Holidays usually mean a lean time for postings due to visiting relatives and limited computer access, so I want to leave you with this. (Having written that, I’ll probably post a dozen times now.) Here’s my list of things for which I’m thankful. Well, Monitor Duty-related things, or we’d be here all night. I’m not…

Alan Kistler now has a wish list but for some reason it isn’t search-able in their system the way mine is. Odd. Alan’s trying to fix that. It appears that Amazon has just restructured their Wish List system this weekend, with a new look and better functionality. If you don’t have a wish list, just…

I think it’s always enlightening to peruse the wishlists of people you know. You learn a lot. Mine (though my wife has some items on it; all the psychology and decorating books are hers!) My art partner on Metro Med, Phil Meadows. Chris Arndt’s list. Alan Kistler doesn’t have one. Yet. I’ll post more as…

John Britton points out that I was quoted in a legal journal.

I’ve updated Monitor Duty Central as well as Scott Beatty’s message board to have numerous board styles available. They are now defaulted to the “Comic Book” layout, but you can choose your own styles by signing in to the board and changing the setting in your profile. Have fun!

As I mentioned yesterday, Typekey is now configured (properly) to work with our site. Anyone with a Typekey account can now log into Typekey and post comments to our system without the need for approval. Typekey accounts are free and very easy to get.

Thanks to our new spam-weeding controls and new comment field options, you won’t have to wait so long to see your comments appear. Everyone who has posted here legitimately (i.e. no offers of barnyard sex or enlargement pills) has been granted the status of “approved commenter”. Your next comments should be showing up without any…

After a few hours of problems, I have gotten the Monitor Duty’s blogging system, Moveable Type, upgraded to version 3.2. It does look sweet and includes many new features, which I will be extending through the use of plugins. Monitor Duty contributors, be sure to give it a test! Also, anyone wanting to join the…

Monitor Duty Central is now on the air! I copied over all of the posts from our old messageboard last night, so it’s ready to go. You will need to set up a new membership for this board. I will change links to the forum later tonight.