Blog Instructions

After traveling back home last week and talking with various people about the blog, I discovered that some people weren’t fully exploring the hyperlinks (text and photo albums) that were embedded in the blog or were not sure how to subscribe to the blog which provides email notifications when blog updates occur.
So this blog is more of an instructional entry than a comment on Japan.

Hyperlinks
Although I don’t frequently embed hyperlinks, there are a few blogs that contain them but apparently no one may have explored them. As an example, here’s an embedded hyperlink from the “What’s an “Izakaya”?” blog:

The Japanese LOVE bacon (who doesn’t) and I’m amazed at how many dishes you find it in. It’s never overcooked like the crispy bacon in the States.

Click on the “LOVE bacon” hyperlink but have your volume turned up a little bit. Don’t worry it’s not going to get you in trouble if you’re at work.

Photos & Photo Albums
Embedded within the blog are both individual photos and photo album hyperlinks. An example of an embedded photo can be found in the "Did You Ever Notice..." blog. If you click on the picture, it will enlarge the photo but there's only one photo. An example of an embedded photo album can be found in the "Japanese BBQ" blog. Photo albums usually will be a square picture embedded within the blog that when clicked will take you to Picasa Online Albums.

Subscribing
If you would like to be notified when a new blog entry has been made, you can also "subscribe" to the blog.
On the main page to the right, there's a "Followers" panel. Click on the gray Google "Follow" button. This should bring up a new window. If you already have a Google, AIM or Yahoo! account, you can sign in with one of these accounts. You can also create a new Google account by clicking on the hyperlink in the new window. Simply fill in the Account info and once created, you'll be automatically notified via email when a new blog entry occurs.