September 14, 2006
With some free time this week, I wrote a few small programs (scripts) to generate a webpage that displays my reading list. I've finally disentangled myself from the yoke of MediaQueue and entangled myself with my own code, uninspiringly named BookGallery. Improvements include the flexibility to add my own ratings, comments, and provide links to WorldCat, rather than Amazon. WorldCat is a search engine that locates books at libraries nearest to you, or, if you're dying to spend money, the ubiquitous Amazon link is on many WorldCat pages. On the downside, my scripts don't have a nice graphical interface, like MediaQueue's, to search for books--at least, not yet. However, for now, I plan to pause development on BookGallery and use some re-acquired free time to read.
