Archive for February, 2010

Feb 27

Incrementally learning the software.

Trial and error is still our normal methodology.  However, Jim did buy a book today: “WordPress for Dummies.”   That was after I spent the day figuring out how to add albums and set up gallery pages, then uploaded most of Jeanne’s pictures.

Once we have everything in place, I’ll write up some step-by-step instructions for each household and email them.  For now, each family will have an album which will contain galleries for each member or category.  I’m still working on the organization.

Patience is a virtue and learning new software is good for the brain, or so they tell us.  Right now, my brain is tired.  More next week.

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Feb 27

Spring, a poem by Mildred Pearson

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Feb 26

Learning Curve

We are still working on resolving the gallery issues.  It is a learning process.  Tonight I have uploaded some of Jeanne’s photos.,  learned to create thumbnails for them (but there should be an easier way) and made a link for the gallery on the menu bar.   I still need to work on sorting them though.  The software seems to just throw them out there randomly.   Some of them kept the dates they were originally posted and others changed the date to today.  Very confusing.

We still aren’t happy with this way of listing the galleries.  We will need way too many to list on the menu bar.  Jim thinks, when we run out of room, it will just drop down another line.   At that rate, we might wind up with half a page of menu bar.  We need to figure out a way to make them drop down from one menu listing.  Jim says it may require a different template, but I’m very fond of the tree and the blue bars.  We’ll see.  I intended to change templates every month or so…it may be difficult to do if the template is going to limit what we can do with the galleries.

They say learning new software helps to keep your brain healthy and stave off Alzheimer’s.  This process seems like the equivalent of lifting 300 lb. weights.

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Feb 24

Welcome everyone!

I for one am looking forward to the new Mamaw’s Homeplace. As they say change is good… and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Trust me when I say using this blog software won’t kill you or even make you ill, but it will help to improve our connection to each other in keeping in touch and sharing things such as pictures that are large enough that you can make prints if you want.

We’ll be getting each of you setup with a login account over the next few days so look for an email from sis and give the blog a chance as it’s an easy way to express yourself.

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Feb 23

Progress Report

The previous post has been re-entered three times, so far. Hopefully, this will be the last, it’s getting kind of tired.

We have decided to use the blog as the front page. The site will still have some of the features from before, but the look and functioning will be much different.

Jim has installed a totally different gallery package. During the next week or so, we will re-create everyone’s galleries and upload the most recent photos. If you haven’t posted any new ones during the past couple of years, your gallery will be one of the last ones set up. Priority is going to those who use the site the most.

So far, we’ve only made email addresses for me, Jim, Jeanne, and Kenneth. No one else appeared to be using those either. If you want an email address here, let me know.

I will be adding more pages along the way as well. Comments are invited.

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