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NJLE Site… Moving To iWeb?

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iWeb from Apple's iLife suite

I’ve been a long-time fan of WordPress as a blogging platform, dating back to what seems like the dawn of time.  While I wouldn’t say that I’m a heavy user that’s familiar with every facet of it, WordPress is very familiar to me.

The list of features is quite long and can be tweaked in an endless variety of different ways and being that I’m a big fan of customization, WordPress is a dream.

On the other hand, I’m also a big Apple/Mac fan(atic) and love to try to get everything I can out of my Mac.  Having MobileMe built right into the Mac OSX install, there is a lot of great integration between different applications in the iLife suite and, for many of them, having a MobileMe subscription is what gels it all together.

So I’ve been really, really wanting to be able to make services like MobileMe and iWeb work.  I really have.  I really want to be able to use them.

I guess there’s probably a longer, more in-depth post that needs to appear about this topic but, for now, I’ll have to leave it at this: until Apple decides they really want to compete with Google… MobileMe is a gigantic waste of money and resources.  Hence, I really doubt that I’ll end up ponying up some of my hard earned coin to utilize their services.

Hence, NJLE is staying exactly where it is.  Here.  In WordPress.

The New JeffLand Empire: Mobile Edition

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I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone involved in website administration or those who make a living from the Internet that mobile browsing is changing the way we get our information as well as the format it takes. The standard format for websites often gets lost in translation when viewed on a mobile device and becomes borderline painful to browse.

The way of the future is multiple layouts based upon the user’s browser type. This usually means a lean, trimmed down version of the website with few options and resorts to displaying the guts of the website.

Following the lead of sites like Lifehacker, Gizmodo or Engadget, the New JeffLand Empire website is sporting its own mobile edition. Same great taste with less calories!

Between devices, the mobile site may appear slightly different however the content is the same. If you want to see the full site, either get to a computer and browse it or just click the link at the bottom of this page on your mobile device to exit the mobile edition.

I’ve charged the JeffLand Minister of the Interwebs with jazzing up both sites a little and adding some awesomeness to them. So keep an eye out for some changes!