Happy Damery New Year 2007

The Damery World site is beginning to take shape. I am still looking for a good tool to use to write and merge all these pieces together. My current tool is Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 although I am still using FireFTP via my Firefox browser to pass files back and forth. Since using allot of the Google pieces I am having a bit of a tough time getting into the xml widget scripting that Google uses for themes. I have do like the XML notepad 2007 program which seems to expose the downloaded templates so that I can get a better handle on the code, however it is not an editor. I will continue working on the content but I will also be working more on my Damery Genealogy this year and perhaps branching into the Ladd branch as well as other family branches.

xDamery xBox Live Halo 2 out of ammo...

Well it appears we have a communications breakdown in the Damery clan as we did not see each other live in the Halo 2 Arena. We did kick a little Halo 2 butt, however it is always more fun to go blasting with family. We shall see if we cant get the Damery clan live again soon.
Fight on! Send a message to gamertag xDamery in xBox live for a party invite. If you are a Damery you can even join the clan and take on the world.

Damery Christmas shootout

Damery Christmas is coming December 16th and we will be scheduling an xbox LIVE shootout. look for xDamery and join the Party! Halo2, Starwars BattleFront II and maybe some other games...

Get Live with xbox and xbox 360!

Moving forward into the Damery Googlized World.

The Domain is on and I am moving forward with Google domains. Although I was surprised that Google didn't really have my domain point to their servers but instead used a sort of redirect to a Personal Start page...much like the customized google page. The customized start page was a nice surprise.
I did not want to have a splash page so I just added a full page frame to fake like it is really my index.
I would like more control of layout and style, but I am sure I can figure that out as I go...
Pros:

1. familiar layout for google users.
2. many premade gadgets.
3. ready for content quickly and I am able to add my already created blogs, Picasa web albums and Google documents.

Cons:

1. Start page redirect. Maybe I have not set something up right...stay tuned.
2. Had a little trouble with Start Page refresh when adding rss feed gadgets etc.
3. Not enough style layout control yet.

I am going to be trying a few other web designs using the Google tools and I might have another Google domain going up.

Stay tuned as I get the calendar and other pieces in sync with the Damery World.

Google or Bust

Well as the recent advances in Google applications continues I am at the point now where I am ready to stop paying for a host and just point my domain in Googles direction.

Look out Damery World is going to be part of the Google World.

As I find the time to do it....