Monday, January 24, 2005
Gate's Lair
On Saturday, I went over to the Gate Keeper's apartment....er.....lair to assist with some modifications to his blog. Gate has a nice place. It was neat and nicely decorated, without looking like the Queer Eye guys had been by.
He gets extra points for having our 2004 Christmas card with a picture of Sarah up. Gate also has a picture of a Nobel Peace Prize winner hanging out with him. Not too shabby.
After a quick lunch, we got to work on Gate's new Dell. It is a nice machine and hums along at a pretty good clip. But, Gate, you have got to get high speed internet access. Dial up may be better than nothing, but so is a passenger pigeon, and you don't want that, do you?
We added links to other blogs to Gate's template. As an html novice, this was not as easy as it would have been for many of you, but we got through it. We also added a site counter for his blog, so be sure to visit him often and pump up his numbers.
Setting up a news reader was a little problematic. AOL does not seem to grasp syndication as well as most other servers. Perhaps it is time to get something other than AOL for web access, Gate. Hoggard can give you tips on making that switch.
Finally, we installed software that allows Gate to post pictures to his blog, and we promptly posted a picture of a page 3 girl from Yes! Weekly. I had to test the software to be sure it worked, you know?
Considering freezing rain was falling outside, we made the best of the day. Good lunch, good blog, and good friends.
He gets extra points for having our 2004 Christmas card with a picture of Sarah up. Gate also has a picture of a Nobel Peace Prize winner hanging out with him. Not too shabby.
After a quick lunch, we got to work on Gate's new Dell. It is a nice machine and hums along at a pretty good clip. But, Gate, you have got to get high speed internet access. Dial up may be better than nothing, but so is a passenger pigeon, and you don't want that, do you?
We added links to other blogs to Gate's template. As an html novice, this was not as easy as it would have been for many of you, but we got through it. We also added a site counter for his blog, so be sure to visit him often and pump up his numbers.
Setting up a news reader was a little problematic. AOL does not seem to grasp syndication as well as most other servers. Perhaps it is time to get something other than AOL for web access, Gate. Hoggard can give you tips on making that switch.
Finally, we installed software that allows Gate to post pictures to his blog, and we promptly posted a picture of a page 3 girl from Yes! Weekly. I had to test the software to be sure it worked, you know?
Considering freezing rain was falling outside, we made the best of the day. Good lunch, good blog, and good friends.
