Again - Happy Thursday to all.
I have a confession…I am an obsessed planner that goes into over-drive with
Disney vacations. I make; excel spread sheets, create a travel book, build a tentative daily plan…etc. I gracefully accept the ribbing, scoffing and finger pointing. My daughters…on the other hand…find this sooooo embarrassing ---- wait a minute…hold the phone…stop the presses…(say this with me slowly) our --- daughters --- are --- not --- going --- with --- us……it’s --- just --- me --- and --- my --- bride (insert evil laughter___here). Ahhhhh…you should see the smile on my face!
This sailing will be the third time I’ve participated in a group thread on ‘The DIS’. On the first a techie named Llyof (DIS name) created a web site for the group to use. For the second, I created one. It worked out so well…that I made one for Nancy...aka – Mother Goose (cntkg1) when they sailed the following year. And…this group is still using it for their repeat sailing.
Not sure if any out there have participated in Yahoo Groups. If not…I recommend you check into this. It’s a fantastic tool with many great uses. Some things I like are the ability to; upload photos, post polls, create databases, insert files (word – power point – excel - adobe) and much more. What I love about this is…IT’S FREE…no charge…no fees…nada…zip…NOTHING. Obviously…Yahoo ‘pays for this’ through advertisers. Companies like Ford – Verizon Wireless – etc will post ‘banners’ on the top of each web page. You, as a guest/host, are under no obligation to view any other web site. These are similar to the ‘advertisements’ posted on this forum (see the ad for
Dreams Unlimited at the top of this page). You can ‘click’ on them…or…as I do – ignore them. And…it gets better (OK…very little is better than FREE), this can be set up ‘by invitation only’ – i.e., only an owner or moderator of the group can invite someone to join/participate. Information posted/reviewed on this web site are intended only for those in ‘our group’. After the new site has been set up (prob by the end of this weekend), Brenda and I will assist as owner/moderators. As the group grows, we might need another moderator – or two…any interested parties??? To send you this invite, all we need is a PM with your home or work e-mail address. After Brenda or I have processed your request to join, you will receive an ‘invite’ to the site. This ‘invite’ is really an e-mail with an embedded link to register on Yahoo and offer access to our site. I anticipate that the middle of next week (5-6 or 5-7), we can start inviting people.
I need to ‘name’ this group. And…’fuzzy memory’ tells me…our name for this cruise group will be too long…plus…it’s a lot to type into a browser. I’m not looking to change our name (at all)…just want some suggestions on shortening it – a little. From the below…does any have a suggestion on what one to use…or…want to make a suggestion of another???
Seven_days_of_magic
7_days_of_magic
sailing_to_the_saints
looking_for_serenity
Also…Yahoo Groups will not replace The DIS – at all. This site will be an extension to it. Yahoo does have the opportunity to post/send messages – but I will deactivate this to eliminate confusion on – ‘where do I post threads/messages…Yahoo or The DIS’. From past experience…it’s best to keep communicating on The DIS. Yahoo would be best to upload photos, post polls, create databases, insert files (word – power point – excel - adobe) and much more.
Please…if I’ve not been complete or you have any questions – concerns or derogatory remarks (I grade the good ones)…please feel free to post or PM me.
Hope all have great plans for the weekend…Kevin
. Last night my DH and I sealed the granite counter tops in the kitchen and sealed all of the tile on the floors and the counters in the bathrooms and laundry room. Boy, am I tired!!!
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