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Weblog and photo sharing site

| Posted in Business on February 11, 2005 04:14am

Are you real savvy about web page publishing as it might be used for a weblog?

I have in mind an application, a weblog that tracks the construction of a house, so that the clients can readily see what’s happening.  They are building a house a long way from where they will live while the place is being built.

I understand that a good way to get the photos at the log is through the use of a site like FLICKR, a photo sharing site.

Any advice on how I should proceed?

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    MarineEngineer | Feb 25, 2005 02:35pm | #1

    Setting up a blog is really easy. Just go to Blogger and open an account, they have templates and walk you through each step.

    You can set your options so that your blog isn't listed in their directory, then send your client the URL and, though anyone will be able to view it, realistically only those people to whom you give the URL will see it.

    Easy to upload pictures. Add posts. Etc.

    Marine Engineer

    1. blue_eyed_devil | Feb 25, 2005 05:55pm | #2

      I tried to set one up ME...someone already stole my name.

      blueJust because you can, doesn't mean you should!

      Warning! Be cautious when taking any framing advice from me. There are some in here who think I'm a hackmeister...they might be right! Of course, they might be wrong too!

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        MarineEngineer | Feb 25, 2005 05:59pm | #3

        Hackmeister's Daily Journal is taken?

        Marine Engineer

        1. blue_eyed_devil | Feb 25, 2005 08:13pm | #4

          That was funny!

          I'll try that name.

          blueJust because you can, doesn't mean you should!

          Warning! Be cautious when taking any framing advice from me. There are some in here who think I'm a hackmeister...they might be right! Of course, they might be wrong too!

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            MarineEngineer | Feb 25, 2005 08:32pm | #5

            Then, there's Times Square, Union Square ...You could be The Speed Square.Possibilities are endless.Marine Engineer

          2. blue_eyed_devil | Feb 25, 2005 08:54pm | #6

            ME, I don't want to be square, I want to be blue_eyed_devil.

            blueJust because you can, doesn't mean you should!

            Warning! Be cautious when taking any framing advice from me. There are some in here who think I'm a hackmeister...they might be right! Of course, they might be wrong too!

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            MarineEngineer | Feb 25, 2005 09:05pm | #7

            I want to be blue_eyed_devil

            try blue-eyed-devil

            Marine Engineer

          4. blue_eyed_devil | Feb 25, 2005 09:59pm | #8

            I got it ME.

            Here's my new blog: http://advancedconstructionconcepts.blogspot.com/

            I don't know what I will do with it, but I've now got one. I have a feeling I'll get spammed to death!

            blueJust because you can, doesn't mean you should!

            Warning! Be cautious when taking any framing advice from me. There are some in here who think I'm a hackmeister...they might be right! Of course, they might be wrong too!

    2. treefrog | Nov 17, 2005 06:11pm | #9

      i am new to this . what is a blog ? i want to enjoy discussions with other woodworkers but i just dont understand how to do this  can you help?

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        MarineEngineer | Nov 17, 2005 06:33pm | #10

        well, to enjoy discussions with other woodworkers, you're in the right spot. Stick around here and click on any thread that interests you. You might also want to check out Knots, the forum for Fine Woodworking Magazine.

        A Blog is like an electronic diary, stored on the internet. The original question on this thread concerned using a blog to communicate the progress of a project to a client. Blogger is a free service that you can use to publish a blog without having a lot of technical computer knowledge.

        Marine Engineer

        1. treefrog | Nov 17, 2005 07:26pm | #11

           

          marine engineer hello i received your message thanks for answering me so soon. if i want to use the system for comunicating to others it says to enter your blog would i enter a name or an alias? i am trying to use taunton  and they said i was to enter a blog  i am canadian and i dont know what a thread is am i a dummy? im new to computer language.it was nice to hear from you. i love woodworking im retired and i am interested in any discussion on that subject  hope to hear from you again   treefrog

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            MarineEngineer | Nov 17, 2005 07:43pm | #12

            i am canadian and i dont know what a thread is am i a dummy? im new to computer language.it was nice to hear from you. i love woodworking im retired and i am interested in any discussion on that subject

            I wouldn't worry about Blogs right now. I'm not sure how you got here or how you found this topic, but a "thread" is an item in the list on the left of your screen.

            Click on the topics that you think would be interesting. Don't worry about being new to computers, just explore and soon enough you'll figure things out.

            Marine Engineer

      2. stinger | Nov 18, 2005 01:24am | #13

        Go to Blogger.com and see how easy it is to set one up and get started.

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