What's New

I've added a Meta Search capability to the Homepage and Search page, changed the homepage menu structure to enable the homepage to load faster, and neat'nized a few of the other pages.
Changed the format of the Shemya Web Site to include the Aleutians in general, with new sites that include Attu and Amchitka.
Nadine's Pancho's Ranch is up...Nadine's first entry into the web arena. See if you can figure out how to get there from Smitty's Place homepage....

19 July 1998

Added several new links to the "Links" page, along with "rapid return" capabilities that will get you back to the Link's Page Index buttons. Just click on the red arrows along the right margin to return to the Links Index Buttons.
Added a nifty Colorado Cam Page, "Colorado Cam Links by Retha." It's available from either the Colorado Cams Page or the Miscellaneous Cam Page Menu.
Added "The Shemya Mailbag" to the Shemya page. It's a collection of stories about and by the folks that spent WWII in the Aleutian Islands. Gotta have the Adobe Acrobat Reader for this one!

30 June 1998

Added Search capabilities from the homepage's main frame. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find a readily available text entry box and a button to click on that will bring you into PointGuide's search site. PointGuide will provide you with information it finds, along with links to 16 other search engines to which it passes your search criteria automatically should you select one of them. You can also select searches from categories such as Websites, Domains, Business, Email, Area, Software, Newsgroup & Mailing Lists, and Health. I've also added this option to the Search Page, available from the homepage menu.

18 May 1998

Added a link to the "Underground Weather" site to the Index.html page, as well as to the Bear Creek Cam Pages. This is supposed to bring up the local Denver weather, with an image to click on to get a more in-depth report from their site.

25 April 1998

Added "Ryans Cam Site" to the "Cam Collection" page. He's started up a new collection of Cams from around the globe. I added Bill Adkins' Image page to the Arts & Crafts section on the "Links" page. This Web Site is dedicated to images of scented geraniums, Nevada Ghost Towns, old cars, rabbits, snowmobiles, and National Parks and Monuments.
Was elected a Ryan's Webcam Utopia Webcam Site of the Week.

4 April 1998

I finally got an interface figured out, as well as some commercial software, that would allow me to use an old beater Sony Camcorder, whose transport mechanism was garbage from the first year I bought it, to fill a useful function. A few weeks ago, I established a "Semi-Live" cam site, with views towards the South-side of Bear Creek Park in Lakewood, Colorado. I use the old Sony to provide a live video view, updated periodically, via my web site. So, now, when you log in, you'll see a "thumbnail" snapshot (320x240 pixels) on the index page, that, if you click on it, will lead you to the full-blown 640x480 view on a dedicated page. I'll try to vary the view as much as possible. By the way, we're also now featured in Leonard's CAM WORLD page under "Colorado, Lakewood!" So, while you're enjoying (hopefully) my page, don't forget to check out Leonard's CAM WORLD for additional places to view.

21 February 1998

Added ICQ (http://www.icq.com) to the site. Click on the ICQ Hover Button or select it from the menu, and you can pop up annoying screens with your messages on my monitor if I'm on-line. My ICQ address is 8440013. This application is a take-off of IRC Chat, with expanded capabilities. For those coming off of an on-line service such as AOL, you will find this to be a tool equal to that of the "Buddy" list, if not better!

16 February 1998

Got some bugs with your hardware or software? Check out the BugNet. Available from the "Links" page found in my main menu frame.

15 February 1998

Cumulatively added several new features, including a new "doorway" into the site via my "index.html" page. I've keep all the things off this page that would tend to crash some browsers, with the idea that visitors might want to at least get to the site without crashing, then at their option download the latest free browsers and plug-ins via icons on the page. I've also added Java Hover Button Applets to selected menu buttons.
Added "Guestbook" capabilities for visitors to leave messages or to just simply view messages from other folks who've visited the site.
Updated the Shemya site with more pictures and a Coordinates Map to help locate where each of the pictures were taken. Rick Hughes supplied the map. My thanks to Rick.

31 December 1997

Added "Crescendo" to my main menu page to help solve the problem of incompatibility between Netscape and IE when it comes to coding MIDI music on a web page. Crescendo is a premium plug-in (available for free) available in either Netscape or IE versions. By downloading this plug-in you (and your sound card) can enjoy some fine MIDI music not only from my site, but thousands of others that utilize the Crescendo interface.
Installed some JavaScript written by David McCoy (mccoy@midwest.net) that randomly serves MIDI tunes when you log in to my homepage. Odds are you'll get a different tune each time, but you may on occasion get the same one twice in a row. Just hope it's one you'll enjoy!

