Welcome to version 2 of www.jimrudolf.com. The most obvious thing is the new graphic design; the old site was looking a bit cramped and gloomy. But there are also more substantial changes in version 2.

The first is a separation of original contributions in the blog from the (currently much more frequent) excerpts that I find interesting and worth passing on. Everything used to appear under the "blog" banner, and with this separation it will be absolutely clear which content comes from me and which does not.

Another change is a switch from my home-made, bare-bones blogging software to the very capable open source offering by the name of WordPress. Although I have a (only somewhat deserved) reputation for liking to re-invent the wheel, WordPress offers so much more than I was willing to (try to) program myself.

Once I get the wrinkles worked out of this relaunched site -- not to mention the remaining excerpts from version 1 that require some cleaning up before being published -- I will enable (at least) comments and searching, and try to be a more productive blogger.