The update page is extremely updates. Here it goes.

1. No more copying image code. Simply click on the image in your list and the code is automatically added to your entry.

2. No more Break tags for paragraphs. Line returns simply show up as types. Just hit enter.

3. To make a link simply type the address and it converts into a link. This has the disadvantage of not allowing you to make an image a link, but I think the speed increase in getting your thoughts and links out faster is worth it. Below is an example

Image Uploads
I have added image upload capability to everyone's journal update page.
Email

I have also activated email accounts for all users except emily and chris. I do not know what password you two would like. Please email elmwood (click on the email link under the user pic) if you want me to set up your accounts. The current limit is 5MB. Please also email if you need an extension of this limit and I will see what I can do.

You can log in with the email button above. Your login is your username and your password is your journal update password. You can change your preferences to have your mail forwarded somewhere else or just check it using our webmail service.

Links
You can finally change your links. The instructions are found on your update page. I tried to make it as efficient as possible.

Missing Image ;(

Robin brought this to our attention via the UB list serve

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Voter Fund's political ad contest. You don't have to be formally trained in the art of filmmaking, just ready, willing and able to create an ad that tells the truth about George Bush.

Loren from Access Community has brought the wireless network idea back onto the forefront. He wants to do it now. Maybe we should too. The idea being to create a free wireless natwork around elmwood.

I also spoke with terry and we are considering opening up a storefront for the spirng and the voice recording database. i would also like to host a happening next month with artists from sound, video, and web art. We will have to see what happens.

The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal or hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal -- the redness and the horrot of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellow-men. And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the disease, were incident of half an hour. But Paul, Terry, Matthew, and Holly were happy and dauntless and sagacious. When their dominions were half depopulated, they summoned to their presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of their court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of their castellated abbeys.




You are Horridly Invited to "The Masque of the Red Death", Friday, October 31st.

Location: 567 Lafayette Avenue (enter from elmwood)

We will be celebrating Holly's Deathday.
Costumes Recommended

Dear Mr. Visco:

Thank you for taking the time to write us regarding your dissatisfaction with the manager of our Elmwood Avenue store on Auburn (e:new,29677) . It is through the efforts of concerned customers such as yourself that we are able to correct some of our shortcomings. We do appreciate your comments.

I sincerely apologize that you were subjected to an incredibly poor display of concern from our associate, Ken, during your visit to our store. We certainly do not condone the impolite and disrespectful behavior our associate demonstrated and regret that you were subjected to it. At WILSON FARMS, it is our goal to provide our customers with a pleasant shopping environment, as well as friendly and efficient customer service. We will notify the store management team of your concerns so they may work to prevent such occurrences in the future.

Again, thank you for writing. If we can be of any assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us. We value your business and look forward to continuing to serve your shopping needs.

Sincerely,

Deborah L. Stover
Consumer Affairs/Community Relations Manager

I experienced a tragic racist situation at Wilson Farms today. Below is my letter to Wilson Farms recounting the situation. You can respond in the forum on our site, as well as, send your thoughts to them - here is the contact information.

Phone : 1-800-522-2522

Web Form:

Snail Mail: Wilson Farms
6363 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221

To Who It May Concern,
Today, I went to Wilson Farms on Elmwood Ave at Auburn to buy a gallon of water as I have almost everyday for about 2 years. I wish I never left the house. Outside the store was a black homeless guy. He apparently was told by the Wilson Farms Manager Ken Kensek (or something close to that) that he could not wait outside because he was "bad for business." Then the manager dragged him inside by the shoulder in a very, I'm gonna lynch you kind of way, and said he was going to have him arrested for trespassing. Although, I feel this is kind of harsh, that is not even the situation that really offended me as a customer.

At that point, the black homeless man pleaded with Wilson Farm's Ken Kensek? not to be arrested for trespassing outside and then Ken told him, "here's the situation . . if I ever see you again I AM GOING TO CRACK YOUR HEAD OPEN WITH A BASEBALL BAT." Then the black man said, "ok, ok, just don't call the police." Followed by the manager saying,

" DO YOU THINK I'M KIDDING, I'M GOING TO BREAK YOUR SKULL."

I find this to be disgusting and totally unprofessional.

I was shopping at the moment and ran out to tell my friend who was out of earshot. I came back a couple minutes later, not sure what to do.

I decided to return what I bought in protest of the unfair racist treatment and corporal threats against this man. Ken was not immediately visable to I returned the products to the cashier and loudly stated why.

The people behind me also left their goods. I am going to start an all out boycott until there is some sort of formal repercussion for Ken. Lastly, I would like to point out that I am the webmaster of the new a community forum that is just starting this week in order to report on neighborhood news in the Elmwood Strip Community of Buffalo, NY. I expect a formal report as to what repercussions Ken suffered for his unprofessional and downright illegal behavior in your store.

Sincerely,
Paul Visco

The journals are free as always but now we are thinking of offering webspace for our elmwoodstrip.com users own homepages. If you re interested in this service please contact me

This week I am releasing the long awaited Elmwood strip 1.2. I has many new features, most of which you can already check out. First of all you can now add links and images to your journal entires via HTML tags. You can also change you banner, even to an animated swf one. You can change you background color, and not just when you first create the blog but over and over as your heart desires. even better is that you are not limited to the color choices I selected. you can add you own hex value colors oif you would like.

The rest of the weeknend I will be producing new graphics.

I spent a lot of time working on the code this weekend. There are lots more features. You can now upload images to our server. The page then gives you the address of the image and the code you would need to display an image in your journal entry. It also gives you a thumbnail and a way to delete the images stored in your directory.

Now you can also stay logged in thanks to cookies when you are updating your journal and you switch to view your journal. There will be many more features in the next month. Hope you enjoy.