<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Site News &amp; Updates</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/category/2.aspx</link><description>Site News &amp; Updates</description><managingEditor>DamonZ</managingEditor><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>.Text Version 0.95.2004.102</generator><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>Catching Up!</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2005/01/06/298.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2005/01/06/298.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/298.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2005/01/06/298.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/298.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/298.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;A few quick notes!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;1) Pictures from November's trip to Rocky Point are &lt;A href="http://photos.zirkler.com/Album.aspx?album=RCPM%20Mexico%20Nov04"&gt;now online&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2) Microsoft has released a beta of their new anit-spyware program.&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx"&gt;Check it out&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;3) I had a *BLAST* in Houston for NYE, and those pics should be going up before too long.&amp;nbsp; I can't wait to go back in a couple weeks for K&amp;amp;J's wedding!&amp;nbsp; ;)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/298.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>Faces</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/12/26/297.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/12/26/297.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/297.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/12/26/297.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/297.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/297.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;My most recent b/w photo project, &lt;A href="http://portfolio.zirkler.com/Faces" target=_blank&gt;FACES&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;is now online.&amp;nbsp; Let me know your thoughts!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/297.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>Slight Correction</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/267.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2004 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/267.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/267.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/267.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/267.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/267.aspx</trackback:ping><description>I just finished uploading ALL of the photos!&amp;nbsp; So, ENJOY!&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/267.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>New Pictures</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/266.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2004 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/266.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/266.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/06/266.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/266.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/266.aspx</trackback:ping><description>Well, I have the pictures from Chris &amp;amp; Erica's wedding ceremony up.&amp;nbsp; I have completely removed the old photo galleries, and replaced them with the new system.&amp;nbsp; I haven't had time to enhance the look but the one that ships with it is very clean, and I rather like it.&amp;nbsp; You can view the new photo albums at &lt;A href="http://photos.zirkler.com/" target=_blank&gt;http://photos.zirkler.com/&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Let me know what you think!&amp;nbsp; Hopefully in the next couple of days I'll get the remaining pictures from the weekend up as well.&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/266.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>New Skin</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/01/260.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/01/260.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/260.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/07/01/260.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/260.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/260.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;Okay, so before anyone asks, or points it out, YES!&amp;nbsp; I stole this skin.&amp;nbsp; But its absolutely gorgeous, and the author made it available to download.&amp;nbsp; I did take up his suggestion to put a graphic at the header, and *THAT* I did do myself, with a photograph I took myself.&amp;nbsp; So thanks to &lt;A target=
_new" href="http://mixtaper.com/blogs/gosatango/articles/221.aspx"&gt;gostango&lt;/A&gt; for the beautiful skin!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I'm also working on replacing the photo gallery with something that will give me a bit more control and flexibility over when photos go up and down.&amp;nbsp; I'm having a heck of a time managing my freespace on the server, and it feels like a waste to invest time into a photo gallery only to have all your hard work go away when you have to yank it to make room for more photos!&amp;nbsp; The new photo gallery might even be up next week!&amp;nbsp; :)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Anyhow, what do y'all think of the new look?&amp;nbsp; PLEASE! Let me know!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/260.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>Picture Posting Marathon</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/05/04/232.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2004 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/05/04/232.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/232.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/05/04/232.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/232.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/232.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;When I should have been matting, or sleeping, or doing anything else, I got caught up in posting all the pictures I've taken over the last 6 weeks!&amp;nbsp; All of these are funsaver pictures, and they're all up in &lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=41&amp;amp;albumName=Concerts+and+Road+Trips+for+Concerts"&gt;Concerts &amp;amp; Road Trips&lt;/A&gt; section of the gallery.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Everything after 3/17 is new as of tonight!&amp;nbsp; ;)&amp;nbsp; ENJOY! Let me know what you think. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Oh, and Erika, tomorrow I'll post an entry about church!&amp;nbsp; ;) I promise!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/232.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>As Promised</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/218.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/218.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/218.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/218.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/218.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/218.aspx</trackback:ping><description>I have just finished implementing the &lt;STRONG&gt;Hottie of the Moment&lt;/STRONG&gt; feature!&amp;nbsp; You can always click on the left to get the rundown, and they will be stored in the photo gallery as well.&amp;nbsp; The first one, is the wonderfully yummy Ms. Alison Lohman.&amp;nbsp; ;)&amp;nbsp; ENJOY!&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/218.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>I'm tired...</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/215.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2004 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/215.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/215.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/04/11/215.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/215.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/215.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;Well, I finally have both computers talking to each other consistently, and the internet is going through the NEW computer finally!&amp;nbsp; It took some doing though!&amp;nbsp; Oh yeah, I also got XP Pro installed on the new system (couldn't stand Home any longer!)&amp;nbsp; Plus i got rid of all that bloat that new comptuers ship with!&amp;nbsp; Yippee for me!&amp;nbsp; I also got the Intel NIC that I've had sitting around for a couple years into the new system.&amp;nbsp; And swapped the CD drive that came with the system for the DVD and CDRW that were in the old system.&amp;nbsp; You should see the mess of wires I got goin on... I need ot get back there and untangle all that, but I'm too lazy today.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I've got all my &amp;#8220;every-day&amp;#8220; software installed and updated (&lt;A href="http://office.microsoft.com"&gt;Outlook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://office.microsoft.com"&gt;Office&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.rssbandit.org"&gt;RssBandit&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com"&gt;IHateSpam&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.symantec.com"&gt;NAV&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://messenger.msn.com"&gt;MSN Messenger&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="http://www.adobe.com"&gt;Photoshop&lt;/A&gt;, etc...)&amp;nbsp; I think with the exception of VS.NET, this comptuer is ready for almost anything I can throw at it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I can't find my VS.NET discs, I think &lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/viewPicture.aspx?albumID=11&amp;amp;pictureID=89&amp;amp;albumName=2003-07-25+Camping+near+Blue+Ridge+Reservoir"&gt;Gary&lt;/A&gt; might have them... I'll have to remember to ask.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I also got a new idea for a new &amp;#8220;feature&amp;#8221; on the website... &amp;#8220;&lt;A href="http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0283139/Ss/0283139/C162-35.jpg?path=pgallery&amp;amp;path_key=Lohman,%20Alison"&gt;Crush of the Moment&lt;/A&gt;&amp;#8221; or &amp;#8220;&lt;A href="http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0283139/Ss/0283139/C180-24R_V2.jpg?path=pgallery&amp;amp;path_key=Lohman,%20Alison"&gt;Hottie of the Moment&lt;/A&gt;&amp;#8221; (I'll take either of those two)... I'll store the image in&amp;nbsp;one of my photo galleries, and link to it here (in a new category)... Hmmm... I'll probably hook that up tomorrow.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/215.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>More New Pics Uploaded!</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/204.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/204.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/204.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/204.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/204.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/204.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;Phew!  Three more sets of images processed and uploaded!  Check 'em out!  &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=80&amp;albumName=2004-03-13+Yucca+Tap+Room"&gt;Shurman / Steve Larson Band 3-13-2004&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=81&amp;albumName=2004-03-17+Tempe+Town+Lake"&gt;Roger Clyne &amp; the Peacemakers / Barenaked Ladies 3-17-2004&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=79&amp;albumName=2004-03-20+NM+Sunset"&gt;New Mexico Sunset 3-20-2004&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;That's it for tonight folks!  I still have Suspect Audio on 3/13/04 to process and upload, and then I'm caught up!  &lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/204.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item><item><dc:creator>DamonZ</dc:creator><title>Portraits - Gail, Julie &amp; Karl</title><link>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/203.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/203.aspx</guid><wfw:comment>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/203.aspx</wfw:comment><comments>http://damon.zirkler.com/archive/2004/03/28/203.aspx#Feedback</comments><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss>http://damon.zirkler.com/comments/commentRss/203.aspx</wfw:commentRss><trackback:ping>http://damon.zirkler.com/services/trackbacks/203.aspx</trackback:ping><description>&lt;P&gt;I spent the afternoon working on getting these pictures ready for the gallery.&amp;nbsp; So, if you would like, you can &lt;A href="http://gallery.zirkler.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=77&amp;amp;albumName=2004-03-20+Gail%2c+Julie+%26+Karl"&gt;view this collection of portraits&lt;/A&gt; that I took of my Aunt Gail, my cousin Julie and my Dad.&amp;nbsp; Please comment!&amp;nbsp; I'm curious as to feedback on them!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have 4 other sets of images that I may be able to get uploaded tonight if I don't spend too much time on them.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Also, every time I need to go add to my photo album, it reinforces that I really need to separate my snapshot albums from my portfolio albums.&amp;nbsp; I also want to completely revamp the entire site.&amp;nbsp; I know how I want it, I just don't have the time I need to get it that way!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Earlier, I stumbled across &lt;A href="http://www.sciencemeetsart.com/emese/blog/archives/000595.html" target=_new&gt;this photo blog&lt;/A&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Emese Gaal is apparently an amateur photographer.&amp;nbsp; I got sucked into her website.&amp;nbsp; Her portraits (and especially her self-portraits) are stunning.&amp;nbsp; Anyhow, if you got a few minutes to kill, check her site out, you'll be glad you did.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src ="http://damon.zirkler.com/aggbug/203.aspx" width = "1" height = "1" /&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>