Check out the link for a quick lesson on installing "power toys"

Windows Media Player PowerToy:

The Media Player Power Toy is designed to allow you to play audio and video files within your Space. While editing your Space specify the URL of a Media file located on the web in the Media Power Toy and hit Save. This will allow the people viewing your Space to watch or listen to the media file you have linked. You can customize the experience even more by altering the player settings (like auto start, times to play, and player mode) while editing your Space.

Interesting hit on my space...

I seen the cool animated icons in so many blogs.  But I never took the time to investigate them.  Well, I found a couple of sweet web sites that have a ton of these FREE>  I like the sound of that.  With this, I added another photo album dedicated to these little animated wonders.  Plus I spreinkled them in soon choice spots in my blog.  Enjoy.

OK, I changed my guestbook from a "blog entry" to a commercial guestbook. Check it out. Please, let me know what you think.

Amanda and I discusses using a "Spaces" web page for her classroom.  It occurred to me, this would be a fantastic way to record her class activities.  Besides having a photo album of her kids.  Each child could have a special spot in the page.  Highligt projects, papers, general class work. 

All this information would be available for the parents to review there childs work and compare against other kids.  What child would love to see there picture or drawing/project on the web.      

Go figure, two days ago I converted the Clay clip from mp3 to WAV so I could trim the song into a usefull size.  Now, I have the WJBB CD with two tunes I want to add to my blog.  Well, I ripped them into mp3 format, do problem.  But when I render them into WAV, no go...

The process shows the conversion is occuring, the file size shows 40 meg, but when I try to play on media player or display the audio signal on PowerTracks, nothing shows. 

My best guess, I must have altered an option setting by mistake.   Well, this gives me something to do in my spare time.

OK, this CD has a nice sample of me on the Alto,  I will now give it up.

OK, I added my space onto the "MY MSN" page.  It shows up OK, but for some reason only a couple of topics show up.  If its not one thing its another.  Now, I need to figure out what controls which blog is sent to the MSN page.

Also, I made a mistake and added a picture to the wrong blog.  Now, I can't figure out how to delete it.  

I've been working on this for a couple of weeks.  I just kept getting little road blocks as I tried to get the internet up on my laptop.  Wouldn't be so bad, but our main PC is in the shop.  Well, we upgraded our Comcast modem and the "cable guy" did me a favor. 

Thank you Comcast... 

I want to get a handle on "Trackbacks", this should do it...

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to Trackbacks

For new bloggers, perhaps nothing is more misunderstood and underutilized than trackbacks. Even the name is misleading to the uninitiated. So what are trackbacks and why use them? Unlike comments, trackbacks allow you to continue a conversation in your own blog and obtain comments on your take of the topic. Additionally, trackbacks can drive traffic to your site; a bit a shameless self-promotion, if you will. First, let's get some specifics on how to add and managed trackbacks in MSN Spaces. Then I'll get into some of the concepts and drawback associated with their usage.

How do I add a trackback? Really the question is more along the lines of "How do I add trackbacks to another Space?" To add a trackback to a blog posting you’re reading you’ll first need to click the trackback link immediately under that post. This should expand a section listing the current trackback list. If an address is shown at the top of this section (should end in ".trak") then this Space accepts trackbacks from all blogging sites. If there is no address displayed then this space may only accept trackbacks from other MSN Spaces (blogs inside the MSN network) in which case you can only use the "Blog it" feature (more on this in a minute).

Assuming you find a ".trak" address in the space your reading (okay, you will in this one); next you'll want to copy it on you your clipboard. Now return to you space and start your own post. At the bottom of you entry page you'll find a collapsed trackbacks section. Click on the "+" to expand and now paste the contents of your clipboard into the field provided. Once you're done writing what you have to say go ahead and publish. If you like, return to the original post you were reading and refresh you browser. Do you see a new trackback pointing you your space?

How does the whole trackback thing work? The short semi-geeky description: That address you copied from the original post and then pasted into you entry (the one that ended with ".trak") is called when you click "publish". An HTTP POST is sent to this address and the permalink URL to your new post is passed along in the body of the request. This adds the URL to the trackback list of the original post. In the Spaces Beta, the trackback addressing the original post is not saved with your new post. This may change in future releases.

How to allow trackbacks to be added to your space? Once you've logged into your space, go to your "Settings" tab (far right) and then click on the newly exposed "Blog Settings" tab. Once there, about halfway down the page under trackbacks, you'll find the following three options (remember, these setting affect your visitors but don not change your ability to trackback to someone else's entry):

Allow trackbacks from any public website: Anyone sending a properly formatted call to your ".trak" address will be added to your post's trackback list.

Allow trackbacks from other MSN Spaces: This is the default for MSN Spaces. With this setting, visitors to you space are not shown the ".trak" address when selecting the trackback link under your post, however, they can still use the "Blog it" functionality and a trackback will be added to your post's trackback list.

Disable trackbacks: No trackbacks are allowed. Unlike disabling comments, users will still be able to select the trackback link under your blog posts but MSN Spaces will no longer accept any new trackbacks for any of your posts.

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Saturday, the power went out during the night.  When we got up, the main PC would not turn on.  I suspected a power supply problem.  I took it to Best Buy.  They confirmed it.  The PC is 2 months older than the 1 year warranty.  Thank God, I bought the service plan.  Well its 10 days before it comes back.  

Here what I found out about the PC>  It's an HP.  The power supply is a propritary design (standard unit will not fit in the chassis).  Best Buy will not sell the HP power supply.  If you want it, the computer must go to the service depatment for about a $200 bill.  Once again, thank God I bought the service plan. 

Ok, my daughters computer is also on the internet, so its not so bad.  But, I bought a wireless card for my PC.  With just one PC in the house with internet capability, its going to be tough.  Well, I spent most of Saturday trying to get my laptop to talk.  I got thru to the router, but not the internet.   Finally, on Sunday, my daughter told me her friend (who set up the wireless network in our house) left an important paper in her desk draw... I found it and was able to get the laptop to talk to the internet.  However, my Internet Explorer set-up is asking for a password, so I'm still looking.  HELP! 

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Your choice, either click the link above for a "general public" guestbook or leave a "spaces" comment below. 

But in either case, for the love of GOD, please sign-in. 

It really helps the sagging ego of an "Old Guy".

Yesterday, I notice one blog had music playing while I had the page active.  I can't figure this out.  Can anyone help me on adding this feature to my page?