DELETED BLOGS

A surprising number of active blogs are being deleted.  This activity began this past week and I do not know, yet, if the deletions were voluntary by the blogger or if Google Blogger has deleted them.  I will try to get to the bottom of this.  If you run across a deleted, or not found, blog, and you have the email address for the blogger, please send it to me so I can try to find out what's going on.

In the mean time:  BACK UP YOUR BLOGS!!!! 

1. Log into your Blogger blog
   
2. From the Dashboard click "Settings"
   
3. On the "Basics" tab, the very first item is "Blog Tools"
   
4. Click "Export Blog" (you will lose nothing from your blog...panic not!)
   
5. You will get a downloaded file ending in ".xml"
   
6. That .xml file is your blog postings, past and future
   

Should you wish to open another blog, just input this .xml file.  It's that simple.

Be aware that the .xml file will not include your header or footer (if customized) nor will it include your widgets or comments to your posts.

Daddy Jeff