Ok, so today I had one of those breakthrough moments (or at the very least a nice feel good moment) when one of my librarians stopped me as I was coming into the media center and said “I just want you to know, I love Weblogs!” Hallelujah. Seems she had gotten a late request for some help with a Social Studies unit that one of our teachers was running, and she was thrilled at the fact that despite having only about 20 minutes, she was able to get something useful online for the class to use. “I really get it now,” she said.

Yep…that’s it. Easy publishing. Easy linking. Archived. Accessible. It’s really nice to watch this little cadre of bloggers growing…
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(via Seb) No real details on the specifics of this new release, but just the fact that there is one coming is really, really good news. Userland’s CEO Scott Young says:

Yes, we are getting ready for our first release in a while. Look for the beta to be available early next week. Its Manila 9.0.1 and its easier to install, quicker to set-up, and prettier to look at then ever before. We’ve fixed bugs, improved the user interface, and added some features that make community hosting easier and more flexible. We have also updated the theme set, included more documentation, and made installation much easier.

We still have RSS, Edit This Page, and powerful browser-based website configuration. Manila 9.0.1 also includes new website hosting options that can be configured on a per-site basis. Very Cool.

I REALLY hope that they have added some public/private posting options…really.