divaSpeak is a blog – short for web log.

For those of you who know what this is, that’s great, but there are people out there who will benefit from that first sentence.

Think of a blog as an online diary of sorts, but instead of telling you all of my deep dark secrets—I don’t have any—I’m going to give you tips and tricks and definitions. On the fun side, I’ll let you in on any new gadgets, software, websites and interesting facts that make me say “Wow. Cool. I don’t think I can live without that, I didn’t know that!”

The beauty of a blog, unlike the Holly Hobbie diary I had in the third grade for which I lost the key, is that those who read it have the opportunity to comment on what I have to say. (What I write is commonly called a “post.” Used in a sentence: I am going to write a post about intalling Mac OS 10.4 Tiger.) To comment, click on the word “Comment” write what you have to say and click submit. Voila!

I hope you find it helpful, and by all means, tell me what you think.

Well, I have a confession to make. I am often technically frustrated and confused. Yes, that’s right, even the Diva wants to hurl her computer right out the window.

You’re looking at the lastest example, this blog. Everyone says, “Oh, it’s SOOOO easy.” Have you ever noticed that the only people who say that are those who have done it? Well, I may say that one day, but today is not that day. I have spent two days trying to get that pic at the top of the page to look the way I want it and customizing templates only to have to call upon a friend of mine to get me out of the mess I created.

My lesson learned is this: know your learning style. I am extremely visual and tactile when it comes to learning or trying something new. The setup for this blog is web based, which means you just fill in a bunch of fields and check boxes. (Yes, I can do that.) However, customizing the templates involves all kinds of things that if I knew how to use I would just make it myself. I’m sure once I get it all figured out I will like it—that’s usually the case—for now I’m wanting to throw in the towel.

So I said all that to say this, I know how you feel.