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A New Look. “Already?”

Bert — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:53:46 +0000

Yes, Da Guy just wasn’t happy with the look of the new site that went up on July 1, so here’s a fairly large update. There are a few tweaks to be made as time permits, but all the content is here and navigation should remain familiar. What’s new are:

The colors, look and general feel of the site
Your ability to follow Da Guy in the places he frequents, via the icons in the upper right of every page
A new home page teaser slide show which allow you to click and go to the related articles on this site
A single link in the menu of every page to Da Guy’s photo galleries maintained on Flickr, vs. Da Guy attempting to manage them in two places

Enjoy!

Giving Back: Non-profit & Charitable Organizations

Bert — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:01:32 +0000

The ones Da Guy supports these days.

American Red Cross

They are there when needed — in the US and around the world.

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

Da Guy’s number one non-profit charitable organization for years.

What a great place — not only for its wonderful displays and that not-to-be-missed view from their tide pool area overlooking La Jolla Shores and the Scripps Pier, but their research and outstanding educational programs informing the public and thousands of school children each year about the wonders and importance of protecting the world’s oceans. It does not have the rides and big shows you may find at the San Diego Zoo or Sea World, but it has more charm, along with nearly 5,000 animals from the sea, and you, your family and friends, no matter how young or old, will learn a little something about our environment and the oceans while you enjoy this special place.

Be sure to carve out 2-3 hours when you’re in the La Jolla, California area and take in this great treasure. It’s just 30 minutes north of San Diego. You won’t be disappointed, and Da Guy is sure you’ll find something fascinating and memorable about your time at this place — just as he does every time he visits.

The All New Bert’s Place is Here!

Bert — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:37 +0000

You’ve found the all new Bert’s Place on the net. This is the beginning of the 10th incarnation of his personal website since he first made his presence known on the web in 1999. Gone is the fancy look and some of the old content that wasn’t visited very often, as well as the need for relatively expensive and geekie professional tools Da Guy used to maintain the site, to better suit his retirement lifestyle.

What you should expect to find is new and more contemporary content in a blog-like form, with most subjects already migrated and refreshed on this new place; Lots of ways to find information of interest — the most recent article summaries are now on the home page, new tagged content, related posts, and of course keyword search accessible from every page; Ways for you to directly comment and interact on many of Da Guy’s expose’s or rants; A simple way to be notified via RSS feed when new topics are added or updated; and new photo galleries which are linked real-time with the broader set of photos he’s now storing on Flickr. As Da Guy first adds new photos to Flickr in the future, some will be made available here, but you’ll be able to see more extensive EXIF and geotag data, as well as comment on them over there as well. For the technically inclined, more information about the new Bert’s Place can be found here.

For previous visitors, unfortunately any favorite bookmarks you have for specific pages at the old site will no longer function, and you’ll need to update them. The nearly 800 photos found on the old Bert’s Place have already been archived to Flickr and are accessible there now, with the most popular sets now available in the new archive galleries here until higher quality versions are made available one day.

All of the previous content on this site that were of interest to the majority of readers have been migrated and updated. Some older articles in Music, Movies and Photography will be recreated and added in the future. If you can’t find what you’re looking for around this new place, most of the content is being maintaing at the Old Bert’s Place for the next few months.

Thanks for being part of the journey. Now, let your adventure begin. It’s time to start your exploration!