Monday, Monday, so good to me

Monday there will be a good surprise for you, so I hope you will come back to visit. Come to think of it, why not click on "Follow," and get my notes more easily?

Searching this blog

The search feature automatically a part of this blog module works only partially (sigh). First of all,...More......it depends on the availability of the pages in Google, which is not automatic (any new blog must be signaled to Google by the blog owner, then it’s up to Google to choose which pages to include). Thankfully, when the Google technicians added my blog to their search engine, they went back all the way to the first post. Unfortunately, they skipped a few pages, all important—of course!—but one more than others (see below). Furthermore, pages available directly in Google are not available in the search feature in the blog, itself—go figure.

Therefore, in addition to using this search feature, you also might want to use Google directly from the web, for example:

arsacupicturaestellae.blogspot.com welcome

will search in my blog for any pages containing the word "welcome."

Furthermore, as of July 27, 2010, the following pages were not available directly in Google, and so are not available in the search feature of the blog, too:

July 24, 2010: "Library mouse (02)"
July 15, 2010: "Garland of roses (9 of 9)"
July 14, 2010: "Cat and mouse (8 of 9)"
July 13, 2010: "Swan (7 of 9)"
June 14, 2010: "The Devil is in the Details...of Designing" (this is a very important post)

You might want to visit them, directly, to see what you missed.

Finally, if you do use the search feature in the blog, itself, the module creators have caused it to appear at the top of this column, and I can’t see where to change that, so don’t fret if you search for something, then don’t see anything happen. Check at the top of the column for the results.

Computer problem-solving

I'm going to try another thing to force the "indexing" of messages prior to July 15, 2010. If you follow this blog, or have activated the ATOM feed, please bear with me, as, if it works, you'll be getting a repeat of the first messages (which you might not have seen, already).

Thank you for your understanding.

Search feature and a request for your suggestions

I'm very grateful to Blogger for the marvelous possibilities they offer for constructing and offering attractive and helpful blogs for free, but I need your help to solve a problem...More......The "search" feature, an automatic part of the model I chose, did not work immediately, which I found odd because it was part of the model, after all.

After reading the "help" messages, I saw that first "indexing" had to take place...a very complex-sounding procedure, which, thankfully, would happen automatically...eventually...for the newer blogs, like mine.

I just realized that my messages from the 15th of July, 2010, onward are now "indexed," and so searchable. Unfortunately, all my previous messages are not.

I had hoped that re-posting them would force them to be available to the indexing, but no such luck. I temporarily turned off the feed feature, and reposted all my messages prior to that date, and they still aren't searchable.

I put so much energy and love into all my messages that it's heartbreaking to not have them all available. Has anyone else found a way around this serious problem?

Viewing this blog

After all the care I dedicated to picking out a blogspot.com background suitable for this blog on needlepoint, I saw on a friend's computer that it wasn't viewed correctly, probably because her browser is (very) old. What does my friend see? The active window seems to have all the features of my blog (posts+pics, bibliography, etc.), but there is no dotted background so expressive of needlepoint in a fun way.

I have an updated browser, and view the screen at 1200 x 800 pixels. I correctly see the blog: generous outer margins of Persian blue with light Persian blue dots in which is set the active light-colored window through which can be seen the background, faintly.

I hope you see the blog, as I do!

Computer update went well (whew!)

The computer update went well (whew!), so I am able to do the blog and e-mail, Thank Goodness! Yes, ...More......the Wizard to add the program automatically started when I put the CD into the drive, and it all went amazingly well.

Clicking on the icon, automatically installed on my desktop, opened the program, which was 100% intuitive for one of the two things I wanted to do.

And the second thing I wanted to do? THAT was 100% NOT intuitive, and the ..."help"... menu just said that the function was possible, without saying HOW!

I poked around a bit, and was beginning to despair. Giving up, I decided to close the program, and hunt around in internet for instructions, when I saw something small and tucked away that I hadn't noticed before. "What the heck," I said to myself, "might as well click here before closing." That was it!

Once arriving there, the rest was again 100% intuitive. Though it would have been better to make the function more obvious, at least I found it, and the installation of the program didn't send everything in tilt, so I'm happy!

Computer update...may go offline for awhile

I'm about to do a computer update. Though I don't expect any problems, if you don't hear from me for awhile, you'll know the reason why. "Just put in the diskette, and follow the onscreen instructions..." (heh). Let's keep our fingers crossed!