Well, I've finally found a bit more focus in the world of software engineering. In my efforts to expand development here at the site I had slowly begun to lose sight of my goal; and inspiration along with it. I've always had a general idea of the direction I wanted to take but only for the short term. As of late, I've begun focusing on the long-term goals, suddenly aware that I didn't really have any. Somewhat disheartened by this discovery, I began searching for answers in hopes of narrowing...

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If you've been following the recent progress of the site, you may have noticed a new feature that is now available after clicking on the"view blogs by..." button. I am slowly adding in more ways to make searching for blogs both easy and fun. The latest of these features is known as a"tag cloud" in Internet-speak. A tag cloud is essentially a collection of words or phrases that are specifically mentioned within, or related to, a blog entry. The tags are listed in alphabetical order and the...

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Since most of you seemed to feel that the last system was a bit skewed in its methods, I have now adjusted the stats on the tag clouds to reflect the posting of Comments. You'll notice that there is now a new leader as well as a newly positioned runner-up for first place.Just trying to keep things fair.

Just a quick note on some new features/updates...A request was made to add a"Reply To" button for each of the comments so a person could actually respond to individual comments instead of just the blog. So be it. A"Reply To" comment now shows an"[RE: Comment #]" at the top and each comment gets a unique comment number associated with it (also displayed).Since the number of blogs is quickly going to overrun a single page, I've set the default selection up to only display blogs from the...

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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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Since I just happen to still be up working on this, I guess I can field the question/comment placed in the previous posting. Where do Blogs come from, you ask? Well, you see, when one person is in love with another person... Oh wait. Scratch that. What is the purpose of Blogging? What is a Blog and why are so many people going completely nuts over them. I'm going to do this the easy way; by cheating. Here you go Ms. Anonymous. I pulled the following excerpt directly from Wikipedia just because...

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Just a few notes on some new features that are either in place now or will be shortly...The tag clouds and tags within each blog entry have now been adjusted in how they work (slightly). Searching using a tag is exactly the same. However, it is now much clearer as to what tags are in use at any given time. When a particular tag is selected, it will be highlighted within the respective tag cloud as well as within the blogs. If no entries are currently selected, the"ALL" tag will be highlighted...

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