This is a test post to WordPress using Microsoft Word.

Here’s a picture of me boat surfing in Casco Bay this weekend. I wonder how Word will handle compression

Let’s see how it handles an Embedded slide show from Picasa …

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Hmmm, not so hot

And what about links?

In case the embedded slide show didn’t work, let’s try a simple hyperlink to Picasa

The following was added directly from WordPress .. after publishing from Word

Here are a few direct edits

And if you actually want to embed something, here’s what it looks like when you go directly into the WordPress editor:

Conclusion

Publishing from MS Word to WordPress is fast and easy for simple posts – not a bad solution for less technical users who don’t attempt anything too fancy. Anything more advanced than text, images, and simple hyperlinks … learn to use the WordPress editor.

Lovin’ that Google Calendar

If you haven’t already, check out the Google Calendar. I use it every day within my organization for scheduling, but it is also very useful for quick public calendars such as this local Farmers’ Market Summer 2009 schedule.

The calendar below was, created, posted and published in less than an hour. It can easily be imported into your iCalendar compliant calendar software. It’s easily shared with viewers and designated editors.

Google Calendar is FREEEEEE … but requires you to have a Google Account (which is also freeeee, and will take you only a minute or two to create).

Questions?

If you have questions about an event, please contact the individual referenced in the event notes.

If you are the person responsible for updating event data, and would like editing access to this calendar, please contact me directly.

• Information sourced from the State of Maine web site.

Ouch, I couldn’t help myself.

Anyone who has worked freelance will likely identify with the people in this video.

And then there’s the one where there’s no longer any budget … oops, sorry, we already spent the budget.

And for good measure, a couple of classic Dilberts. There’s nothing more frustrating than loosing a bid to a slightly less expensive competitor that is destined to disappoint.