Week 2: Jason's Soapbox!

This week I learnt how to add links to my blog. It was not easy as the "configure link list" is a bit confusing but with persistence (good “Habits of Mind”) I eventually got to the bottom of it. For those who are having trouble with this I have put instructions at the bottom of this blog!
This week has been a catch-up week for me; I have lots happening in my life at the moment but no good excuses to go with. I am going to (if I have the time) put any instructions that I write for applications onto my blog. I like to write instructions for things I do as that way I can keep my brain clear for important things. This also helps me to rationalise and streamline my thoughts. I have also made it my prerogative to use my “Jason's Soapbox” section of my blog to outline my thoughts in a rather disorganised and informal way (should make for better reading than all that formal stuff surrounding it). So expect these types of entries to be chaotic and somewhat like a self gratifying therapy session.
I want to use my blog as a form of art as well as a platform for formal discussion. I hope to merge my studies, professional experiences, thoughts and experiences onto one platform, “isn’t that what a blog is all about”?! I know that we can all copy from each other and produce verbatim blog pages but is that what a blog is about. I am also exploring this new medium (blogs) and from what I can see so far a blog needs to be fun and highly individual if they are to be fun to do and read.

How to add multiple links:
1: Select design in the top right corner of the blog page (after you have logged in of course). This takes you to the “add and arrange page elements” page.
2: Click on “add a gadget” and the "add a gadget" page loads.
3: Click on “link list” and the “configure link list box loads”.
4: The title is the name of the box in the “add and arrange page elements” page. I decided to call mine Jason’s links, it is not called this in your blog (this name is for editing purposes).
5: The “new site name” is the name the link will take in your blog.
6: “New site URL” is where you paste the web address you want a link with (I copy and paste web address I like into a word document titled "web addresses").
7: The part of this that I had trouble with was adding multiple links. When you need to add multiple links, go to the little spanner that appears on the bottom right of your links box and click it.
8: Do not change the “title”, instead type the name of the new link name in the “new site name” box and paste its address into the “new site URL” box and click the “add link” tab then the “save” button.
9: Now you should have a new tab with the link. My links are at the top of my blog.