Consider this the official announcement—SimpleLog has been released. Many thanks to Shawn, the lead tester of this app (he also lead tested xPad), and the private beta testers who worked over the past few weeks to help me finalize version 1.0. A little about the app:
SimpleLog is a simple Ruby on Rails weblog application with support for tagging, archiving and quick-search. It features a simple admin section with authentication and a focus on writing over all else.
SimpleLog started out with the work I'd done on my CMS here at Maniacal Rage, but I started over with smarter code and a release plan in mind. I moved this site over to SimpleLog a while back, so everything you see here is what you can do with the package.
The application is free, but donations are accepted and encouraged.
Update: I forgot to mention that 50% of all donations will be going to The National MS Society, an important detail. Also, I've uploaded some screenshots of the admin interface to Flickr. In the near future, I plan to do a screencast showing how to install SimpleLog and some example usage.
Also, if you use SimpleLog on your site, please send me an email. I'm going to compile a list of people using the app for the website. You may also post screenshots of your site in the SimpleLog Users group on Flickr.