Blogger's New Dynamic Views

Here's something new in Blogger - 5 new dynamic templates.  Right now they're just in preview, but Blogger is promising we'll be able to customize and use them for our blogs soon.  I've been playing with them a bit today, and I'm really liking them.

The new views use the latest in web technology, including AJAX, HTML5 and CSS3, to deliver a host of benefits:

• Infinite scrolling: read more posts without having to reload or click to a second page
• New layouts: different views suited to different types of blogs
• Speed: download images as you view them, not all at once in advance
• Interactivity: there are now more ways to experience and engage with blog content

To try these views on your own blog, simply add “/view” to the end of the blog URL—for example, http://www.justgottasharethis.info/view/ - check it out, you know you want to!  I'm liking the Mosaic and the Timeslide so far.  For a blog with more pictures, the Snapshot one would be great - like for my recipe blog.

I think it's going to be fun, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the customization will work.  Also, what about ads, banners, sidebars, etc.?

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Where Are My Links?

I've been sharing links on Facebook, mainly because it's easy.  I see something I like, and I share the link.  And I used to be able to go back and find those links - because I wasn't just sharing them, I was saving them for later.  Except, I can't find them anymore!  I checked Facebook's help page and found this:

Where are my links?

You can access your links from your homepage:

1. Go to the left-hand navigation column, and look for the section that lists your applications.
   
2. Click on "More" to see the full list.
   
3. Find and select the "Links" filter.
   
4. At the top of the page, select "My Links."
   

The only problem is that I don't see any "Links" filter and can't select "My Links" after that.  They must be there somewhere, but for now it looks like all my links are missing.  So, facebook help was not much help.  If any of you know how I can find the links I've posted to facebook, please let me know!

But from now on, when I come across a recipe I want to try, a game I want to play, or a great source for postcards, I'm going to have to save it to my recipe blog or share it here, instead of relying on facebook - which is what I should have been doing all along.  Then, I'll be able to find them later.

Get a Free Trial of Epix

Image via CrunchBaseI got an email today offering me a free trial of Epix.  I'd never heard of it, so I had to check it out, and it looks pretty cool.  It's a cable TV channel, a Video on Demand service, and a website where you can watch movies.  With Epix, you can watch your favorite movies anytime, anyplace.

EPIX is an all new premium movie service that gives you instant access to hundreds of movies online. Plus, it is a TV channel with On Demand. Best of all, you get TV, On Demand, & online for one subscription from your cable, phone company, or satellite TV provider.

Love movies? You'll want to check it out. Right now you can sign up for a free 14-day trial and watch all the movies you want.  They won't even ask for a credit card!  Simply sign up, choose a movie, and start streaming instantly in full HD.   You'll get unlimited access to hundreds of movies.

Now, if I can just clear the next two weeks so I can watch movies!

We Need to Buy Some Wine Now

Remember a while back I said I was going to be reviewing a product from CSN Stores.  Well, I finally decided what I wanted to order.  It's so hard with everything there is to choose from.  But I finally decided to order this wine rack.

Shipping was really quick.  Unfortunately, when it arrived and my husband started to assemble it, he discovered that there was a piece missing, and a couple of the other pieces were pretty beat up.  It was definitely not the quality that we expected.  However, it did give me a chance to try out the great customer service at CSN Stores.  I filled out the easy online form letting them know what the problem was, and they got back to me right away and shipped the replacement within a few days.  They took care of the problem no questions asked, and the replacement was in much better shape.

Jeffrey put it together, and now we have a wine rack!  It wasn't until I went to put the wine on the rack so I could take a picture that I realized we only have two bottles of wine.  Yep, we really need to buy some wine to put on our brand new wine rack.  It looks good, though, doesn't it?

I received a promotional code from CSN Stores and was able to choose anything I wanted for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.

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Have You Seen These Rugs?

When my husband and son got our deck and pergola built, we happened to see some bamboo shades in a home improvement store.  We bought one and hung it from the pergola to block the late afternoon sun, and then went back for another one.  We love them.  They look nice, and they're easy to drop when we want to be out on the deck but the sun is too strong.  What I never realized until recently is that you can get Bamboo rugs too.  I'd heard of bamboo flooring, which I really want to use if we ever get around to putting hardwood floors in the house, but not rugs.  I really like the idea of using bamboo because it replenishes itself a lot faster than trees you get most wood from.

I really love the look of these rugs, both the mats and the shag rugs.  Who knew you could get shag rugs made from bamboo?  Apparently you can sheets made from bamboo, too.  Did anybody know that?  Have you tried them?  Now I'm really wanting to find some so I can try them out.

While I was looking at the bamboo rugs, I had to check out the Seagrass rugs too.  I think I like these even better.  They're supposed to be really durable, and they don't gather dust, and I just like the way they look.  I think they'd be nice right inside my doors, to walk onto when we come in from outside.  I'm not planning to buy rugs for a while, but I'm going to keep something like this in mind for next time I'm looking for some.