Visitors to my blog may have noticed I changed the format and the underlying software for my weblog from plog to wordpress. While I am satisfied with plog, wordpress is simply better with a stronger community of users. Both pieces of software are open source (and free) and written in PHP with a MySQL backend. The feature I enjoy most about wordpress: the ability to assign a post to multiple categories/tags.
Also since I was switching blog systems, I decided it was time to switch hosting providers. Originally I was with Rackshack.net (aka ev1servers.net) and like plog, I have no real complaits. I switched mostly because my internet activities no longer supported a dedicated server and at $99/month (although a deal in the dedicated hosting industry) it was priced at 1.5 times the amount I paid in rent per month in Thailand. Anyway, now I?m with linode.com and they offer a unique VPS hosting package that any get-your-hands-dirty-system-admin should look at.
Of course non-computer users can always create their own blog with Google?s blogger.com with 10x less effort.