website changes

Last entry "July"...? so you're thinking, "what's with that? has this guy forgotten about his site?" well, I have not forgotten. In fact I have been very busy with things here - that is when I am not otherwise occupied with working, sleeping, or other daily activities.

Those of you (you know who you are :) who have been tracking my site will notice subtle changes here and there. I have been experimenting just a little bit: putting in ads, researching, doing search engine optimization, changing keywords, tracking hits, streamlining code (then finding something doesn't work, and changing it back... argh!) the list goes on...

I am still working on a new menu, but just haven't found the right design or layout yet (I am fussy about how it is going to work). So check back every so often to see what I have done. I put a lot of work and effort into how things look. This is a long-term investment, because I know eventually it will pay off :) So bear with me folks, everything is a work in progress.

photo gallery redesign

Just for reference [to entice you to come back :] I am in the process of redesigning my photo gallery. The current design works and does the job. However, it is done in frames and there are some bugs in the code that I am not happy with. And besides, I find it just a little plain and, well, lacking something.

So rather than pull my hair out trying to debug things, I decided it was time to overhaul the design and start from scratch.

I'm kicking around a few ideas, so it is just a matter of settling on something specific. I go through a lot of trial and error when it comes to designing and layout, because I fuss over the smallest of details. But I can say that the new look will function differently, and have more pizzazz.

So check back and see how I have progressed [or not]. Considering I am a one man crew (chief webmaster, chief designer, chief bottle washer...), it could take a while. At the very least I will post updates as to how the changes are coming along.

[update 5/14/07: ok folks, am still working on my new gallery. Is taking me a little longer than I anticipated. However, the new layout is now confirmed, now it is just a simple matter (ahem... yeah, right :) of doing the images and the text.]