Blog 101 (repost!)

In honor of the "official" blog launch, I'm re-posting some information that might be helpful to you if you are new to the world of blogs.

• On the right hand side of this page, you will find a heading for "Links". Clicking on any of the underlined words will take you to the website of the named item. I can also post links in the text of the blog like this: Google
• You can leave a comment or question without having to email me. At the bottom of each post, you will see the time the post was created, followed by "x Comments". Click on comments, and it will pop open a new window. Type the comment in the box. At the bottom of the text box, you will see choices for how you would like to identify yourself. If you have a Google account, you can select that and type in your login. Another choice is OpenID (Live Journal, WordPress, TypePad, AIM). You may also leave just your name by selecting "Name/URL". Just type in your name, the URL is not necessary to post a comment. You may also leave a comment anonymously by selecting "Anonymous". When you are finished, click "Publish your comment".
• Also on the right side of the page is a heading for "Blog Archive". By clicking on the triangles next to the text, you can expand or collapse the listing of previous blog entries. Click on the title of the post, and that particular post will be shown.
• You can search the blog by using the search box at the top of the page in the navy blue bar. Type in the keyword you want, then click "search blog".
• You can subscribe to this blog's RSS feeds by scrolling down to the bottom of the blog entries (at the bottom of the page). Click on "Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)". What is an RSS feed? This website explains it better than I can.
• This blog is public domain and can be viewed by anyone. Please keep this in mind when commenting. I have been purposefully discrete about posting identifying information about us on this site.