New look and a relaunch
by Anton Zuiker on November 6, 2005
The much-promised and long-awaited relaunch of Zuiker Chronicles Online is here. (Read this report for some background to the site.) I’ve created a clean, simple layout and design to better feature these online community tools:
- New logo – “Raven’s Roost,” designed by Kelly Marks. The font for the logo is meant to evoke the original typewritten Zuiker Chronicles sent out by Frank the Beachcomber and others. The raven refers to Raven’s Roost, the northern Wisconsin retreat of the Zuiker Family (see this post for some, this post and this post for background; if anyone has the definite spelling of the roost—apostrophe or no apostrophe—please tell me.)
- Group blog – The main, left column of the page, which will include entries from any Zuiker who wants to contribute family news and essays (a self-register page for creating an account is coming soon).
- Recent Comments – A listing of the five most recent messages left in the comments section of the blog entries.
- Flickr photos – These are public photos tagged ‘zuiker’ at the free Flickr service. This should be an easy way for family and friends around the world to share their pictures. More photos, including the wonderful gallery organized by Jeff Nolan, are here.
- Map – A collaborative mapping effort to show where our family and friends live.
- Genealogy – The family tree (design to reflect the new site design coming soon).
- Special days alerts – An announcements section at the top of the home page to highlight birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, reunion planning and site updates.
- Webmail – Any family member who wants a free webmail account (i.e. you@zuiker.com) can request one from Anton; you check your webmail here.
- Other features – A few more tools are planned; watch the Special days alerts section.
- Policies – An official site policy and privacy statement are forthcoming. Until then, figure that this site is for family members and friends of the Zuiker family. We’re a fishing family, but spam won’t be tolerated. We’re also a kind and generous family, so act accordingly here.
Enjoy the site. Leave your comments, suggestions and requests in the comments section, please.
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by Anton Zuiker on November 2, 2005
I traded messages with Jeff and Kate today—it’s their wedding annivesary—and then searched for info about Jeff’s work. I found this story about a short movie Jeff created for Rotary International.
Where are the Zuikers?
by Anton Zuiker on October 18, 2005
I finally found an easy way to show where all the family members are in our big country. Check out our new map, and add your name today.
Go Sox
by Anton Zuiker on October 17, 2005
How about that?! The White Sox are American League champs. The last time they were in the World Series was 1959, and chances are one or more of the Zuiker uncles was selling popcorn at Comiskey Park then. Zuiker Family—share your memories of the Sox by adding a comment to this post. Or, head over to the In the Roost forum to continue the conversation (you’ll need to register first, but it’s easy to do that).
Notice the authors, please
by Anton Zuiker on October 15, 2005
Anton isn’t the only Zuiker blogging on the Zuiker Chronicles now. Please look for the byline beneath the entry title to see who the author of each entry is. Uncle Mike posted the manifesto below.