Ian's UNITE Site moves to new domain name

When I set this site up it was a bit of an experiment - I didn't know whether people would visit it, whether I'd have plenty of material to post, or (most importantly) whether it would help build in the real world.

I'm pleased to say that it's been more successful than I expected, so the site is here to stay.

It's now time to move to a better domain name, so the site is moving from www.iansunitesite.blogspot.com to www.iansunitesite.org.uk. Links to the old site should still work. Apologies if you experience some access problems over the next day or so, as Domain Name Servers (DNS) across the internet update their records.

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The technology behind this site

I've set this site up on the free "blogger" service, because it's quick and easy. If it proves popular, I may move it to a proper domain and some better software later. Let me know what you think.

For those interested in the technology, my main gripes with Blogger (and/or the template) are:

1. It's not fully standards compliant (if you're interested in this, install the Firefox web browser and the indispensable "Web Developer Toolbar" extension to easily see all the problems)
2. It uses a massive JavaScript file (>60K) and three different CSS files, slowing download

I'm using the excellent reCAPTCHA tool to let you see my email address without getting loads of unwanted spam email. There are lots of similar tools, but this one performs the useful function of helping digitise old books at the same time!

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