Information about the Blog

Hi Everyone!

I'm glad you are all interested expanding the space in which our family exists! We can make great use of this site.


I'd really like to talk in person with you guys about how it works! Until then, here is some info:

1. I recommend you all to "subscribe" to the family blog RSS feed. Here are directions for those of you with Macs:
There are a number of ways to do this, but the easiest was is to create a new bookmark folder in safari and put it on your bookmark bar. Go to the blog website, and click on the "RSS" button in the address dialogue box. Once that page loads, copy that feed URL and put the feed address into the bookmark folder. After that is completed, whenever a new post is made to the blog, a number will show up after the name of the folder.

Of course, you can also just visit the family blog site directy if you want.

2. You should all be able to post blog entries after becoming a contributor to the blog through the E-mails I have sent out. So far I have sent invitations to the following E-mail addresses:

mugfase@yahoo.com sent 3/5/07
mayabenrud@yahoo.com sent 3/5/07
benrud@lcp2.net sent 3/5/07
joanna.renn@genmills.com sent 3/5/07
sophiafaithb@yahoo.com sent 3/5/07
qwertymug@comcast.net sent 3/5/07
davidbenrud@mac.com sent 3/5/07
benru001@umn.edu

I am just about to send blogger invitations to Asha's personal E-mail and yarrow's yahoo account:
mugfase@yahoo.com,
joannarenn@excite.com

have you guys received these E-mails? Have you been able to become contributors?

3. Here's how you post pictures on the blog:

First, they need to be hosted on the internet. This can be done through a .mac account or a free flickr account . Flickr is an image hosting site that makes it really easy to post pictures.

once you have the image hosted, copy its URL (should end in .jpg or .png), and post it here using this format:
< img src="image URL" >
except without the spaces between the tags(< >) and the content.

Here's an example:


If you have any questions, it'd be easiest to post them here! If you can't do that, E-mail me.

-Saman