The weather in Munich has been pretty crappy up until a few days ago. It's been wet and cold - not the combination you'd like to have in summer (actually, not the combination you'd like - period). We've had some really good summer days in May but then it started getting cold again. Now, summer is here and hopefully, here to stay. The weather has been great so far this week and the forecast for the remainder is excellent. I usually check the weather forecast here.
We're having some visitors this weekend and will probably take them to the Tegernsee for some sightseeing, sunbathing and swimming.
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"jjsolomon.com" is mine !
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I just bought the jjsolomon.com domain through Blogger. While Blogger does not directly sell domains, they do resell them on behalf of GoDaddy.com. It costs a mere USD 10 per year for the domain and some extras, which I think is money well-spent.
This blog is hosted by Blogger, which offers free blog hosting. Blogger is owned by Google. So, if you already have a Google account, you can log into Blogger with your Google username and password, and create your own blog almost immediately. This is the route I took. It was simple, fast and risk-free.
However, the blog does not come with a custom domain. By default, it uses the blogspot.com domain. I believe that owning a custom domain is essential. It adds credibility to a blog and is absolutely essential for branding. Previously, the only way I thought that this could be done was to buy a domain, subscribe to a web hosting package and install the blogging engine and related software on my own. I wasn’t comfortable with this. Sure, many people claim that this isn’t as difficult as it sounds and I do believe that things will get easier once the ball starts rolling. Nonetheless, I still found the task to be too daunting and kept procrastinating.
I stumbled upon a solution as I was surfing through my dashboard on Blogger and came to the Settings Publishing section. There was the option of switching to a custom domain. When I selected that, I was led through the purchase of my own domain – jjsolomon.com. The domain costs USD 10 per year and was immediately linked to various Google Apps (e.g. email, calendar, docs and sites) for free.
That was simple.
This blog is hosted by Blogger, which offers free blog hosting. Blogger is owned by Google. So, if you already have a Google account, you can log into Blogger with your Google username and password, and create your own blog almost immediately. This is the route I took. It was simple, fast and risk-free.
However, the blog does not come with a custom domain. By default, it uses the blogspot.com domain. I believe that owning a custom domain is essential. It adds credibility to a blog and is absolutely essential for branding. Previously, the only way I thought that this could be done was to buy a domain, subscribe to a web hosting package and install the blogging engine and related software on my own. I wasn’t comfortable with this. Sure, many people claim that this isn’t as difficult as it sounds and I do believe that things will get easier once the ball starts rolling. Nonetheless, I still found the task to be too daunting and kept procrastinating.
I stumbled upon a solution as I was surfing through my dashboard on Blogger and came to the Settings Publishing section. There was the option of switching to a custom domain. When I selected that, I was led through the purchase of my own domain – jjsolomon.com. The domain costs USD 10 per year and was immediately linked to various Google Apps (e.g. email, calendar, docs and sites) for free.
That was simple.
Brand new look
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You should have noticed by now that “Living in Munich” has gotten a brand new look. I found the old template to be a little dull, boring and small. I mean the “small” part literally – the dimensions were too small, making it unsuitable for posts with several pictures. I googled around a little bit and found that there are many free blog templates available on the Intranet that can be simply downloaded, edited and installed into a blog. This was quite a surprise to me since one of the key arguments people have against free blog hosting services such as Blogger and Wordpress is the limited choice of templates. Anyway, I looked for one that best described life here in Munich and decided on this one.
What do you think?
What do you think?
Restarting again
It's been some time since I last posted on my blog. In fact, I think this is my second restart. I hope that this time the engine keeps running. I have been thinking about a suitable title and theme for a blog. Since I am restarting this blog, I am actually free to redefine it as well. The truth is I don't want to be restricted on what I blog about. I want to blog about my excursions, work, nights out, friends and just about anything I feel like sharing. I think that the title "Living in Munich" gives me that freedom. Sure, I may need to change that someday. But as of today, it fits perfectly.
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