Torres.com - Notes on Typepad

notes: "I picked TypePad because I find it makes me think more creatively about solutions for getting it to do what I want it to do. I figure there's a lot of people out there who might be dealing with those same problems but not know how to program, and that's just the kind of group I like to help out."

Amen.
However I am finally running the Real Deal Movable Type - and can I just confess?

--Don't tell the No-techs who are using Typepad because then they might just swarm the MT Proper... Especially now that they're allowing 3rd party hosting...

This new Movable Type 3.whatever is so much easier to use than Typepad!

The templating admin screens and the dropdown list for multiblogs is very straight forward compared to TP's requirement that you "export template sets" and all that. If you know a little HTML and CSS, the organization of templates and linked files seems much more obvious than it does in TypePad.

I would hang on to my TypePad, after having it since the end of the beta, but I'm really not using it enough to justify the expense. At present, it's mostly a Stylesheet Studio, and even though I wrecked my WordPress index template and will have a little work cut out for me getting that Kubrick layout back up (I modified it, yes, and only half-remember how) WordPress is still my tool of choice.

I always thought the MT installation was too daunting to try...

So, I've learned enough to finally come play with Movable Type, and I must say that I am very impressed with it. The template organization makes more sense than either WP or TP.

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