28 November 1997

Severely enhanced my Shemya website. Received and uploaded pictures from several folks of their visit to the "Rock," and have added new links to various Shemya sites.
Removed the "search" related menu items from my main page and created a new "Search Page" that has them all located together for easier choices. The "Search Page" is available at the top of my Main Menu.

14 October 1997

Ok, we've been a little busy here and haven't kept up with what's new, so here's a catch up! You've probably visited the "Webopedia," located on my menu page, but have since added a "Shemya" page as well with pictures and anecdotes relating to the fine vacation spot located near the end of the Aleutian chain. Also, have added a link to "Four 11," if you're trying to locate someone, try this one out for size!

20 September 1997

Added sound support for Microsoft Internet Explorer Browsers. Added new stats page. Click on purple square with IP on it at bottom of menu.

14 September 1997

A nice letter of appreciation for our support accompanied with a very nice illustration of the Cassini effort was received from Mr. Earle Huckings, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Science (in charge of the Cassini mission). See the link on my Links page to the Cassini Project.

31 August 1997

Added an alphabetized button selection doodad at the top of the Links page.
George B. found a great site, Colorado Real Estate Online. Added the link to my homepage Menu.

31 August 1997

In light of the tragic end of Diana's life, I've added a link to England's Royal Family's web page found while searching for news relating to the terrible accident. It can be found on the Links page under "Places.".
Added PC Magazine's link to the US News & Magazines page.
Added more links to the "Links" page, including Metatools, MGI Graphics, and Dataspot.

30 August 1997

To play catch up, I've modified the homepage a bit to provide for faster loading, as well as having reorgaized the menu by putting the "what's new" at the top.
Added a "Shemya, Alaska" page, with pictures (thumbnails) of the Island. This was precipitated by having found several Shemya pages on the web, folks wanting pictures, etc., so I loaded 'em up.
Added a few more links to the Links page. Checkout the Anomalous Images...

16 August 1997

Again on the Links page, added some links to those interested in colleges and careers.

10 August 1997

Found a "Euro Links" cam menu page, created link to it under "Cams -> Other."
Added links to Scotland, Sweden and Norway on the "Cams -> World" page.
Added links to Norman Camera Online...see "Links" page.
Added a new section on the Links Page, "Books."

2 August 1997

Added a link to the Links page, "Tom's Hardware Guide." If you're looking for Motherboard into, go here.
Added a link to the Links page, "The List. This is a web site featuring a list of over 3000 Internet Providers that you can search for by State, etc.
Added link on the link page to Judy Showers' Button Jewelry Site. Interesting artwork! Pay her a visit if you have a chance!
Added link to Mike Boyles' Restaurant Show Web Site on the links page.

27 July 1997

Added PC Connection link to Online Stores (Links Page), along with some Jeffco Schools links.
Added another photo of Pancho the Horse, an "after" picture.

25 July 1997

Closed down my CompuServe and Netcom websites, leaving only RMI's site.
Added another Menu item, "Newspage Direct". Tailor your own newsfeeds. Free service (basic) to charges +, depending upon level of service you select. First, select just Newspage Direct from my menu, then once logged in set up your own profile, get your password and login ID, then from that point on just return to "Newspage Direct Yourpages" on my menu where you will be prompted for your login ID info, then you will be fed the information you've selected.

18 July 1997

Moved web site "Smitty's Place" from Netcom to a local IP, Rocky Mountain Internet. The connections were starting to get pretty bad again, have better luck with a local IP. New web site URL is: http://www.rmi.net/~hls New e-mail address is: hls@rmi.net
Added a second "download" page, "download#2" to the menu. This page gives a textual description of the software as well as links to the sites that serve them.
Changed "homepage.htm" scenario to "homepage.html" for benefit of RMI's servers. Works OK, requires less typing due to fewer characters in URL!

4 July 1997

Added new cam site links (Schaffer's Crossing, etc.)
Added links to Links page, including fastWEB, a college scholarship/funding mechanism (under EDUCATION), and a link to a MARS PATHFINDER site.
Added new cam site links (Schaffer's Crossing, etc.)

