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When my mind was starting to say to me "you need a website, you need a website" I asked myself if I wanted a blog.. I mean after all; I wouldn’t need to code a new system, there are plenty of tools to use, I’m sure the list of reasons could go on. After not too much thought I decided a blog isn’t just for Christmas and I didn’t want the responsibility of being a full time blogger.

So, what did I decide?

I decided that I definitely needed some sort of web presence, regardless of the tools used or how it will be displayed. This is the result. I also set in stone the reason’s I wanted one, so in no particular order:

• Learn to write better. Although English is my mother tongue, I sometimes speak and write it so badly I surprise myself. Writing in public will force me to think twice before I publish, which in-turn will mean I’ll read my own work and learn where I make mistakes.
• Open source software. I keep meaning to do more, or even finish and release the "some" I have started. If I have somewhere to talk about it and google to index it I think I’ll find myself much more motivated.
• Learn to think/read as I type or vice-versa. This one I just noticed. My fingers and brain don’t seem to sync when I type English, guess my brain is too used to looking at code!
• Use web based services that require a website. Now I can see what all the fuss is about Google Analytics, FeedBurner, Measure Map etc. etc.
• Write in public. I’m sure there is much to be learnt and many more people to meet from writing in public. I won’t know what or who until I’ve written some more but I’m sure both the people and the learning will be interesting.

And what I don’t want to end up happening:

• Frequency. I don’t expect to be writing here daily, in fact I don’t know how often I’ll end up writing. Hopefully I’ll get into some sort of routine.
• Re-post. Too much of the web seems to be posts about posts abouts posts with no new opinion or content added these days, I want to avoid this like the plague.

Either way, if you become a regular reader I hope you enjoy the ride.

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