<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453</id><updated>2007-04-10T18:00:49.224-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Testing Insanity</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/index.html'></link><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/atom.xml'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www2.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-3518653355307882215</id><published>2007-04-10T18:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-04-10T18:00:49.461-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm thinking of testing a few of the NeoPets blog ...</title><summary type='text'>I'm thinking of testing a few of the NeoPets blog layouts for fun.  Hm...</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2007/04/im-thinking-of-testing-few-of-neopets.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/3518653355307882215'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/3518653355307882215'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108904392828333433</id><published>2004-07-05T12:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-06T13:00:02.833-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Note to myself</title><summary type='text'>CSS Frame Emulation at Friar Tuck Inn
CSS Frame Emulation at Webmaster World
MtDewVirus Archives
Search Meta Post Data
wp-layout.css Explained
CSS Tips and Tricks
WordPress CSS Guides

Just a few things to look into for my internship.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/07/note-to-myself.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108904392828333433'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108904392828333433'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108620677708020261</id><published>2004-06-02T16:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-02T16:06:17.080-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Holy Crap!</title><summary type='text'>Talk about annoying weirdness!  I just tried to implement some new stuff on Random Thoughts, and, man, was it a pain in the ass!

Plus, I had to change a bunch of stuff around with the comments... on top of that, I'm going to have to change the comment posting page to match the rest of the blog on all of them.

Yeah, I'm anal and weird like that... ^^;;</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/06/holy-crap.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108620677708020261'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108620677708020261'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108620069505407392</id><published>2004-06-02T14:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-02T14:29:35.683-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Playing with New Stuff</title><summary type='text'>Okay, enabled comments, title, and link...  I also put archiving for monthly.  However, I have to have post pages enabled in order to have comments.  If I want to turn off post pages, I have to turn off comments.

(post edit after changes made)
Very cool...  The link is the title... which is good for news reporting.  My archives list on the main page didn't change, but I think I have to </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/06/playing-with-new-stuff.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://www.therealmonline.org' title='Playing with New Stuff'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108620069505407392'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108620069505407392'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108619940437327862</id><published>2004-06-02T14:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-02T14:03:24.373-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay... had a little fun with GMail today.  I foun...</title><summary type='text'>Okay... had a little fun with GMail today.  I found out where I can report bugs.  No suggestion area, though.  I need to find that.

The help system is expansive.  They've got a lot of stuff pretty well documented, it seems like.  I really didn't look through everything... I was mainly looking for how to contact them about bug issues and send them feedback on stuff... which I was successful in </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/06/okay.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108619940437327862'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108619940437327862'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108500011777606220</id><published>2004-05-19T16:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-19T16:55:17.776-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Between G-Mail and all the new features that Blogg...</title><summary type='text'>Between G-Mail and all the new features that Blogger's dumped on its free users, I have tons of stuff to start looking at.  One of these days, when I have some time, I'll sit down and really play with all the new settings.

Bloggers added the following:

Comments
Titles
Links
Post Templates
Site Feeds
Weblogs.com Pinging
Secure Publishing
E-mail Blog Posts


Lots of new nifty things</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/05/between-g-mail-and-all-new-features.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108500011777606220'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108500011777606220'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108439450437724968</id><published>2004-05-12T16:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-05-12T16:41:44.376-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I haven't had the time to really look at GMail lat...</title><summary type='text'>I haven't had the time to really look at GMail lately... I'll probably spend some time with it over the summer.  It'll be a project for me to play with.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/05/i-havent-had-time-to-really-look-at.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108439450437724968'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108439450437724968'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-108310103197812004</id><published>2004-04-27T17:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-04-27T17:30:25.140-04:00</updated><title type='text'>testing again
I posted on Venting Insanity that I...</title><summary type='text'>testing again
I posted on Venting Insanity that I started up a GMail account to help out with the beta testing.  I figured it would be fun and look good on a resume.

Since this was the blog I used to do beta testing with Blogger when they made their new interface, I haven't used it since they moved out of the beta stage and set up their full release.  But... wha better place to post about </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2004/04/testing-again-i-posted-on-venting.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108310103197812004'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/108310103197812004'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-106762775699630052</id><published>2003-10-31T14:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2003-10-31T14:15:56.036-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY HALLOWEEN!&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbs...</title><summary type='text'>HAPPY HALLOWEEN!&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/10/happy-halloweennbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbs.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106762775699630052'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106762775699630052'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-106322496763160073</id><published>2003-09-10T16:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-09-10T16:18:01.696-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay, I checked off draft.  I want to see what thi...</title><summary type='text'>Okay, I checked off draft.  I want to see what this does.

It put a little "DRAFT" notation next to the post header, along with the created date and time.  Even if I hit "Post &amp; Publish", it does not publish it to my blog page.

I am now unchecking the Draft option.

The "DRAFT" notation is gone and the post was published to my page.

I like this option.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/09/okay-i-checked-off-draft.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322496763160073'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322496763160073'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-106322474816859866</id><published>2003-09-10T16:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-09-10T16:15:48.316-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay, it' says 3:30, on Sep 9, on my edit page.  I...</title><summary type='text'>Okay, it' says 3:30, on Sep 9, on my edit page.  It says the same on my actual blog page.  The time has also been restored now that I unchecked the "Change Time &amp; Date" feature.

That and the default time they use is for Pacific.  However, when you change the time, it isn't time zone specific.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/09/okay-it-says-330-on-sep-9-on-my-edit.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322474816859866'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322474816859866'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-106322468894188688</id><published>2003-09-09T15:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-09-10T16:14:48.556-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmm.... New stuff to play around with.  I'd rathe...</title><summary type='text'>Hmmm.... New stuff to play around with.  I'd rather play around with them here than on my regular blog, tho', in case they mess things up.

