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5/1/2009 1:36 PM 

Creating a blog is very simple and you should not be intimidated if you are not entirely comfortable with computers. If you can rig a Flicka you should find this easy.
Here are some basic instructions.

• Register with the Flicka 20 site
• Go to the Blog page and click 'Create blog'.
• Fill in the settings to set up the blog as you want it. Most of this should be self explanatory.

Just ignore any settings you don't understand. The system will choose defaults.

• Download Windows Live Writer 2009.

Windows Live Writer (WLW) is a Windows application that enables you to write blogs offline on your PC and upload them to the site without having to go to the site and use the online editing tools. This is much faster and easier, especially where it comes to adding and arranging content such as images. You can also write the post offline and then upload later. Better for us sailors.

WLW is very easy to use and if you can use Word you should have no trouble.
Download it here:-

http://download.live.com/writer

When you have installed WLW you are ready to configure your Blog and start blogging.

• run Windows Live Writer

On the top menu click Blogs then Add Blog Account.

Then you will be presented with a menu to choose the blog type.  Choose Other Blog Service

Then you will be presented with another selection for blog service type.  Choose MetaWebLogAPI from the drop down list and then paste the following URL into the bottom box.

http://www.flicka20.com/DesktopModules/Blog/blogpost.ashx?tabid=749

Then click Next >.

You will then be asked to log in. Here you must enter your login name and password that you registered at Flicka20.com with. For the Web Address of your blog You must also use the same URL that you pasted into the previous box. i.e.

http://www.flicka20.com/DesktopModules/Blog/blogpost.ashx?tabid=749

e.g.

If all is correct you will be told your blog is set up and you can begin right away.

nb: If you are a Mac user there may be some other tool that you can set up using the MetaWebLogAPI method.  Please contact the Web Captain if you would like to use a Mac for blogging.