My fave DIY blogging software is WordPress, as you can see at my personal blog (which I use for collecting anecdotes, factoids, &tc for use in my writing), called, appropriately enough, GranneBlog. As with most DIY blogging software, creating a cool theme can be pretty hard. Now, however, there's a really cool extension for WordPress called Canvas that promises to make this process a lot easier, and a lot more powerful. To really understand this thing, be sure to read "Why Not Take a Closer Look", which contains screenshots that explain just what this thing can do. It appears to be pretty neat stuff. Anyone tried it? Let us know how it went!

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