We want your visit here to be an enjoyable one, but bliss aside, we realize you may have some questions or concerns about such things as site features, blog help, privacy, our position on content copyright, and even web accessibility. Hopefully this page will prove its worth.
Site Features
This site has several features — not including the myriad on-demand accessibility helpers — that are meant to help you enjoy your visit. Here’s an overview:
- Remove/Restore Backgrounds
- This allows the user to remove background images (not embedded images) to help reduce page load times. A great option for dial-up users. This uses a cookie to remember your preference if using the same computer and browser.
- Default/Linear Page Styles
- This allows the user to choose from one of two page styles, the default page style you see when you first arrive, or a more linear page style. The latter can get super skinny if you need it to be.This uses a cookie to remember your preference if using the same computer and browser.
- Print-Ready Pages
- If you want to print our text content, you can do so with your browser. To help, we offer a special style sheet that your printer will automatically use. This style sheet strips out the navigation and other elements you don’t want or need.
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Blog Help
If you’ve never commented on a blog before it’s easy, just write naturally. If you wake to make a second paragraph, just leave a blank line between the two blocks of text. As you may notice, you can also write some markup (code)…
<a href=""></a> · <blockquote></blockquote> · <strong></strong> · <em></em>
Here’s more info about that:
- The first, the “
a” element, is used to create a link. To do so, write it like this:<a href="http://www.somesite.com">Your Link Text</a>. Note: Entering a URL will automatically make it a working link. - The next, the “
blockquote” element, is used to quote a passage of the article or another comment, just put the quote text within, like this:<blockquote>This is the quoted text</blockquote>. - After that the “
strong” element is used to mark important, strongly emphasized text. It renders the text as bold. Use sparingly. Example<strong>Important Text!</strong>. - Last is the “
em” element and it is used to mark emphasized text. This is usually spoken with inflection to the voice so use accordingly. It renders the text as italic. Use sparingly. Example<em>Emphasized Text</em>.
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Privacy Policy
Your privacy and ours have equal importance. In light of this fact, we will respect yours as if it were our own. We do give you a cookie, and we collect some information when you visit — your internet protocol or “IP” address, for instance, and your other contact information, as well, if you decide to contact us — but all of it, every character of text, every number, every byte of data, it all stays with us. We do not, and will not, and morally cannot, sell, lease, rent, gift, or in any way share your personal information. Period.
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Copyright Statement
This site, its content, and its images are protected by copyright and we have chosen to reserve our rights. Borrowing short passages used for critical reviews are fine, but if you need anything beyond the scope of this allowance, well, they say it never hurts to ask. Please contact us.
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Accessibility
We have attempted to make this site as accessible and usable as possible doing everything we can to accommodate the needs of our users. We have built in a vast number of accessibility features. We won’t bore you with the details but will instead let the features speak themselves. In other words, if you need something to enjoy the site and access our content, whatever it may be, you should find that your needs have been met. If you do have difficulty, please tell us.
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