Saturday, August 30, 2008

• New & Better Forum

The forum using Google Groups was getting on my nerves. I found out posts that are not active within 30 days are closed automatically which is outside of my control. There were other things I was simply unable to edit in the settings. I got rid of it just now and signed up at a site that even allows guests to post.

http://bassdem.lefora.com/forum/
That's the new address. The layout is much cleaner and offers much more.

We'll see how it goes. I don't expect many to join. At least you won't have to create a new username and password to participate. If you get a chance, head on over and see if you can add anything.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

• Myspace Feedflare Not Working

The Feedflare at the bottom of every post and in my feed that allows people to add me on Myspace is not working. The developer who made this flare is not directly associated with Feedburner and so help is few and far between. I just removed the flare from my Feedburner settings, but Feedflare being the testy beast that it is may take a while to update the change.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

• New Labels Post View

I've already made a few changes lately regarding Labels. I added a listing by frequency using a drop down menu while at the same time listing Labels alphabetically. I'm not sure if this is Label-overkill for my visitors or if it makes things easier for them to navigate. According to my StatCounter log, it has made a difference in whether or not someone clicks posts based on a Label.

I also have the Table of Contents set up, but I'm not sure how many actually use it. The TOC is worth using if you want to browse my blog without loading entire posts or new pages. I recommend using the TOC over any of my other Label links.

The new change I just made should help viewers in the long run. Normally when you click on a Label such as techniques, the page that loads will list all 22 posts including the post content. If there are more than a few posts for one label as in the case of the label techniques, it will be difficult for someone to browse through all of the posts. I modified my template code to only show the post titles and dates and leave out the post content. I'll pay attention to the StatCounter log to see if people visit more posts as a result. My goal is to help visitors find what they are looking for in a timely manner before they decide to resort back to a completely new Google search.

See Only Show Post Titiles @ Blogged Up!

Monday, August 4, 2008

• Revamped P-Line Halo Review; New Posts Coming

My P-Line Halo review was comprised of bits and pieces of my first impressions followed by sequential edits. I felt this was not the cleanest way to present things and thought perhaps that I should rewrite things with a little more continuity. I have done similar things with other reviews in the past, so this is nothing new.

I have several upcoming posts to write. I have just recently written up three posts. Two of them are not on the Upcoming Post list and the one which is should be posted shortly via Blogger's scheduled post feature. The post that should be along shortly is my Merc Motor Tip. The other two posts are on replacing a rod strap on the V-18 All-Fish and on the Lowrance X37TX blinking "-4.0°F." Both are scheduled to show up in the near future. That'll give me time to do other things and work on a few other posts as well.