brianshah.net

This site is about me, Brian Shah. I like to share my ideas and opinions. I also like to share aspects about my life with my family and friends.

It all started back when…

One day, a friend told me that I should create my own Web page. I thought it was a strange idea, because who would want to read about me? But eventually, I ended up with some software and free Web space, and with that created my first Web site.

I started with a simple one-page concept. The idea was to test what I could do and simply post it. It was a short summary about me and a simple picture of my car (I needed a picture of something, so I took a quick snapshot). It eventually grew into a repository for me to share a number of things with different people.

As I continued to get involved in a number of different voluntary activities (school, Scouting), I realized that I needed to organize my site more. That led me to redesigning my site. I also eventually started working in my career, where I gained more experience developing an intranet site as part of a project (mind you, I was a budget analyst, not a Web programmer). I used my expertise to redesign my site.

Little did I know that I had the early start of a Web log. Although I started posting thoughts on my site early on, I never opened it to comments from others. Even my last site was a static site that did not incorporate any kind of dynamic content (other than some cute javascript button hovers). I never considered myself a blogger until I realized that I was actually posting articles in a similar manner to other bloggers.

I then learned about WordPress and fell in love with the concept. I tested it alongside some other recommended blogging tools. WordPress’ support and ease of use won me over. I eventually installed it on my Web host and migrated the backed-up content of the old site to the new system.

Where I’m headed

As of March 2007, I realize that there is a lot of work to complete. I’ve focused on adding new content over the past several months, but I have more to do with upgrading and migrating additional material. Part of my goal is to complete this project this year, as time allows. In the meantime, please feel free to browse my virtual lair.