Movable Type is SO versatile!

So I just did a demo of Movable Type for the technology coordinators in our county (Wayne, Michigan). It was focused around the ways that I use it for school (work) for to help our staff. It's at http://techliterate.net/ if you are interested, there are three categories (Tech Help, Tech Tips and Reference Information). You'll notice the Tech Support and the Tech Tips are cross-referenced together in the right-hand column (I love how great Movable Type is!). It's a (very) boring background, but it's consistent and the colors change as you go from area to area (and it I think it looks mostly the same in all browsers). My point of this isn't so much the demo as that Movable Type is great software.

And of course I had to mention how crazy I thought friends (i.e. Heather) were when they first mentioned it to me. And now, here I am looking for a 12 step program to help me...

A geek in the family - Thursday Threesome

1. A geek-- Hey, who handles tech support at your place? You? ...the six year old? ...or someone from outside? ...and how about in your web space? No, we're not looking for techs; we're just curious . I'm it in my family, I do all my own web space (including my own Movable Type installation stuff). I'm the house that relatives call/visit when upgrading stereo or computer equipment.
2. in the-- computer? Just a curiosity for the designer types: what Operating System are you running? ...and which browser? Since sites can show up differently in different browsers it's more than a casual question. Macintosh OS X mainly (sometimes Windows, sometimes Linux). Mostly using Safari.
3. Family-- Do any family members read your place? Do they care? Do they have a clue? ...and how about your 'off line' friends? ...or do you supply a little bit of separation there? My mom stumbled upon it when visiting a relative, they decided to send me mail (and found my 'blog). She didn't say much about it, I have no idea if her and/or other relatives read it. I don't mention it to friends generally. If they find it they find it... I usually don't complain and I always avoid talking about dating so how much trouble can I get into?!?

My First DNA Sequencer

I'm not kidding this DNA kit is from http://discovery.com/ and is sold as the Discovery DNA Explorer Kit. "Ideal for budding forensic-scientists or secret agents, the working lab and tools are just like the real thing."

Be careful of the warning if you live in Canada: "Two of the 10 experiments included in the Kit require the "Lambda DNA," which does not ship to Canada."