February 25, 2008

We need to thank Wiley for setting this up for us. This is pretty much cutting edge stuff, and is far superior to the website he had set up for us in the past. I think this is great, and you can post your own entries all the time. Please do that.

This is in lieu of trying to send family letters on a regular basis.

Regarding photos, when you send me photos via email, which many of you do on a regular basis, I'll post most of them on the blog. Andy just sent me some, and I will get with Wiley so that he can guide me through the process. After that, I'll post any photos you would like me to post, or that you don't mind if I post.

We are a family that believes in education. Hence, we also believe in making the most of that education, by going where the jobs are. That means that few of us will stay in a rural state like Utah forever. I would imagine most of you will be like JD, Andy and Mike, and will be making the most of your educations by taking the job that is best for your family. This poses lots of challenges to us if we want to stay close as a family. This blog seems to be one very good way to stay close.

With that in mind, please do the following:

1. Post blogs all the time. Don't worry about it seeming like you are bragging. We need the news of your new jobs, assignments, successes, etc. Anything you would like to share, please do.

2. We all have to visit the blog site as often as possible so that we can see when each other have new messages and information up. Please visit as soon as possible.

3. Be cautious about what you put up on the blog. Some of us will be viewing/posting, etc. while at work. Be sensitive to the fact that many businesses have very strict rules about what can be posted, read, accessed, saved, etc. on a business computer. Please don't put up anything that could be construed as being in poor taste or violating some HR policy. This happens frequently with emails. I know because I have done the investigations of employees who have forwarded or created suggestive emails, attachments and/or photos. Smack talk should be okay, but just be cautious. Also, Mr. NFL type stuff should be okay, as long as it could not be construed as being an office "pool" etc.

If you have any questions about this, please let me know. If I can't answer them, we'll get the answer.

Once again, thanks to Wiley for setting this up. I am looking forward to reading all of the messages you put on this site.

If an old goat like I can do this, so can you technically savvy people. Let's make the most of this.

Dad

Everyone Can Post on This Blog

Okay everyone,

All of you can post to the blog. To post, just log in and click on New Post. If you'd like to add pictures, send them to Dave via email.

Call Wiley with any questions.

Sincerely,

Kate Dawg

The "How To" on Letters and Pictures

Family,

Here's the low down on the how letters and pictures will be posted here on our site.

Until we find more convenient way, they will still have to run through a gatekeeper, which will be Dad. You can write the letters when it's time and email them to Dad. He will also be able to elect when to post pictures you choose to send him. We'll try to do a new poll and video each week to keep you interested (some take a little more effort than others).

You can post comments on any posting that goes up on the site without going through the gatekeeper. This way we can keep all of our letters in one place. It should be a lot better for formatting and administration which should keep us up-to-date.

If you have any suggestions, please let Dad know.

Buh-BYYYYYYEEEEE.

The Barker Family

The Launch of a New Era

Family,

Today we launch the next step in BarkerCommunication. Allow me to introduce the Dave Barker Family Blogspot. Stop here to enjoy everything from the video of the week, to updated pictures, to family slideshows. Yes, it can be truly said that the Dave Barker Family Blogspot has all you need to reminisce about everything from early childhood dilequence to early male pattern baldness.

Good luck as you step into the new wave of the future.

Sincerely,

The Barker Family