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     As you may have noticed the site looks a little bit different this morning. I've upgraded the blogkit to my new version 2. I'll get around to documenting that soon, but you can see some of the features already. You'll notice that along the header of each news item is a link to comments, and a list of categories. You can click on the "comment" and be taken to the input form where you can leave your thoughts about each of the posts. Currently this is only available on the news items and not the articles/code/faq. Sorry it's not integrated with the site login yet so you don't have to re-enter your information. For any category listed, you can click on it to see previous posts in the same category.

    Along with the kit, comes the archive. Here you can see all posts every made, or grouped by category, or date. There is also a feature to search the posts. Note again that this isn't integrated with the main search bar above yet.

    Another feature, is the RSS Feed. For those of you that read lots of sites and like to stay up to date you may already be familiar with this technology. Review the specs and get some more details. If you're using Firefox you can click the RSS icon in the bottom right corner too.

    Please let me know if you find that I've broken any of the other features of the site with this change, or if you have any questions.

Ok, so "Reloaded" is getting lots of use lately with the Matrix movies and with the recent changes to the X-Men lineup of comics @ Marvel - so ignore the title - but download the browser now!

    Check back soon for a review of how you can get the most out of this browser in your daily activities. [Note: Firefox is not a product of Nth Dimension, we're just in love with it]

    I'd like to take this opportunity to announce a number of the new features that are now available here on Nth Dimension.

    Firstly, we are proud to unveil our articles page. This is a section, similar to our code and FAQ sections but will take a single topic and go indepth in reviewing it, with a focus on how it will be important to your business. To kick the section off we have our "Report on the Future of ProvideX - Version 7"

    Next up is our search feature. We've consolidated the articles, code, and faq's into a single database so that they are all quickly searchable for your keywords. Now admittedly it's not very smart just yet, we'll improve it as we go along - please send your suggestions.

    Now, you may notice that each of those new features does require one extra step on your part however, you must register (it's free!) and login to experience the full benefit. Another benefit of registering is you will get fewer nag messages as you proceed through the site. It was a bit unfortunate that I had to implemented these, but they are mostly unobtrusive and just serve as a reminder to you as you surf the site that it does require a lot of work on our part to maintain and that any contribution is worth while (see the Donation Button on the side bar).

    Speaking of the sidebar, you'll notice a few changes over there too! The news page headlines are now available at the top of the list so if you're like 80% of our visits and just stay on the example code page you'll still be able to stay on top of what's happening at the rest of the site. Below the headlines you'll see the rotating items of what's new or what's popular in the other sections. The google ads that used to be down the side bar are now displayed along the bottom of the page as well.

    Another thing along the bottom of some of the pages you'll notice are the 'Related Items' section which will try to cross-link you to other items on similar topics.

    A number of other minor, most cosmetic, some organization changes where made as well to make your stay with us more pleasant. Please let us know any feedback on the changes (especially if you notice any typos) - thanks!

     - Chris Nolan

    At the seminar I was at yesterday the idea of globalization was quickly mentioned. I thought it was a good idea so have quickly implemented a tiny bit of my own on the site. Up in the header, next to the date, you'll now be greeted with a "Welcome" message in your preferred language. So far I've added English, Canadian English, Australian English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian as those are my majority of my site's visitors. If you notice I've spelt your greeting wrong, or have selected the wrong word even (My Apologies in advance), please let me know.

    Check out the "Top Downloads" bar to the right, this will keep track of the most popular ProvideX code downloads on the site and is automatically updated. As well as the "New Downloads" bar which will show you the newest, or the most recently updated additions to the site.