Notepad or Publii?

Believe it or not, the origin of this site dates back to March, 2000. I wanted to have some experience in HTML (the language of web sites) and created the predecessor of this site by exclusively using Notepad (an ascii text editor in Windows).

The site went on-line and was updated every few years by adding some extra book covers. However, after about 2010 the web site really got outdated both in appearance and in old-fashioned HTML code. I just left it there, because after all, it was my little place on the big www.

Recently, I decided to modernize the site. I essentially kept all of its original contents and started looking for new design tools. Obviously, I stumbled on WordPress, but didn't like the fact that I lost control: the contents is generated server-side. I couldn't even simply change some HTML code, because I couldn't get access to my own pages.

Then I discovered static web site generators. On paper, they appeared to be my thing. The code is generated client-side and uploaded to the server. But the few I studied and even tried were not really user friendly. Hugo came close. By chance I found Publii. Love at first sight. Wow, the people from Publii really understand what I want and offer it for free! 

So, I used Publii to update my site to modern standards and that's what it is now. Mind you: back in 2000 (the start of this site) getting pictures via search engines was impossible and this site was still kind of special. Now, the contents of this site can be obtained by a simple Google search. However, I just decided to leave it here for old times sake. 

Don't hesitate to contact me about anything related to this site.