| February Well I've started February will some updates on the Links page, and deleted the Forum page as I was getting some strange submissions, think it was either computer generated, or someone with a weird sense of humour. Plan to do some work on the Family Tree for Half Term with my Grand Parents & we'll see how that goes? Andy |
| January 2010 HAPPY NEW YEAR Well found some time after the fun that is Christmas & New Year to update the Links page, I'd done some work mid December to put the latest links onto a Word document, but only got round to now adding to the Web page. All the best. More links got added as I ran through my old 'My Yahoo' page and pulled some of the Web Link I had on there but forgot about, including a good one covering Skyscrapers  .....okay I know I'm a geek.......Added a little more to the Web page, but more background work I've been meaning to do in regards to the Search engine data, so people searching on Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc, find what they are looking for, or come across my Web Page, well I've had over 6,800 unique hits, so I must be doing something right? Added a few more links that I pulled from my old Yahoo Home page, creating new sections for Film & TV and a Newspaper section. Well the dog got me up early, so why it was quiet I added a little more to the Web Page, adding a few new Web Links, and added some more links 8 instead of 4 on the Welcome Page. Andy |
| December 09 Well I really didn't do much this month on the Web Page, so Merry Christmas. Andy |
| November 09 Left the Web page along for a few weeks, but as I have a quiet weekend, I thought I'd do some work on the Web before my son Hijacks my Laptop. So all the pages I've collected in the last few weeks, I've updated the Web Links & added a Video Zak likes about Ninja's on the Funny & Interesting section. Think if I have some time this weekend I may do some further work on the 'About Me' Section & update the Family Tree for the 'Taylor' side of the family. Also something new for my coding is a RSS feed, have started with a simple one & the BBC's News & Sport service, but will see how I can develop this? Also have done some more link work, and just running through my Favourites & the laptop just to make sure they are all on there. Have done the work on the Family Tree for the Taylor family, so now got the family looking @ the empty boxes to see where the details can be added? Little link added for Zak for his new delve into Club Penguin. Have added a few more links to my Web Page, I've also decided to remove the Business Page! I just wanted to make sure what ever I wrote, I didn't find myself getting into trouble. At the end of the day that sound like too much hassle, so I just deleted the page. Andy |
| October 09 Done a little work on the Web page this month, updated the Garden Project page, the work is now done, the turf is in and the Veg patch is cleared.  So we've updated some work we've planned for 2010, and also a few slight changes on the Web links as one of the Premiership links has succome to the totalitarian approach of the Premier League & their data. Will add some more links, and going to have a go @ updating the Family Tree and posting on the Web. On the 17th I've gone through all the Bookmarks that Zak & I've made on Firefox & added them into the Links page this Saturday afternoon. Andy |
| September 09 The planned work on the Link page didn't go ahead @ the end of August, well the TV was good that night, so we dragged into September. & with it a new approach to how I've done the links. I was looking to get more to the page, do I work on all the Graphics and make them smaller? Work on Multiple Link Pages and add in common links. Instead I went for a simpler approach, instead of batching the links across the page, I've gone so they are in similar columns. So we can see New & Sport, Technical & Social Web Pages. Okay you still get to see the same number on the screen, but the offering seems to be better. Oh the nights are drawing in, and the Garden other than some turf I'll sort out this weekend is coming to it's end with Autumn coming, so it's be harvesting, mowing & tidying up ready for Winter. So the fence is finally done, the weather in September has been really good so for the last 3 weekends I've been able to finish off the Fence and okay I know it's a fence, but as a Home is a man's Castle, I've been able to add a fence around it and claim it as being mine. Now I can sort out what's within it now.  Added a few more web links as Zak has found more games and is BMX made @ the moment, check out his latest YouTube. Have also been frustrated with trying to sort out the Media Center on the XBox, but have had some guidance from a friend in Mark Screawn and will see if we can finally you the XBox controller to watch the films, play Music and go through the odd Holiday albums..... Added yet more links, with Travelex to name but a few. Also done some work this evening on some of the neglected pages, so done some work on the Football page, adding in some Football headlines, just to see if I can do this, I'll look to refine the contents and look & feel @ a later date. Andy |
| August 09 Well after a vacation @ the end of July, I'm back to say 'how much does your Garden grow'. It rained for 13 of the 14 days I was away here in the UK, and the Garden section shows pictures of how much the vegetable patch has grown, and also the first pickings. Other than that it's been quiet on me Web Page, just going to spend the next few days just tidying a few things up, and bringing up to date. Just realised as well that Mid August means the Web page is 1 year old. Ta Da. So we get to the end of August, and again I've done little with the Web page even though she's 1 year old, bad me. Am going to do some Link work this evening though, I must have about 40 Favourites on my Firefox I need to add in. May also have a potter round the garden and just keep her tidy too, no pictures now, other than harvest the Veg, re-turf the last of the lawn and the last 3 panels of the fence I think that'll be it for the Garden. May have a look at what to do for Winter Vegetables? Andy |