16 June 1997

Implemented link on homepage to DiveIn, a link to Denver information. They have Photobubble graphics of Denver area locations as well. Requires download of the browser plug-in (current is Red Rocks).
Added more links to the "Links" page, including a well-done site by Wal-Mart. Great for shopping on-line! Also added computer hardware/software links.

23 May 1997

Found a dead link to the NASA cam sites in Florida. Found a new link to NASA's cam and audio sites and added it to the Cam Sites US page. Note: You can listen to live audio to and from the shuttle missions by selecting Audio from their menu. To listen to the audio requires that you have installed a RealAudio plug-in for Netscape or IE.

9 May 1997

Repaired some of the cam links on the Colorado and US Cam pages. Added new cam links...North Dakota Flood Cams, the KOAA 5/30 cams, and the New Orleans Bourbon Street cam.

5 Apr 1997

Built a page on which to place miscellaneous links that don't otherwise have a home here. See "Links Page" to visit these interesting (at least to me!) sites.

29 Mar 1997

Found an interesting site, no, a virtual farm, of links to interesting and helpful places. Check this one out by clicking on "Lots'a Links" located on my homepage contents frame. Added link to U.S. House of Representatives, and to the USPS Zip + 4 Finder. Surprising what you find here!

19 Mar 1997

Received a response from Dan Schaefer, 6th District, Colorado Congress person re the flap over the phone company's attempts at charging our ISPs (and ultimately us users) an extra connect-time fee for using their wires. Also attached was a FAQ regarding what is going on. I scanned that, corrected it, and formatted it as web page content...then uploaded it. Check it out by clicking on "PhoneCo Vs Internet" on my homepage menu. Grab and hold on to your wallets!

8 Mar 1997

I repaired my web pages to work on a UNIX system with a UNIX server, with an FTP process in place to upload/download the web site files, with syntax and file calls corrected for case. Uploaded all frame/table-based files to NETCOM's web server as a mirror of my CompuServe web site. There are no options here for non frame/table based browsers on my NETCOM site due to the restrictions imposed on hard drive total file size (NETCOM gives us only 1 MB to play with). However, the files located on NETCOM's server may load a little quicker.

1 Mar 1997

I've added some margin depth to the top and bottom frame margins to permit the viewing of the hole page via scrolling. Some web pages couldn't be pulled up far enough to completely read all the text. Added some more candidates for the Darwin's awards.

2 Feb 1997

Added Pancho the horse to the main menu, along with some pictures of him we've just scanned in. Added links to "News, Wx, Sports -> Colorado" page that will take you to "Arts to Zoo Colorado," a neat page with links to things cultural around town (thanks to Dave Lubar), and to "Ticketmaster On-Line," a great way to buy tickets on-line to your favorite events as opposed to standing in line at a local sports store. These links are also available on the "Media" page. Nadine found a great site to visit where you've got direct access to your favorite politician or media outlet to vent your frustrations. It's called "Mr. Smith e-mails Washington, Media." It's available from the main page table of contents. I've tried also to add the dates and times to the bottoms of each page to show when they've been updated.

24 Jan 1997

Built a single page to hold all of KCNC Channel 4's Cam Site pictures, following the lead of Channel 9's offering of "all" pictures. Makes it handy to see them all at once. Takes a few to download, but not too bad. Available through the Cam Site's "Colorado" page.

14 Jan 1997

Added "No Frames" option to home contents page; capture No Frames for Frames handicapped browsers, and built parallel pages with no tables or frames.

10 Jan 1997

Added "Pueblo," "Crested Butte," and another "Boulder" cam site to the Colorado Cam Page.

9 Jan 1997

Added "Downsizing the North Pole" to the "Office Fodder" page.

7 Jan 1997

An e-mail from Chip reveals "The Ham" candidate for a Darwin Award to be an urban legend. Moved the story to the Tall Tails page.

4 Jan 1996

This page, What's New, available from the homepage contents frame.
Built a separate Problems Page, available from the homepage contents frame.
Built and Added some animated GIF files to keep you flinching.
Added the Bronco's Official Home Page link (see News, Wx, Sports -> Colorado).
Added the electronic edition of the Jacksonville, Florida Times-Union newspaper (see News, Wx, Sports -> USA).
Added "Janet's Wild Western Web Page" to the News, Wx, Sports -> Colorado -> Miscellaneous. One of the best pages I've seen!

I suspect that this page will always be under construction! If you have any ideas that you would like to see implemented at Smitty's Place, drop us a line via e-mail. Thanks!