Registering is a fairly simple process and there are two ways to get to the registration page.  Either click on the “Admin Login” link at the bottom of any page or follow the “You must be logged in to post a comment.” link on the bottom of any individual post.  Either way, you will end up here.

The link will take you directly to the login form.  At the bottom of the form, you will see two additional links.  The first link, “Register“, will take you to the registration page.  At this page you will need to supply two pieces of information.  Your desired username, and your email address.  Keep in mind that your username is case sensitive, and cannot be changed once chosen.  (Don’t panic, you can choose what name is displayed when you leave a comment in the registration section).  Next, enter your email address and click  on the “Register” button.

You will receive a temporary (and difficult to remember I might add) password at the email address you entered on the registration page, along with a link to follow back to the login page.  From there, you guessed it, enter your username and temporary password.

Once logged in, you probably want to click on the “Profile” link on the left hand side of the page.  There, you will be able to update your First name, Last name, Nickname, which is publicly displayed, update contact information, add Biographical information and possibly most importantly, update your password.

Now that you are all set up, you can follow the link “Visit Site” back to the main page.  Now that you are logged in, you can leave comments to any article you choose.  One note.  To ensure that nothing inappropriate gets posted, all comments must be approved by the administrator prior to being published for the world to see.

All of this sound too confusing?  Send me an email at blogger at michaeldogan dot com and I’ll help you out.

I look forward to hearing for you!

Cheers,

- Michael Dogan

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Cheers,

- Michael Dogan