modification. They promised a new drag and drop format, which seemed perfect for someone like me (a total gonad when it comes to HTML). Problem is that that’s all it is: drag and drop. I can move my bio to the bottom of the page (whoop!), or swap the position of my links with the position of my archive (yowzah!), but I can’t change the graphic in my header or even frig around with column width. I’m gonna have to go ahead and learn something if I want to pretty up this site. Stupid Blogger, forcing me to learn stuff.
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Dave said…
But I do like the addition of labels.
9:48 pm
Dave said…
And the drop down menu for the archive.
9:49 pm
Dave said…
But why they couldn't have made a drop down menu for the archive is beyond me.
9:49 pm
Dave said…
Fuckers
9:50 pm
Anonymous said…
Blogger Beta has apparently made you a slutty comment whore.

Oh yeah:

They're brothers, and they're cops...
11:52 pm
Jay said…
Where is this mysterious beta?
8:22 am
Anonymous said…
Baby...I really don't like the new blog format. What happened to the link to wasted time? Why is your profile picture so far down the page. Yuck.
I love you, though.
10:39 am
Dave said…
Jay: Now that I've migrated over, I forget where the link was. I think it showed up on my dashboard, but it's not there now cause I've already switched over. Be warned though of the following perils:
- it 'upgrades' your template, which will axe any customization you've done in the past (except for links)
- you will not be able to comment on non-beta blogger sites in the normal way. Rather than choosing your Blogger identity, you'll have to choose Other
That said, there are some perks. Damned if I could name them, though.

Sarah: It's actually the YouTube links that have pushed my sidebar to the bottom. But yeah, I forgot I had to replace the Wasted Time and Armada links after the template update. And awwwww, I love YOU!
12:07 pm
Rebecca said…
Good to know - I've been offered the opportunity to go to Word Press, and I may go with that instead of playing around with Blogger Beta (Jorge, you may now commence with the cheering)
5:48 pm
Rebecca said…
And you could always have a drop down menu for the archives. You just had to play with the code a bit.
5:48 pm
Anonymous said…
Dave playing with code is like Dave playing with himself.

He ends up making a mess after about 2 minutes of fiddling.
10:19 pm
Anonymous said…
Oh, and YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH REBECCA!
10:19 pm
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