Finally fixed the RSS feed to be automatically generated on each new or modified entry instead of being dynamically generated on each request. What a dumb idea that was.
None of my friends used RSS at the time so I didn't put much thought into it. Now that Feedticker ships with my feed as the default it was about time I fixed it!
The new feed is /index.xml but the old /rss.php will still work so anyone listening in will not have to change anything.
Interesting to note that the <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> bit at the beginning had to be removed in the php version because php interprets the <? as the start of a php tag. Ho hum, these wacky people and their insistence on XML-like syntax. ;)
I have also bitten the bullet and got myself a flickr account. So far I really like it, especially the flash-based "Organizr". Coupled with the iPhoto Flickr Export Plugin it's slicker then snot. Much better then my previous Gallery installation which required much more managing then I really wanted to do. These are all first impressions, we'll see how it holds up in the long run.

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