After three months of blogging, I thought it was time to pause and assess this site. This has pretty much been a play-it-by-ear endeavor. Since I had not planned on having a blog (see new page – “A Little About This Blog“), it stands to reason that I also did not have a clue as to what direction this blog should take. I still don’t. But no matter, I’ll press on anyway. I have decided to make a few minor changes.
First, I have eliminated the category “Media Center Ramblins”. I still like Windows XP Media Center, and I still use it daily. But now that Microsoft has decided to incorporate the Media Center functionality into the upcoming Vista OS, I don’t think I will have too much to be saying about it in the future. If I do, it will be included in “Computer Ramblins”.
Second, I will be increasing the frequency of posts in the “Photography Ramblins” category. Having had dozens of cameras over the years, and photographic images numbering in the thousands (both terrestrial and underwater), I think that I can find something to say on the subject.
Third, I have included a new category entitled “Flashbacks in Time”. Included in this category will be those things that I might have included in a blog 10, 20, or 30 years ago, had the technology existed at that time.
The fourth, and most significant change is the addition of a new feature, which I shall call “Flashback Fridays”. Friday will be the designated day that I post items into the “Flashbacks in Time” category. These posts will draw on my photographic collection, and will undoubtedly be quite varied in nature.
Considering my expectation was that I would be the only person reading my words and looking at my pictures, I am pleased to see that my web host reports the following:
Average successful requests per day: 2,660
Now if only I knew what that statistic means!
I like your ideas. Your blog has, and will continue to be a daily treat. It also appears that others are enjoying it to.
>Average successful requests per day: 2,660
>Now if only I knew what that statistic means!
Its likely that these are each of the HTTP requests from your pages. Each request to get a page acually consists of one or more requests. This would include the main document itself, any included files required (style sheets, images, etc.). This page, for example, has 4 jpg images, a style sheet, and the main body for at least 6 “sucessful requests”. Obviously, a page from your photo gallery would score more “hits”. It is very difficult to determine actual unique visitors, as the web is stateless; only approximations can be made based upon IP address, time of entry, time between successive clicks, and a couple of other things. Ain’t the web fun?!
Thanks for the explanation. Yeah, it is fun to try to keep up. By the time I learn something about this stuff, it seems to be three generations obsolete! I guess I should break down and put some kind of page counter in my template.
The hit counters are very valuable. I use the free offering sitemeter (click on the logo at the bottom of my blog to see the report I can see). It gives basic rolling stats like number of unique visitors and page views as well as the referring URLs which I find quite interesting.
Love the ideas for the blog! Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the tip on the sitemeter. I have installed it, and now I will be able to track how quickly I will become immensely rich and famous!
I’m building your Adirondack Loveseat and I’ve cut, shaped and sanded all the pieces.
What is the distance from the lower end of the front leg to the bottom of the seat support?
Thanks