| July 09 After a flurry of work on the Web Page in early June, the work dried up after that, well all I can say is the weather was too good to be stuck inside. So I've fixed the YouTube error on the football page, and added another video of my son taking his penalties @ the summer fayre, I'm so proud. Will also do some work on the Garden page, to cover the work I've done, as the vegetables are coming on well, errrmmmm well except the Strawberries with seem to be a tasty snack for the resident Starlings..... Little more work on the Vista, XP & DS fixes, I'd been storing up these fixes in my Bookmarks, and decided the list was getting too long, so added 3 or 4 new additions to the list of fixes you find along the way. & just trying to put them all in 1 place, but with simple instructions without having to trawl through multiple pages. Also added a few more useful Web Pages into the links page, including Sky+HD forums (I'm trying to sort out how to push the signal around the TV's in the house) & the statistical tool OECD, which I found to be a little freaky... Added a new Page called 'Funny & Interesting', I'm just going to start adding all those great eMails & the pictures you get from friends, the one that do the rounds but do make you laugh. Andy |
| June 09 May was a quiet month on the Web page, I've spent a lot of time in the Garden why the weather has been good, and the spuds and strawberries are doing well (I'm dead chuffed I can grow something). Will update the page and the pictures, and see if we can make the images better. Also added another "I've Learned" item, and will look going to update the Family tree over the next few evenings. Also have been asked to see if I can help develop a School Web Page, so we'll see how that work goes..... Have updated the Garden section of the Web page, with the planting now of the Vegetable patch. Have also sorted the problem that was the image resolution on the pictures, just a simple setting on the Phone. The links have been updated as well, with some of the seasonal links moved to the bottom of the page (Football & Relegation tracking), and new links for Cricket & Windows Live (which I'm developing on my laptop to see what it can do). More on the Media Centre, and how to install WME, still no joy I've been able to synch the voice & pictures together, but can't seem to capture all of the movie or programme, I'll keep trying. Also an update in the Garden section....well the weather is nice.......little more work this weekend, the garden is looking good. Andy |
| May 09 Again May has been a slow month for the Web work, I've been busy @ work and when I can I'm getting out in the Garden. The fence @ the back of the garden is done, so just a few panels @ the side of the house to get the job done. Have been concentrating also on extending the lawn with the help of my son Zak, and with this clearing a few of the bushes @ the side of the garden the space we are getting back is great. The first batch of seedlings in the veggie patch have been well loved by the birds, so the other seedlings are staying safe in the conservatory. Going to spend an evening just tidying up the Web page, adding a few more Web pages that I've collected over the last month, and still have to look @ the quality of the photo's on the Garden section. Got cracking, and have added the 'coming soon' section on the Fixes, added and amended the links page, updated the Media Centre section with my progress, and updated the Garden Centre Page with what I've done April & May, but without the pictures (it's dark outside). Andy |
| April 09 Haven't done much work on the web page recently, have concentrated on the fence in the back garden (the weather's been great), and now starting to see the result of the work I've done. Have taken a few days off over Easter, so may spend an evening just looking through the other pages, to see what I can do to add some more contents. Also need to look at the quality of the pictures I'm using on the Garden project, working with Paint to scale the pictures down, but seem to be losing the quality, going to see what I can do to improve? Andy |
| March 09 Spent most of my recent time working on the fence by the side of the house, (see Garden Projects) and only this weekend have I been able to add the details of this to the Web Page. Have also found time to pot the seeds with my daughter for the veg plot, the experience and learning curve just got a little more complicated. As for the Web page in general, have found a few more fixes that I'll look to add this week, and done some work this evening on the Links page, we are now at 64 links. Plan to do some more work on the Interest page adding some pictures I've picked up around the History of Wigan Athletic. Added to the Vista & XP fix page the DS Lite, as I've spent some time looking at this kit to see what you get from it, and added the details to this page, as I've been able to sort out my son's DS Lite to play multiple games, play his Music and also watch his favourite movies all in one neat little package. Of course this is preparation for when my own arrives in a few days time. Change the look, feel and key colour of the Web page, gone back to Green, and also some of the heading and fonts on the front page, with additional changes to the contents to reflect the DS Lite work. The Links have had yet another move around, with more links added in around High Street chains, Games for my son, and for MotorSport in time for the start of the F2 season @ the end of March. Also added a little to the Media Centre, as I've bought the kit now to get us On-line for the XBox, and we can see if we can develop the Media Centre from this? The Garden Project has been updated with the latest pictures of the fence and how the seeds are growing. Also now how the lawn work has now been completed, and other than moving around some top soil and turfing, everything is progressing well, and the first planting has started in the vegetable patch. Andy |
