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Sean' Software Blog
Sean’s Software Blog has a pretty obvious title from the get go and that’s something I can appreciate. While I consider myself a geek to a certain degree, I had an idea going into this blog that it would be quite a bit over my head and that assumption wasn’t too far off at all.
I was very pleased when the site loaded. It loaded very quickly, and is done in a very clean, crisp design. It’s very simple to navigate and helpful for readers. More bloggers should take this approach when choosing the design and layout of their site. The three-column layout provides multiple ways to navigate around the site, as well as the standard blogger fare – links, a calendar, and various external links the author finds interesting.
As the site grows, it will become more and more cumbersome to click through the archives by subject. For now, it’s convenient when only looking for a particular subject, but I can’t see it working well with more entries.
I was also pleased when I found a brief “About Me” section where the author lets everyone know why he’s putting together this weblog and what he hopes to achieve from it. I’d have to say the author is absolutely on the right track.
As I’d mentioned before, I was afraid most of the information on the site would be above my head and it was. In the few short weeks that this blog has been up and running, Sean’s talked about various databases and different links he’s found on the web that might be of interest to those very invested in the software world. An average reader, however, will be just as lost as I was.
Sean’s Software Blog definitely has potential. It’s very new at this point, and hasn’t attracted many readers/commenters. As long as the author keeps posting on a regular basis, this has the potential to turn into a well-trusted software-related blog.
This site was reviewed on 2007-10-25 by Wendy.
They felt this site belonged in the Computer category.
Wendy felt that Sean' Software Blog deserved a rating of 3.25.
I knew right away that this was going to be a tech blog. Considering the fact that I am a major tech guy and have been on the web for a long time I have seen a lot of tech blogs.
Sean's Software blog doesn't look like most blogs, which is nice. It is using an original design and has some of the cool flashy web 2.0 features to it. I would expect this out of any new tech blog anyways, so I am glad it is there. The only complaint I have with the design is the number of ads on the site (more on this later).
The blog is short having just started on October 9th. Since then there have been a good number of posts, which is always good for a start up blog. The posts are well written and have a good friendly tone to them.
The blog's posts are just what you expect them to be: about software. Almost all the posts are geared toward someone with at least some experience with the web. I don't think an average blog reader would understand some of the posts, nor be interested in them.
For someone who has started a tech blog, I would think they would use the best possible archive solution which is list the archives by year/month. Unfortunately this author chose to use the calendar and older posts method. Since the blog is new, there are only 3 pages of archives, but the older posts will eventually become difficult to get to.
As I said, the number of ads bugs me. It makes it seem like this blog is set up to just be a "make money" blog and not a "lets inform our users" blog. This is disappointing. I understand the need and the want to make money off your blog, but at what expense? The ads distract from the content and that is why people show up to the site.
Overall this isn't anything new in the world of tech blogs. It seems more like someone trying to make a quick buck off a blog. There are some improvements that need to be made to this site, but it has its potential.
This site was reviewed on 2007-10-25 by Brent.
They felt this site belonged in the Computer category.
Brent felt that Sean' Software Blog deserved a rating of 2.5.
2 reviewers gave Sean' Software Blog an average rating of 2.8750
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