Current time and date are 4:02 pm Eastern on Wednesday, September 10th, 2003.  I'm going to change the time and date to read 3:30 pm (not sure of time zone Blogger uses), on Tuesday, September 9th, 2003.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/09/hmmm.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322468894188688'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/106322468894188688'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105808217437322806</id><published>2003-07-13T03:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-07-13T03:42:54.313-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, this blog has officially outlived it's usefu...</title><summary type='text'>Well, this blog has officially outlived it's usefullness, now that Blogger has completely switched over to the new system.  I probably won't be updating here anymore.  I'll be keeping the archives around for a while, just for posterity's sake, I suppose.  Oh well.  It was fun while it lasted...  Bye!</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/07/well-this-blog-has-officially-outlived.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105808217437322806'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105808217437322806'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105657558864740505</id><published>2003-06-25T17:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-06-25T17:13:08.720-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm still being upgraded and I'm bored out of my m...</title><summary type='text'>I'm still being upgraded and I'm bored out of my mind.  I can't get in there to get the code for the quizzes and I really don't want to view the source code of the page on my site.  It'll take too long to sift through it all...  {{sigh}}</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/06/im-still-being-upgraded-and-im-bored.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105657558864740505'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105657558864740505'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105656464738659498</id><published>2003-06-25T14:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-06-25T14:10:47.443-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My regular blog is being converted, as is the grou...</title><summary type='text'>My regular blog is being converted, as is the group blog.  I'm assuming the same goes for my dream blog.  Since I felt the urge to write something, I will be writing here.  ^^;;

Anyway, I got one of my rebate checks today.  Yay!  Dumped that in the bank.  I also exercised some self-control and returned the porcelain doll I got.  I didn't even look at her out of the box.  She was cute in the </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/06/my-regular-blog-is-being-converted-as.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105656464738659498'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105656464738659498'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105573823324807548</id><published>2003-06-16T00:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-06-16T00:37:13.256-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Added some links to the side there...  They look k...</title><summary type='text'>Added some links to the side there...  They look kinda nice.  A bit big.  I might change that later.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/06/added-some-links-to-side-there.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105573823324807548'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105573823324807548'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105435576390407315</id><published>2003-05-31T00:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-05-31T00:36:03.746-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow... I've neglected this lately.  I guess I'll h...</title><summary type='text'>Wow... I've neglected this lately.  I guess I'll have some fun with it later.  Not in the mood tonight.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/05/wow.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105435576390407315'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105435576390407315'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105348836724706447</id><published>2003-05-20T23:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-05-20T23:39:27.176-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay... The RSS feed option is hitting my site or ...</title><summary type='text'>Okay... The RSS feed option is hitting my site or something.  I checked the access logs on my server and it seems to be hitting the site to check for updates.  I think.  I still have to do a bit more looking.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/05/okay.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105348836724706447'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105348836724706447'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105340087335383135</id><published>2003-05-19T23:21:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-05-19T23:21:16.343-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm trying out the RSS feed option they posted abo...</title><summary type='text'>I'm trying out the RSS feed option they posted about in their new features.  I'm not exactly sure what it does, but I'll have to look into that.

Coming Soon: trying out the Blogger profile tags.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/05/im-trying-out-rss-feed-option-they.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105340087335383135'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105340087335383135'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105246045466641116</id><published>2003-05-09T02:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-05-09T02:07:34.690-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I now have a nicer looking template.  {{grin}}</title><summary type='text'>I now have a nicer looking template.  {{grin}}</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/05/i-now-have-nicer-looking-template.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105246045466641116'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105246045466641116'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105228478783582457</id><published>2003-05-07T01:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-05-07T01:19:47.890-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm getting tired of this template.  It's time to ...</title><summary type='text'>I'm getting tired of this template.  It's time to try something new.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/05/im-getting-tired-of-this-template.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105228478783582457'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105228478783582457'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105150997150972288</id><published>2003-04-28T02:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-04-28T02:06:11.353-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I like the archive features.  You can add the arch...</title><summary type='text'>I like the archive features.  You can add the archives on to your main page automatically or publish them on a separate page.  No fancy code to mess up and try to stick in where you want the archive list

Very nice.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/04/i-like-archive-features.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105150997150972288'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105150997150972288'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105150981562254650</id><published>2003-04-28T02:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-04-28T02:03:35.426-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Changed templates first.  I think I like this one ...</title><summary type='text'>Changed templates first.  I think I like this one better... I'm still trying to decide.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/04/changed-templates-first.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105150981562254650'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105150981562254650'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105145616246914536</id><published>2003-04-27T11:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-04-28T02:02:14.666-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay, fixed.  They gave me a solution.  Yay!

Tu...</title><summary type='text'>Okay, fixed.  They gave me a solution.  Yay!

Turns out it was a bug in the template I picked.

Now... when I get some time, I'm going to do major template changing and see what I can get up and break.  muahahahaaha

Hey, I used to work in QA.  I know how to test.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/04/okay-fixed.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105145616246914536'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105145616246914536'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316453.post-105145609856673175</id><published>2003-04-27T11:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2003-04-27T11:08:17.986-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay... they still don't work, but it's apparently...</title><summary type='text'>Okay... they still don't work, but it's apparently a problem with the template I'm using.</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.therealmonline.org/betablog/2003/04/okay.html'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105145609856673175'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316453/posts/default/105145609856673175'></link><author><name>The Duchess</name></author></entry></feed>