radio, radio... where do you go? i admit: i am doing a lot with radio userland, lately (am-i-handsome-or-not?).

in first place, because somebody needed advice about the right blogging tool. nevertheless, i am occupying myself with this application because intuitively i think that it really rocks. but it's still so unclear which way it, which way userland wants to go. messages of such complaints (which probably is a too negative term since these still contain a huge amount of credits and respect for userland's product) should be a reality check for dave winer and his peop's.

to be precise: i do not get if radio userland should work when i am disconnected from the net. my powerbook just does not get the radio server to start when offline. what is the purpose of the "offline" menu entry? i need the server to work if i want to edit my weblog when i am off the wire and on the train (or without dialing in when i am using a modem).

and i do not get why there are so many quirks – well, just little ones, but they make it harder to get a total newbie to touch this radio. sometimes i feel as if i am the only one noticing those quirks (if any, there's hardly a constructive answer in the discussion forum or on the mailing list).

so the purpose of my handsome 'radio blog' actually is to provide some insights into ru from a not-so-newbie point of view (however, i am not a pro!). there, i try to ask the questions that confuse me and provide some answers that i made up – or even better got from somewhere else. maybe it helps making at least one guy (in an androgynic sense) understanding and using it as a cool personal weblog tool.

"don't touch that radio, don't touch that radio, don't touch that knoooooob!" – george clinton, "loopzilla"