As recently as last night, it was brought to my attention that perhaps not everyone who subscribes and receives regular updates from this blog are fully aware of some of the features and functions herein. I won't mention Carla's name, but whoever it was, I thank that unnamed individual for helping me to see that not everyone is aware of these things and that I should perhaps help with a few pointers.
Linking to Site
First, since most of the people who subscribe to these funny, exhilarating, intellectual, creative, well-thought-out, scholarly writings do so by e-mail, certain things should be noted. For instance, as in the case of our unnamed feedback provider, it may not be known to everyone that you can click on the title of the post and you will be taken instantly (depending on your connection speed) through the ether of routers, switches and other equipment that makes the Internet do its thing to finally arrive at the actual web-site of this blog.
That way, you can see some of the other groovy things that the site has to offer. (As if my rapier wit wasn't enough for you...yes, there's more!) For instance, once on the site, you'll see the ultra-super-duper-mega-cool design and layout featuring some of Kyle's (or Mommy and Daddy's) favorite Disney characters.
But wait! There's more!
Links to Other Sites
Some of the other great things that you'll be able to see and use are things like....links to other interesting sites (or sites that we think are interesting, anyway) like Theresa's Carrington Creative Photography site, or the nifty Search feature that you can use to search for specific posts from days long past (i.e. more than three days ago).
Also, for those of you who may be interested in such things, there is not only a link, but even a brief excerpt from any posts from the other blog that I write for. So, if you're interested in Christian theology, Bible study or things of that nature, you can look there to see if any recent posts look like something you'd like to read more about.
Subscribing to Feeds
For the more advanced users, there is an RSS feed available if you prefer not to use the e-mail subscription. Or, if you are already subscribed via RSS or Atom feed and would prefer to get these thoroughly stimulating writings delivered directly to your e-mail inbox, you can do so by simply typing your e-mail address in the section labeled "Subscribe via email" (I know...not very creative, but it does help reduce confusion).
If you are inclined to do such a thing, you will be sent an e-mail to whatever address you entered and will then have to click on a link to confirm your e-mail address. Until you do that part, you will not receive any of these uplifting, completely fulfulling messages. And we certainly would not want you to miss out on that!
Posting Comments
Another question that I recently got was pertaining to leaving comments. Yes, one may leave comments attached to any given post for all the world to see. Who knows, maybe the rest of the subscribing audience will find your writing far more interesting than mine. I mean, you can dream. Aim high! My stuff is really awesome!
If you're up for the challenge, however, probably the easiest way to leave a comment is to scroll down to the bottom of the post and click the "Post a comment" link. This works better if you are not viewing the main page at http://thecarringtonsaz.blogspot.com. Instead, be sure that you are viewing the entire post.
You can post a comment from the main page, however, by clicking the comments link after each abbreviated excerpt. Usually, this will be recognizable as showing the actual number of comments for the above listed post.
In either case, once you click the link to add a comment, a separate window will open for you to enter your comments. If you have pop-ups being blocked, you may want to temporarily turn off your pop-up blocker or allow pop-ups from this site.
Type in your comments and then enter the information in the "Choose an identity" section. Isn't it so cool that you can actually choose your identity? How often do you get to do that?
Another thing you should see will be a "word verification" area. This will consist of one or two words that look almost completely indistinguishable as actual words that you will have to use your secret decoder ring to decipher and enter your best guess as to what they may be before the system will allow your comment to post.
The reason for this is to prevent comments from any non-antrhopomorphic entities, such as computer programs. But, if you are a bi-pedal, carbon-based life form of the human variety (and can actually figure out what the heck the words are) it will allow you to post your comments.
I've even posted one as a test, just so you all can see what they look like.
Conclusion
Well, not sure if there's anything else that we would need to cover. But, hey...here's an idea. If you have any other questions about how any of this stuff works, go ahead and post a comment with your question. (Don't worry, nobody will laugh at you no matter how dumb your question is. At most, they'll just chuckle politely to themselves as they realize that they were wondering the same thing but didn't want to look like they didn't know what they were doing.) Then I'll do my best to answer any questions.
For now, since I unwittingly have now written a great American novel with no intention of letting things go on this long, I suppose I should come to a close. So much for leaving the audience wanting more.
Thanks for reading!
TTFN!!
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