Let's Give This Baby A Test Run ! !

Okay, I made the switch to Beta Blogger with little or no apparent problem. However, when I visited all my bloggy friends just now every time I tried to comment, I got an error page from blogger. So, just know that I DID read your witty, touching, thankful posts, but Demon Blogger wouldn't let me comment on your blog. Maybe Blogger will get itself together and let me comment later.

Now to try to load a picture....Okay, that went well. Pictures seem to load quite a bit faster, I will say. I hope it's an indicator of things to come. The little triangle within the wheel still grinds away, but not nearly as long as it took on the old Blogger. One can only hope that the new Blogger works better with less downtime than the old Blogger.





Now let's try a GIF image.....Okay, the first GIF I tried to load wouldn't work, so let's try another....Now that one worked fine, so maybe the first one was just a bad image.

This version of Blogger does publish very FAST!! It publishes almost instantly. Yea, verily, it does!



Now to try a regular photograph.....Well, that took a little longer, but it was still faster than the old Blogger. I don't know if it has anything to do with the problem of posting comments today, but this version of Blogger is running very jerky and hesitant. It takes a while for the type to catch up with what I'm typing. Okay, that's about as clear as mud. What I mean is, it's taking a while for the words to appear in the text window after I type them. There's a lag between the time I type this and when it actually appears on the page. Could be Blogger, but it could just as easily be my computer. Who knows?

***Update on the lagtime: I saved this as a draft and shut down my computer, then restarted it. It seems to be working fine now without any hesitation, so I'm assuming it was my computer that was the problem.***

I tried to make a list using the tool on the controls here, but I'm about ready to pull out my hair tying to get it to work right, so I gave up on that.

I'll have to use this version for a while to discover all it's quirks and peccadilloes. So far, so good, but only time will tell the real story.

And it does that have that FREE thing still going for it.

The bottom line is, some people have reported no trouble at all with converting to Beta Blogger, but a few have mentioned some problems. It's totally up to the individual for the time being if and when you make the switch to Beta. My concern was possibly being forced to switch sometime in the future. I believe I've mentioned that I tend to be a control freak. I chose to go ahead and switch now so I was in control and I was curious enough about the promised New & Improved Blogger to take the chance.
It's nearly 3 pm and I still need to figure out what's for supper tonight. I also told one of my dear friends that I would make something to take to our Women's Missionary Union meeting tonight at church, so I need to fix extra of whatever I cook. Hmmm...as of this moment, I have no idea what I'm going to cook. I hope to get suddenly inspired when I post this and go look in my freezer and pantry. I can hope, anyway.

I'll be cooking most of the day on Wednesday and Thursday, and visiting with my family for Thanksgiving Dinner and afternoon. I'll probably post again between now and Thanksgiving day.

I hope you all have a blessed week with much to be thankful for. Love to all....