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Yet Another Web Statistics Package? March 10, 2006

The guys at Performancing are creating a buzz in the blogosphere regarding the about-to-be released beta edition of their new website/ weblog analytics/metrics package. Like the other bloggers linked to here, I got in on the Alpha tester list, and I’m happy to say that this package shows tons of promise.

There are two aspects about it that excite me most: the ability to track an unlimited number of blogs, and the API that’ll soon be released as well. In fact, the latter is the point of this post. I was approached today, via GoogleTalk, …

Having Trouble With Drupal Installation and Configuration? March 1, 2006

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There are a lot of great CMSes (Content Management Systems) available, many of which are free in the form of blog platforms. One of my favourites, at least in theory, is Drupal, which has an incredibly rich feature set and is ideal for building an online community.

While I also love WordPress, I believe Drupal excels in its feature set. Drupal’s flaws, however, are that it requires specific database privileges that some domain hosting providers do not offer in their budget plans. While the intent of requiring these privileges is that Drupal has greater security for the administration panel, it means, …