I'm happy to announce that Peachpit Press is about to publish my new book Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide. A blog is a clever combination of database and Web site that lets you focus on writing while a computer program, in this case Blogger, dates and archives your entries and then automatically generates a Web site that not only contains what you’ve written that day, but also contains links to all your previous entries. The blog you’ll create in this book is a simple, online journal, complete with photographs and links. Because the project covers all the basic techniques, you’ll be able to use what you learn to create all sorts of other blogs--perhaps to begin an online newspaper, showcase a frequently updated photography portfolio, or work on a team project using a blog both as a communication tool and also for archiving the team’s progress.
Why use Blogger to create your blog? Blogger is one of the most popular online blogging tools, works with any modern browser, and is free, well designed, and easy to use. The Web pages it generates follow current standards for both XHTML and CSS. And it offers beautiful, professionally-designed templates for formatting your blog. In addition, Blogger offers free blog hosting in exchange for a minimal bit of advertising. It’s a great choice.