BLASTED Microsoft come and go "free" services

[79XS11F]

I have been informed that MSN spaces will soon no longer exist. They, MSN spaces, is instructed me to sign up with Wordpress.com for what I think is the free basic account. Wordpress was to import everything from my MSN Spaces site as part of the process. I did the switch and it made a mess of everything. Photos are all mixed up and or misplaced, the format of the blogs was lost and options for layout and formatting at this new place are not as complex so the thing just looks like SH*T. You likely have to PAY for an upgrade if you want to be creative.
I think I am simply going to delete the whole thing and never set anything like it up again. I spent too many winter hours creating the blogs about the XS1100 and my bikes to have the service provider dump it all and mess it up. It's just too much time and effort that again proved to be all for not.
These outfits / sites add and remove their services pretty much on a whim and anyone who has time invested ... OH Well ...
If I do get bored enough in the dead of this coming winter and set it back up, It will be on paid for space that I decide the fate of.
MAN I'M PISSED OFF
Rob

[natemoen]

What about something like xanga or blogspot? I loved reading through you posts. I actually found your xs blog before I found this place!

[CatatonicBug]

I've always used yahoo's paid "Small Business" service ($8.25/mo), so I get my own domain with email addresses, and I control everything about it. It comes with FTP capability and I use Frontpage to build it, then upload it when I'm ready. I've used it for about 7 years with no problem.

[79XS11F]

I've always used yahoo's paid "Small Business" service ($8.25/mo), so I get my own domain with email addresses, and I control everything about it. It comes with FTP capability and I use Frontpage to build it, then upload it when I'm ready. I've used it for about 7 years with no problem.

Is that site easy to use or do I have to have in depth knowledge on web page building?
Rob

[CatatonicBug]

Is that site easy to use or do I have to have in depth knowledge on web page building?
Rob

They actually have built-in tools you can use to create a site, and those are super simple. I started that way myself. The formats are rather plain, but they work just fine. Then, I did some additional research, and learned how to use Frontpage, so I built my site offline, then uploaded it once I was ready to switch over.