I still remember when I first heard about it. .md—Markdown. Huh? What is it? It's a language specially for formatting text into a few styles like: italic, bold, code, and cancelled text. A whole new language just for that simple task? And why can't I...

I've tried out various blogging sites. Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr. They each have different sets of features. Blogger is a simple blog. Wordpress allows you to add more customization, pages, and widgets. Tumblr is more like a microblog, with your posts...