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Changes made in 2003
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One thing that's for certain... this site will continually change.  I've decided to add a "change list", so you can visit from time to time to review what's changed... I might miss a pics page or two, but hopefully, I remember to keep this thing up to date...  if not, remind me!  :)

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I did a huge revamp, which broke a lot of links... most of these pages are still here, but it became too cumbersome to keep them all updated, so I got rid of the links...


About 225 pages added this year... plus the Morning Break Pages (about 200)

December 2003 - 45 new pages

7 additional "Currently" Items

Added STUFF pages
8
Biddeford/Saco History Pages
Dates: 1607, 1640, 1692, 1697, 1807, 1850, 1811, 1888 
6
PNW History Pages
Dates: 1901, 1923, 1999, 2001, 2003(2)
Science - Ocean Gliders
6 Geophys Pages
3 Humor Pages

Added Additional Picture Pages
North Head Light House - Illwaco, WA
Washington's Capital Complex - Olympia, WA
Red Hook Brewery - Woodinville, WA
Tammy & Family (Themes - Family Album)
St Augustine Alligator Farm - St Augustine, FL
 

ALSO
Phase 5 -
Changed site to NOT use frames - switched to "Include" format instead
Faster loading, more options for PDA viewing
Allows book-marking of individual pages

More than 1000 pages updated!

Redid the pictures on the Museum of Flight, Tukwila, WA Page
Redid the NASA 2000, Cape Canaveral, FL page
 

November 2003 - 74 new pages

Added STUFF pages
2
Biddeford/Saco History Pages
34 PNW History Pages
3 Thunderbird's Game Pic Page
6 Humor Pages
3 Did You Know Pages
Science - Flying on a beam of light
Science - Largest Solar Burst

Added Additional Picture pages
Issaquah, WA Picture Page
WEB CAM Pages for:
ME
Base Pic Pages for:
WA, OR, ME, FL, NH, ND, CA, WY, MO, MN, TX
 

Base page for Themes
Sunset and Sunrise Theme Page - LOTS of new pictures added
Lighthouse Theme Page
National Parks and Landmarks Page
Family Photo Album Page
Space Needle Theme Page - LOTS of new pictures added
Added Pic page of my mom
Comparison page for Biddeford and Olympia

4 additional "Currently" Items

ALSO

Redid the pictures on the Portland Head Light Page
Redid the pictures on the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Page
Revamped the Pic Pages - easier navigation
Added a "Themes" tag, allowing the Grouping of pictures by topic
Added updated pictures to the "My Pics" page

October 2003 - 27 new pages

Added Additional STUFF pages
8
Biddeford/Saco History Pages
7 Olympia/PNW History Pages
3 Thunderbird's Game Pic Pages
Snapshot history of Seattle's City Halls
Science - North Pole is moving?
Science - Pyramid found on surface of Mars
Science - The Engine that Could (ION drive is now REAL!)
Odd - Testing the Post Office

Added Additional Picture pages
Saco's Wardwell Home, ME - 2003
Skykomish - 2003, Cascade Mountains, WA

2 Additional "Currently" pages
 

ALSO

Changed the way the menu's work - you now click on the tabs,
rather than just "mouse-over" them

Changed the format for the "Currently" page to a "Teaser/Detail" format.

Changed the pages so there was a "page" area and a background area

Added Site Usage and Size information to the "About" page

 

September 2003 - 23 new pages

Added Additional Picture pages
Mt Rushmore - 1999, SD
MN Capital Building 1998, Minneapolis, MN
Skagit County Tulip Farms - 2000, Skagit County, WA
Traffic Cam Pics along the Maine Turnpike
More pics on Portland Head Light page - Cape Elizabeth, ME
Dry Falls - 2002, Eastern WA
Grand Coolie Dam - 2002, Electric City, WA
 

Added Additional STUFF Pages
7
Olympia/PNW History Pages
4 Biddeford/Saco History Pages
Thunderbirds - Added Season 2003-4 page
Odd - Amazing Home in Blaine
Science - Einstein-Besso PDF
Space - Columbia Accident Information
Geophysical - re-linked 2002 Notable Quake Information

ALSO

Added "Morning Break" Block to Welcome Page

Changed Morning Break to always load from same page URL

Changed the "Currently" page so that it would load faster

Brightened the colors

"Sized" the pages to fit nicer on 800x600 screens

AUGUST 2003 - 17 new pages

Added Additional Picture pages
Nubble Lighthouse - York ME
Elk Farm - OOB, ME
Snoqualmie Pass - WA
Museum Of Flight - Tukwila, WA
Multnomah Falls Day Hike (2003) - Columbia River Gorge, WA
North Head Lighthouse - Ilwaco, WA
Wreck on 1-95 in 2002, Kennebunk, ME
Alki Point and Beach - West Seattle, WA

Added Additional Items to History Archive
Historical Logging Photos
Olympia Historical Snapshots
Founding of Seattle
Biddeford/Saco 'Pre-Settlement' write-ups

ALSO

Changed the "About" area around

Added items to the Humor Stuff Archive

Revamped History Archive

Added ability to ADD YOUR OWN TABS

Simplified Menu Tab Structure

Added ability to add items to a "Hot Link" listing

Posted all of the Morning Break Emails for 2003

Removed the weather bands
Not every idea is a good one!

JULY 2003 - 4 new pages

Added ability to log in

Added additional weather bands to welcome page

JUNE 2003 - 17 new pages

Modified Welcome, Pic of the Month, and Site of the month pages to implement "Banding"
Building for later visitor customization

Added Trip to Redding, CA pictures

Changed the pics pages menus
removed location levels - now on map-based interface

Added Napa Valley, CA Pictures

Added a Logo Clock to main page

Added "Pop-Up" tips on primary Picture Pages
The rest will come as time permits!

Added Map-based interface for picture pages

Added Alcatraz pictures

Added San Francisco Pictures

Added Golden Gate Bridge Pictures

Added Disney Cruise Info

Reformatted the Morning Break Area

Implemented Phase 4
Started Using Cascading Style Sheets more extensively
More colors, themed each section with a color, to make navigation easier

Simplified menus
Reduced buttons, made it less confusing, got rid of some items, moved some others to different groups

MAY 2003 - 6 new pages

Moved Site to different domain, using my name
Easier to spell - People would always put "Global" instead of "Goble", my name is easier to remember... plus, its pretty neat!  :)

Reformatted Morning Break Area
Broke out sections into separate pages, changed interface to reduce clicks

Added Pictures of me as a Kid
 

Added PNW Subduction Write-up
 

Updated Nisqually Quake Page
Added some pictures, and added some additional information
 

Added Hot Links Block
Added some links to the side bar for ease of use

Added Mariners Game Pictures
 

 APRIL 2003 - 2 new pages

Added Morning Break Emails
The Morning Breaks are now online for a year

Reformatted New Pics area into Pic of the Month
Now the pictures will have more of a theme

MARCH 2003 - 1 new page

Added TX pictures
 

FEBRUARY 2003 - 1 new page

Reformatted Menu on header
 

 JANUARY 2003 - 1 new page

Reformatted Pics Pages area
Broke out layout by state to make it look better and show more information

Added Space Needle pictures
 

 

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