Building a Foundation

After several iterations through various CMS solutions, I thought I’d found a solid base with Joomla!, but decided that it was likely overkill for this site.  From there I also installed drupal and MoveableType. They all seemed a bit heavy by comparison, and likely just way more than I needed.  Part of it was likely the classic mistake of looking for the solution before identifying the problem set.  Once I realized that this site is very likely going to be nothing more than a glorified blog it made my expectations much more clear.

I haven’t gotten a chance to put it fully to the test, but worst case I can work around any issues I think I might encounter; or better yet, maybe cook up a solution I could share with others.  In the mean time I hope that this gives me a chance to really start rolling with the idea.  I don’t do a lot of work in my day job that would be acceptable to share publicly per se, but I definitely have some inspirations for smaller projects and other items that I’d like to try to revive and share.

Be advised, warned even, I am likely going to take time here to also share some of my insights in the general world of the computer industry at large.  As my own path grows and changes I’m finding worlds opening in front of me, and I’d like to share some of my own experiences from the trenches.