| February 09 After a good start to the year and month, Family, Work, Facebook, The Sopranos & Gears of War 2 stopped any real work to the Web page for the last 2 weeks. But tonight I've hooked up the TV and am watching Super Bowl 43 (I'm going for the Steelers) whilst working on the Web page and I've finished the links page. I know it'll get additions and knowing me the order will change from time to time, but the page is done. & working on the other pages to see if I can finally say the main structure is done, and then over the months of 09 keep adding to it, through the projects and adding my interests & business work. Back after a bit, the weekends have been spent in the garden, putting up a new fence down the side of the house. The fence was 19 years old and leaning against the bushes, so this the year to get is sorted after 2 damp summers and excuses. Also took a day off work today to get a little more done towards the Vegetable patch, and so surprised what I've been able to get done in a day, have a look >> Link. Just need to add some more soil, and then look to extend the lawn and work on the rest of the fence, I'm hoping the weather this years allows some great days in the garden. Will start the seeding in the next few days too. Oh completed Gears of War 2, I was surprised at how easy in the end it was and done playing every now again the evening, to get it @ Xmas and be done in early Feb, I'd say I'd done it in about 7 or 8 hours all in.....(well it felt like that). Added 8 more Web Pages to the Links page, a variety from Railways, Chess, Domain Names & Ceefax. Also with the half term have spent time in the garden with the kids, progressing the vegetable patch & fencing a great deal, check out the page to find out what we've got done! Andy |
January 09 - Happy New Year. Added some more photos & text explaining the latest work in the Garden. & have removed the table from the Vista & XP fix page, as IE feedback was saying that only the first title could be seen with no fixes, probably cause I do my work in Firefox..... Have changed the page order again, moving the Interests down a few, have added some text there, not too sure if I need to rename this page to a Web Page ideas section, have added some work on Motor Sport, I'll keep working and thinking on this one! More links and some text around my Family Tree and an application I'll look to use to present the Tree. More additions to the Links and the work around the Garden, just the seeds no work in the Garden as the weather @ the weekends hasn't been kind. Andy |
| December 08 - Again added a few more links, and after working on a friends laptop, have added the fix to switch Hibernation on or off depending. Am finding the Vista Laptop I'm using now is crashing every wee or so with a black Screen, lights are on but no body is at home. So have created a Recovery Disk' and have used it once but the crashes have returned, so I'm going to give it 1 more fix, and then a dreaded rebuild, which means putting all those applications back on to your Laptop. Oh started to watch Series 3 of Heroes again, whats with all this back and forth 4 years, it's getting confusing. Just added another fix in regards to sorting out my Mobile phone so I can look @ Facebook whilst on the move, not sure if that's good or bad?. Had a go at adding the Scan of my Family Tree document, and well it's not some out too good, so going to have to create in a new Word document. Also tidied up the links page, with something as simple as Copy & Paste. Put the Christmas Decorations up, and as usual 16 of the 120 lights didn't work, and finally sorted over this weekend. As for the Web page, changed a few things around, the order of the pages, added a few more links, and checked on the visitor stats to see what the numbers where like, and surprised to find it said 900+, where as the tool showed 350+, not sure if one is unique visitors against visitor, but will look into this. Added a new Web Page on things I've learned, well if you can't have fun along the way and put it on the Web what's the point. More links, additions to those things I've learned, and also feedback an this fix for my laptop on Screen drivers that is driving me around the bend.... Merry Christmas. Looks like the Screen fix for the Laptop has worked, 12 days and counting with no issues. Over Christmas Father Christmas brought us a XBOX 360 so going to look to bring it on line, and then develop as a Media Centre. Also added a few more links, and to "I've Learned...." bit. Also looking to spend some quality time on my Web page over the Xmas & New Year Holidays, to meet my own 'Ready in Early 2009' target. Have added in an Xbox link, and also added a new Page to document how I develop the Xbox into a Media Centre. Andy |
| November 2008 - Just added a few more links, amended the front page, and another fix on the fixes page. Getting use to just adding little bits at a time on the Web page and watching it grow. Now I'm back on Facebook, I've found the Flixter web Page, so Added this into my Links section. Found another web Link Web Page that is like an American Underground Map, looks good, will have a look at this in the next week. Have added three more links, and changed the look of the Web Page changing the logo & Navigation buttons to the left, and gone from 800 points to 1024 points width to give me more options. Andy |
| October 2008 - Work is slowing down, I love delegation. So one weekend I thought I'd have a look around, and you know what it's like next thing you know it's 4 hours later, and I've create my front page with links, counters, Comments pages, and learning as I go along. Hey I've created this Blog in a table, so I'll see what you get out of these things. Going to start work on the pages in the next few weeks, and have a look at what formatting technique I can use. Starting work on the Links, XP & Vista Fixes and some ideas for the Interest Section (ideas @ the Moment). If you going through the same thing as me, and just developing a Web page from scratch, would love to hear from you, swap ideas, etc. Late October 2008 Added my first 2 Vista fixes and Hints, to help find hidden Folders, and make Vista Faster through 'Readyboost'. All from my own experiences. :o) Andy |
| September 2008 - so busy @ work I've just not had time, all I developed on the Web Page was adding pages as I had ideas about the contents. Andy |
| August 2008 - Started the Web page, been looking around to see what packages where available. Confused by the fact you had to purchase a Domain and also a Hosting service. So traweled the Web to find a complete package to manage both in a single program, and found 1&1. Quick formatting and I had the basics, but back the family and work, and just a few minutes here and there. Hey I've got this thing for ever (as long as I keep paying), so it can take time, and it gives me the chance to think of what to put in this thing! Andy |
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