What's Old

This is the "What's New" page for version 1 of my home page. It shows the development of my pages from their origination in January 1995 up to the point at which I started converting everything to the new version. All the links go to the original versions of the relevant pages; use the navigation bar at the bottom of this page to get back to the version 2 pages.

August 13, 1995
- Moved older entries in the Guestbook into a separate page, because the original file was getting too long. Added a field in the Guestbook Form to find out where people heard about my pages. If you're reading this, please fill out the form and let me know!
August 12, 1995
- Enhanced the layout of my stream of consciousness thoughts page, although the new version requires Netscape Navigator 1.1 or later. The older version is still around for those using other browsers.
August 1, 1995
- Added a Frequently Asked Questions list, because people frequently ask me the same questions.
July 13, 1995
- The Bare Bones Guide to HTML now has a Gateway Page at the URL that used to lead to the HTML version. This page provides easy access to all the versions of the Guide.
- Added some material to the Page o' Stuff.
July 6, 1995
- My WWW Help Page has been expanded to provide more links on several topics, including cgi scripts, access counters, guestbooks, and how to advertise your site.
July 5, 1995
- I have added a page that explains why my pages look the way they do. This page described some of the design decisions that went into my pages. I plan to add some additional material and graphics to this page shortly.
July 4, 1995
- For those of you in America, happy Independence Day!
- For those of you in France, Quebec, and other French-speaking parts of the world, I now have a version of the Bare Bones Guide to HTML translated into French by Philippe-Alexandre Gilbert.
June 22, 1995
- Created a WWW Help Page to answer some of the questions I frequently get asked by people who read my Bare Bones Guide to HTML. The new page offers links to some of the better online sources of information on how to create Web pages.
- There is now a version of the Bare Bones Guide to HTML in table format, with conversion courtesy of R. Alan Monroe.
May, 1995
- Not much activity this month because I got engaged, and consequently have been dealing with the wonderful world of wedding planning.
April 30, 1995
- My online biography has been jazzed up with graphics and some additional info.
April 27, 1995
- Added The World According to Student Bloopers, an incredibly funny story pieced together from student errors on history exams.
- Began The Page o' Stuff, a collection of witty, wacky, and wonderful tidbits of information I have come upon on the Net and elsewhere.
April 24, 1995
- I just returned from a two-week vacation in California, which explains the lack of recent activity here. As soon as I wade through my EMail backlog, I'll start adding new materials.
- I've corrected a few minor typos on the home page and the Bare Bones Guide to HTML.
- There are now quite a few entries in the guestbook, many of which include links to the signer's home page!
April 9, 1995
- If you have the time and interest, you can now read my undergraduate thesis on the relationship of literature and society in Russia before the Revolution. It's about 100 pages of text, so it may take a while to load.
- Added background colors to additional pages for those of you browsing with Netscape Navigator. I don't know that these make things look better, but they add some visual diversity.
April 6, 1995
- Added an HTML version to my Bare Bones Guide to HTML, with assistance from John Berkin.
- My list of outstanding home pages now has its very own page, rather than being stuck at the bottom of my Hotlist.
- Added Umberto Eco's column on the Mac vs. DOS debate, and Bart Simpson's blackboard quotes to the ever-growing section of texts on my home page.
April 5, 1995
- Reorganized the home page somewhat to group related subjects together.
- Added HTML versions the Progress and Freedom Foundation's 'Magna Carta' and the latest issue of Tech Support Tales, two documents that make fascinating reading for completely different reasons.
- Added some new material to my stream of consciousness thoughts, mostly notes from the mind-expanding Evidence Law class I took last year in law school and some excerpts from my journal.
April 3, 1995
- Added a Guestbook page with the comments that people have left. You can add to it by sending me feedback.
- Redid the navigation buttons, because I didn't like the way they looked.
April 2, 1995
- Posted the revised Bare Bones Guide to HTML to Usenet, and updated the links on my page.
March 31, 1995
- Did some fairly significant reorganization and cleanup of the main home page. I'm still working to make it look decent on the Mosaic browser (as opposed to Netscape).
- Added my resume, and a page of thoughts about what makes a good home page.
- Revised the Bare Bones Guide to HTML after getting suggestions from some folks. Added links so you can get the original and shorter versions from my page. Next step is to do an HTML version.
March 30, 1995
- Added this "what's new" page to keep track of changes.
- Started the Stream of Consciousness Page, a sort of virtual diary, to which I will add random thoughts as they come to me.
- Distributed the first version of my Bare Bones Guide to HTML on USENET. A link to my home page will be added soon.
March 28, 1995
- Added a list of outstanding personal home pages to my hotlist by culling through several thousand pages listed on Yahoo and the Who's Who on the Internet lists. These are good examples of what you can do with a home page.
March 27, 1995
- Added a Help Page to describe the functions of all the buttons. Somewhat unnecessary at this point, but it may become more useful later, especially if I change to iconic buttons.
March 22, 1995
- Added the Map Page to give an overview of the various pages I have linked together.
March, 1995
- Added button bar to aid navigation. Although you may not find the buttons to be useful, I think it's important to think about user interface when designing Web pages. Too many pages have great material but are hard to find your way around in. Some thoughtful comments on this subject can be found in Jorn's pages on HTML style.
- Redesigned the pages to take advantage of new tags introduced in the Netcape 1.1b browser, such as backgrounds and tables.
- Added a feedback page with fill-out forms. My service provider, Digex, currently allows only for simple forms that Email the results to me, but it's far better than nothing!
February, 1995
- First version of "The -k- Page" goes up on the WWW server at Digex. The page is now accessible to anyone on the Net, although I haven't advertised it anywhere so it's unlikely that any strangers have seen it.
- Added several new pages, including my favorite things, my hotlist, and my biographical info.
January, 1995
- Created my very first Web page: The Whirrled Page. Not much here as of yet, but much more will be forthcoming as the Whirrled project I am working on with my brother develops.

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