prolific.org

6A’s Mena asks: How are you using the tool?

An overview:

On U2log.com we have currently 11 authors, most of which are doubles or dormant. Current active authors: 4. When U2 start touring next year, our team will grow to between 6 and 10 authors.

I was going to pay for the new 3.0 release anyway, but with the recent changes to the license, it works out even better for U2log.com. I’m impatiently waiting for the personal release so we can switch ASAP. TypeKey is a godsend for our site.

But of course I use MT elsewhere too. Here at prolific.org, the free version will cover things nicely.

Then there’s gavinfriday.com (1 author, 1 blog, but possibly more in future). All MT does there is run a simple news log. I don’t really have to upgrade from 2.6, unless things change drastically with this year’s impending rethinking and redesign. Gavinfriday.com is an odd fish, in that it is an ‘official’ site, but it’s not commercial – I do not get paid for the work.

Virginprunes.com (2 authors, one blog) is completely MT driven. Static pages as well as the main news blog are all done with MT templates. No real need to upgrade, although it would be nice to be able to switch comments back on with the upcoming re-release of the band’s entire back catalogue.

Then there’s a new site I was hoping to start. 1 blog, 3 authors or more. I could use MT, or I could use Pivot. I don’t mind using other software for it. It’s nice to stick with what you know best. Eventually, I would be ok with paying for a second license for this one – it would be great if there was some sort of discount for that.

My main concern is with these multiple installations of the free version. I’m not sure I am allowed to do that – I bet I’m not.

(… and by the way, I’ve just noticed that control-shift-a (to link text in the editor) doesn’t work anymore in MT3.0)