Win Your Own Custom Background! With the holiday season approaching like famished zombies, I just thought I'd add a quick reminder to everyone that there are a lot of new background patterns available, including holiday-themed backgrounds and other assorted candy-filled options. As we wheelbarrow our way through Fall and head into the Winter season, I'd like to make a suggestion. Avoid the seasonal doldrums by sprucing up your pages! Choosing a new color scheme or background pattern are the...

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For those of you who have not taken the time to dig around in the Design section of the site, I would highly recommend at least toying around with your settings a bit if you have some spare time. Although I still have plans for many of the sections within the site to be"upgraded" with new features, many of the core system functions are now in place. This includes the Design section.The Design section currently allows you to choose a complete color palette based on a single base color. All you...

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Please do the following before attempting to use the site:Log completely out of the site.Clear your web browser cache.Log back in. Lots of cool new items to play with. I'll be tweaking and troubleshooting for the next week or so since this was such a big push. I'll try and get the Help docs updated some time in the next couple of weeks to assist everyone. But in the meantime, please let me know if you have any questions or run into any significant issues/breakages. Enjoy!

It may look like the same menu option, but there are some very cool additions to the Design section.Design now features a custom Palette Picker and Pattern Picker that allow you to completely customize your pages' color palette and background respectively on the site. There are currently over 150 different background patterns to choose from and I'll be adding more in the future. You can also try out the Random button which generates a random palette and background pattern.Please note, in order...

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Despite several attempts via email to notify everyone that the new site was up and ready for use, I only managed to leave everyone more confused than ever . Hopefully, my last email was clear enough and members will begin signing in any day now.The new site has undergone some pretty severe transformations from its predecessor, so feel free to ask if any section is unclear. I plan to work up a fair amount of help documentation in the future that should assist new members with any questions they...

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In keeping with the recent trend of Web 2.0 standards, I have designed my first compliant logos. Just thought I'd share it with everyone to see if anyone had suggestions or ideas for other cool logos. Eventually, I'd like to move away from this basic layout to one that is a bit more flowing and less blocky. So these logos are just the beginning. All ideas are welcome! The images are a bit large so they may take a little bit to download.View New Logos

Okay, based on feedback I'm assuming that no one has gone to the trouble of downloading any of the RSS Readers yet. Don't worry about this just yet. I have been doing more research into RSS and think I may have a better solution for you guys. However, it requires building it myself, so it may take another month or so. For now, you can continue reading and posting to your heart's content directly on the site. You'll be the first to know as soon as I have something new available to test. Aren't...

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I am currently working on a new format for the site with a few more features than before. I had a recent request from my other half to add in the ability to post and edit blogs. Since I am always on the lookout for new projects, I decided to acquiesce. I'm not sure how much this new feature will be utilized. But it should provide a simple interface for family members to post updates on what's happening in their neck of the woods. And because it's located online, other members and friends can...

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For anyone who is currently viewing the new site layout, be forewarned that there may still be issues with portions of the site. I was up late last night hammering out enough of the basic code to get the new version into daylight. But I haven't had a lot of time yet to really test out all the functionality. Call it"using the Microsoft approach" but I was tired so you'll have to forgive my haste. If you notice an issue with one or more portions of the site just let me know via the Contact form...

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I have compiled the following list of Categories for use when posting your blogs. While the list is extensive, it is by no means all-inclusive. If you will be posting (members only) and would like to suggest one or more categories that don't fit under any of the below topics, please send your suggestions to us using the Contact form. Thanks in advance! Advertising and Marketing Agriculture Antiques and Collectibles Application Development Art Auctions Audio Automotive Aviation Bizarre Blogging...

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