This is my weblog. I write about projects and stuff I build in my spare time, be it code or tinkering with physical objects. You can find out more about me on my Turning your Google Profile into a nice-looking homepage
Did Google Buzz catch you by surprise? Maybe you noticed that you have a Google profile for the first time ever because of Buzz. I’ve been using this apparently little-known profile thing for some time now, (partly) generating my homepage at http://www.johl.io/ from it. johl.io runs on Google AppEngine — the way I see it, Google gives me a server for free through AppEngine and with the profile I get an el cheapo CMS for free to keep a description of myself and a collection of links where I keep stuff (Flickr, del.icio.us etc.). Does it get any cheaper? It’s probably the nerdiest substitute for Geocities ever.
Here’s a (slightly edited) snippet of the core of the code I use to generate my homepage. I didn’t include the template, but then again, it’s pretty straight forward once you have extracted the right template values:
