tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:04:37 +0000greatgranddadbloggerintroductionseth + merfunnyweddinghelpful toolsvideomomhow-tobloggingphotoshelppandophotobuckethttp://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (david m.)Blogger19125maddoxfamilynewshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-4732577383636281395Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-04-05T11:09:26.976-07:00videofunnyOK, so we haven't posted in a while, and that's completely tragic. I've gotten several of you to register but haven't found it possible to get you comfortable with starting to blog...so the site has sat relatively untouched in its beginning stages. This is regrettable. In response to the dearth of posts, I'm resorting to sharing a completely enjoyable video. Watch it, you'll love it. This is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/CF__z8nMMZg/we-need-to-updatehaha-check-out-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-need-to-updatehaha-check-out-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-5634813534204739115Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-01-25T19:10:19.395-08:00I re-did the commenting format, so now you are able to comment within the posts, and the most recent comments will be featured in the lefthand toolbar (see mine???).Comments are being done through Disqus.That is all.-dtwhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/2myyPUn2eQ8/test-passed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/test-passed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-2878220729793145930Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:32:00 +00002009-01-25T18:33:42.221-08:00Lindsay has joined the fun train. RAH RAH RAH.This is a test post, to see if something worked...HOLD TIGHT.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/6X-Y1jStflA/hooray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/hooray.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-1567673808131185501Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-01-24T13:34:31.830-08:00In honor of my hard working, family memory-preserving brother, I am officially posting something. Glad to have the site and thankful for all you're doing, Dave!That's about all I have to say right now, as I have a sleeping Joel on my lap, Abby climbing up beside me, dinner to start and.....oh, I'm sure I'm missing something.Abby saysI love everybody in this whole family. and you know that I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/2hkJkNDW9FI/i-am-now-officially-posting-my-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindsay van Am)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-am-now-officially-posting-my-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-402676884566895691Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:12:00 +00002009-01-20T20:19:02.333-08:00I saw this lying around, and realized it's been weeks. I think I'm going through "Settlers Withdrawal" already.I guess I'm just going to have to teach a bunch of my Phoenix friends how to play...Just a random blurb because I was thinking about all of you guys, hoping you are all well.signing off,Davidhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/4-hX3EMyeWE/serious-withdrawals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)3http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/serious-withdrawals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-3685732053472004819Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:41:00 +00002009-01-11T22:44:47.886-08:00Not me -- just Maddox Family News. In the wake of several weeks (...or months) away from the blog, I've returned with a red pen, removing excessive drama and simplifying the fonts. I kind of like the 'newer' look, even though it is not yet completed. Check back soon to see the finished product.Lindsay has been registered with Blogger, and will be posting shortly (from what I hear).I still have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/x-6GEhhTIYc/facelift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)1http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2009/01/facelift.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6355516553045672085Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:41:00 +00002009-01-11T22:34:17.600-08:00pandohelpful toolsHi, family. I wanted to share a quick an easy way to send huge file amounts from computer to computer with ease, which makes it much easier to send big files - up to a 1 gigabyte of information at a time. It's called Pando.Pando enables you to send huge file amounts to any recipient through any email client (Yahoo, Gmail, work/home/personal/whatever email) free of charge. It is seriously simplehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/-Rba0Yjjwk8/sharing-via-pando.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/11/sharing-via-pando.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-9025324727976107255Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:43:00 +00002009-01-11T20:37:43.368-08:00videoConsider this one of those email forwards you receive and subsequently forward it to everyone you know because it's just too good to not share.Every now and then the internet proves itself useful for more than laughs, business, and keeping up with the news. Without it I might never have had a chance to learn about this boy and the way he changed his corner of the world. I received it from a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/G7DMoYQimA4/i-learned-something-today-from-11-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-learned-something-today-from-11-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-8263472180525797405Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +00002008-10-19T17:22:40.737-07:00Hooray to David for setting up this awesome site. It's such a great idea. Everyone should definitely get involved.I am really new to this world of blogging. I have no idea what to blog about. I think I need some topic ideas...Love ya all!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/buQbugVdtFs/sarahs-first-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarahbear)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarahs-first-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6347563698770567036Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:58:00 +00002009-01-11T21:40:55.665-08:00funnyBased on a conversation yesterday with Seth and Meredith, I was pleased to learn that the honeymoon was a peaceful and rejuvenating time for the two of them, a welcome and much-needed respite after several long months of planning, arranging, decorating, coordinating, and all of the other managerial activities weddings require. You two probably needed the rest, as I understand you have only now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/bSbFaypoZPo/thank-you-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/10/thank-you-cards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-5286005964609865384Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:27:00 +00002008-10-05T18:33:08.099-07:00introductionbloggingI just discovered a new thing to add to the site, which gives it a much higher class look and feel. If you notice at the top of the page, next to the address bar, there should be a new little logo. I found a way to create a little thigamajigger to go up there. Here's what you should be able to see:That little black & white MFN logo thing just makes it look about 10x cooler...no more generic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/sNgT75IVBns/new-addition-to-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-addition-to-site.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-3912025902651748835Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:55:00 +00002009-01-11T22:33:33.063-08:00seth + merweddingHi, fam. Just wanted to update with a couple photos from the past weekend, courtesy of Matt Ziegler.He and his wife shot a bunch of very nice photos of Seth and Meredith's wedding which will have to tide us over until we get the actual photos from the commissioned photogs.But even though he's not the official guy he got some very good pictures. I guess you can't really take a bad picture of thesehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/rhic-CpPubg/very-happy-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/very-happy-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6929595510380894539Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:39:00 +00002009-01-11T22:35:39.323-08:00photobuckethelpful toolsphotosSarah's registered,Mom's already posted once,Dad's got a username, is registering, and is going to start posting...But there are still a few of you that are behind the curve.We're waiting on you.And PS- Mom and I decided to start a Photobucket page for the family. I fully encourage you to create your own Photobucket (I've got one of my own), but the family site is there so you can use our family http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/ST579Py_XPQ/lookout.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/lookout.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6730226214642858759Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:21:00 +00002009-01-11T23:55:14.518-08:00momThis is really going to be great, Davo, when I memorize 6000 codes and 87 bars and 29 photospots. But then again if I can learn it, ANYONE can. I love the pictures you have chosen and all the potential......How do you do this again?......Love Momhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/uE1mEYOvb1U/moms-first-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MomMaddox)1http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/moms-first-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6299509035997222740Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +00002009-01-27T12:38:15.818-08:00bloggerhow-toSo here's the skinny on Blogger (the blogging service we're using) - Blogger is a free-blog service which offers the most intuitive and easy to use interface out of the many available. The process to begin blogging is extremely quick and easy, and has many crossovers and similarities with standard Microsoft Word or Outlook procedures for typing, editing, and publishing.Step one is to register http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/9Y9ShF0NI5c/blogorama-introduction-with-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/blogorama-introduction-with-some.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6213334417794268079Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:52:00 +00002008-09-16T01:38:07.387-07:00YES! I'VE DONE IT! I'VE FIGURED OUT JUST ENOUGH CSS & HTML TO MAKE THIS SITE B-E-A-UTIFUL! This site is now fully customized and stylish (and I think completely amazing), and I'm completely satisfied - and hope to not need to re-design it any further for some time...In case you might be looking at the page asking "What did he do?", I've (1) added a column to the left side of the page, which willhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/YuVQGd4HuJo/ta-daaaaaa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/ta-daaaaaa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-1775639937001470192Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +00002008-09-05T18:06:53.348-07:00videogreatgranddadI recently uploaded Granddad/Great-granddad Whitehead's video from his memorial service last fall - sorry to everyone that it took so very long.I've got it on YouTube, though, so we can share it with whomever we like.It may not look like much but it was a huge emotional undertaking. The second song, "Always," was the song grandma and grandpa danced to at their wedding, and I tried to close out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/XnEp25ZT6e4/tribute-to-granddad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/tribute-to-granddad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-7625231651822263477Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +00002009-01-11T23:57:19.409-08:00bloggerhow-toAnd here's post #2 already!Ok - a few things right off the bat: First off, I want you guys to know that I made this page because I love you all, I know we love writing, and that we love sharing and receiving information from one another. Since there are so many things going on in our family right now - from Joel's birth, to Seth and Meredith's marriage, to new things in Sarah and David's lives, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/_v9Z7mr1sGA/post-2-about-blogger-and-using-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/post-2-about-blogger-and-using-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263183433987133401.post-6369373241018205096Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-09-03T12:07:03.647-07:00introductionhelpbloggingYou might be asking yourself "What is this? A blog for Maddox's?" You'd be right...and wrong.I just (now) created this page as destination for the Maddox family so that we can post photo, video, links, etc. of our lives for each others' use. I had toyed around with a Google-webpage but was severely frustrated by its interface and lack of options. It was definitely not user-friendly. So instead http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maddoxfamilynews/~3/7JcMTslMzsM/what-is-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (david m.)0http://maddoxfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-this.html