First Time Here?

29 October, 2003 4:15 PM

Is this your first time to this site? If so welcome to the LivingRoom. Pull up a bean bag, grab a coffee and stay a while.

My name is Darren Rowse. I live in Melbourne Australia. If you want to know more about me click here.

What is this Website?

You are currently reading a blog.

In short a blog is an online journal or diary.

They are usually written by one person and are updated pretty regularly.

Blogs are usually written on a particular topic - there are blogs on virtually any topic you can think of. From photography, to spirituality, to recipes, to personal diaries to hobbies.

There are literally millions of blogs in existence at the moment. If you want more info on blogging and how to start a blog read this article or check out my own Blog Tips.

My blog 'LivingRoom' is a pretty general one that covers all kinds of topics from Spirituality, Technology, Culture, Emerging Church through to Blogging, Movies and Australiana.

How do I read it?

You are currently deep in the middle of my blog on an individual entry page. It is a simple entry on one topic only. To get to the main part of my page click on the Home link at the topic of this page to go to the front page. Most people surf into the front page which contains the most recent updates. At the top of that page is the last thing I wrote and under that are entries from the last week.

Each blog entry is followed by some text that looks like this - 'Have your say? >> Comments (4)'. This is an invitation for you to interact with what I've just written. I read every comment that you post. The number in brackets is how many people have already made comments. Click on the link and you'll be taken to a new window where you can make a comment. You do not have to leave a name, email or web address to leave a comment.

The front page only has the last 7 days entries on it. I have been doing this since November 2002 so there is a lot more material than what you see on the front page. To view older material there are a few options.

At the top of every page is a number of links. Click on the Archives link and you will be taken to a page listing every entry since the beginning of this blog. They are arranged in catagories

If you are searching for something in particular there is a search option in the side bar on the front page that allows you to search for words or phrases.

At the end of each entry is a reference to a Category that they entry belongs to. If you click on this it will lead you to the last 30 entries from within the same category.

If you have any question please or would like to know more about me or this blogging thing please feel free to leave a comment below or shoot me an email. (see Contact link above).

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Guy Sebastian is the best male talent this country has seen in a long time. He is the male equivilent to Delta Goodrem.
GO GUY!!!!!!!!!

sarah » 16 November, 2003 10:24 PM

Hi! I love your site. I just came here when I searched for "angels brought me here" by Guy. Your site was the first link. I am a blogger too. My blog is still open on my site, but the rest is under construction. Cya!

Taylor » 25 November, 2003 8:49 PM

Thank you for all the information and tips provided. I've learned a lot from your blog.

Susan » 29 November, 2003 3:54 PM

I think Kurt Nilsen deserves to win "World idol"!

john » 7 December, 2003 2:39 AM

First Time Here?

29 October, 2003 4:15 PM

What is this Website?

How do I read it?

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