Site Enhancements
As I mentioned, I'm finally back to working on the site. It's not that I'm any less
busy than before, but the need to share pictures and pregnancy/baby updates will only
increase in the coming weeks! Never one to do things the hard way - I see this as a perfect
time to resume my personal web work!
For those of you who've been here before, the transformation is still a work
in progress. If there are pages you can't find anymore, they will likely re-appear
shortly. Noteworthy among the changes are an improved
photo album tool; in particular the
slideshow feature has been enhanced. In addition, there is a site map you can use to help find your way around.
Off the top nav bar, you can visit pregnancy central! to read up on Akiko and Haruna's progress and
see pictures of mom and baby when she arrives.
I'm still trying to talk Akiko into posting her own blog on the site, but for the
moment she's pre-occupied with her pre-baby preparation tasks.
Technical Details
If you're interested in the technical details, this site is one of several projects
this year designed to force me to climb the ASP.net 2.0 learning curve. Those of you
who have been programmers for a while can appreciate what that feels like! Fortunately
I'm making progress... :-) All the pages on this redesigned site are written in asp.net.
In addition, the majority of the content on the site is database driven: making it
easier to update and add content when I want.