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Anti Spam Software Blog is a great title. It told me exactly what it was I should be finding on this blog. I was a little hesitant though, as I thought maybe it was just a bunch of useless information. Thankfully I was wrong.

The design of the blog is a nice clean three column layout with the content in the center and other links on either side. The banner at the top is original and brings a professional touch to this blog. Almost as if this is a blog run by a company. (more on this later)

The information presented in the blog is very good. It details new things that have come up with regards to spam and still touches on old things. It brings news of what is going on to combat spam in the way that blogs bring information to the public. I was very pleased with the presentation and how organized and detailed it was. Then that thought of being run by a company struck me again.

I started looking around at the other stuff on the site. I had assumed that the “Free 30 day trial” for Securence was just an ad that someone had purchased, but then I realized the name was in the header and they had another ad on the other column. So I clicked on the non ad to find out more about Securence. Sure enough I was taken to the company’s main website.

To me, this was an amazing thing. Here a company was really getting the purpose of a business blog. They are giving out good information, presented in a great way, and at the same time not forcing their product down our throats. Sure the main purpose of the blog is probably to drive up sales, but it doesn’t feel that way at all.

Overall I this blog is done exceptionally well. I am giving it a 4.25 because I do not feel this is a perfect blog, and I don’t think its one that everyone will enjoy. But overall this blog is one of the best of its types. Even if you aren’t into reading up on technology, this blog is worth checking out.
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I must admit that going into this site, I first had some doubts. I’m not much of a person for the 70s, since they were before my time, and the farthest back I can associate with is the early 80s. Then when I arrived, the header was overlapping the layout so that it was slightly more difficult to read. The gray, off-centered title just doesn’t exactly strike my liking.

The entries are something else. They’re all about reminiscence to a former decade, and they successfully paint a picture of what his life was like back in 1975. If it were something I had any interest in at all, these entries would be bringing me back to my own memories from that time. But, alas, I can’t relate, as they are all before my time. I sincerely wish I could be drawn in, but that’s simply not the case.

The design, while not flashy or exquisite, it’s unique, but in a good way. It looks like a piece of paper placed onto a hardwood table, or a desk. This is a nice touch, and something you don’t see as much lately. It definitely plays in with the nostalgia-themed writing being done.

This blog is based on (and refers to a few times) a book written by the same author, which would probably appeal to the people who like the blog itself. Or, if you’ve read and enjoyed the book, perhaps it’s time to look at the site beside it.

All in all, this is far from a bad weblog, but it lacks what it takes to draw in a younger audience (which doesn’t really seem to be the goal in the first place). If you are old enough to have been alive in the 70s, it’s definitely worth the trip back in time. If you aren’t, you aren’t going to get too much from it and should probably pass it up.NULL

I briefly began sneaking around the “It Must Be Downhill From Here.” I liked the layout, except the fact all the text was centered. I felt the layout was very appropriate; however, I did not find any posts that would drag me into the blog whole heartedly.

The Weblog is about Jennifer’s life. It tells a lot about her life at “THE INN.” She recently quit working there; maybe that has been why her blog has not been active for the past month. She talked about the worst parts of her day and what pi**es her off. Though I agree with her on some aspects, I feel her blog would have greater appeal if it told more about her life rather than what makes her angry.

The design of the site is a blogger template. It has a simple blue background with poca dots. It has some images throughout the site, which was nice because it didn’t make the site feel blah. Also, all the text is centered, which I had a hard time reading.

She claimed that she joined The Weblog Review Staff to work on her writing career, I think she should use her blog to help increase her writing career. If Jennifer would do this it would increase her popularity, while drawing people into her blog and having them to return frequently. Some work is needed. There were some misspelled words, which is annoying when you are reading a blog. I rate this blog as a 3.
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The first thing I’d like to say about this blog is that I’ve been waiting for it to come up to be reviewed. It’s not that it’s a blog that I’ve ever read before this review, but I just liked the title. I know, I’m easily won over, even though this IS a Blogger blog.

However, I was surprised when I got to the blog. As I said, it’s a Blogger blog, and I typically don’t like those, but every now and then there’s a blog that’s absolutely gorgeous. This blog has an It’s Happy Bunny template, and I love the sarcastic (yet adorable) humor. Networkchic has to get points for having a Blogger template that I actually like.

Her posts tend to be long, which is something I personally like. She describes the blog as being creative writing, and while it could be described as personal as well it’s very moving. Although I’m slightly amused at the “Nekkid Thursday” picture posted (go ahead and check it out, it’s nothing much really), most of the blog is deep and thoughtful. I can tell that the blogger is someone who really takes the time to think about life before writing those thoughts down. And there’s a poem (which I’m assuming was written by her), and I love poetry. Overall, the entries all score points with me.

The “extras” are mainly just Blogger standards, with a few spare things thrown in. She’s got links, her Blogger profile, archives, and some statistical things. I’m not too fond of the Bravenet counter since Bravenet is infamous for causing popups, but I didn’t experience any so I’ll let it slide this time. 😉

In the end, this blog is pretty good. I don’t know if it’ll make it onto my personal blog favorites list, but it’s definitely worth checking out. It’s not the best blog out there, but it’s far from being average, which I don’t typically say about Blogger blogs, but this one definitely gets the stamp of approval.NULL

Hooah Wife is an interesting name for this blog. I wasn’t quiet sure what to make of the name other than I knew I would be reading about a wife. Then I thought about the word Hooah some more and the only thing I could think of was that chant that people in the military say and then yell back “Hooah”. I was right – she is a wife of someone in the military.

Most blogs should be read starting with today and moving backwards to get the story then you read forwards again to keep up with this blog. While reading this blog I was a little confused but I kept telling myself I would get around this. After 2 months worth of surfing, I decided that this wasn’t really going to happen so I decided to read it from the very first post onward.

Before I get into the details, I must say that Greta’s story really moved me. It has been a while since I thought about the war in Iraq, other than I wish it was over. I am like most Americans (and people all over the world) in thinking that it is done, time to bring the troops home. With that said, this is a story of one wife and how she deals with being a spouse of someone in the army.

The very first post on the site sets the tone. She talks about how her husband is set to go to Iraq in two weeks for at least 6 months. She mentions that he has also just handed her his last will and testament and that they have 3 kids. Right there all the emotions I had about the war came back. Not knowing anyone personally who went over, my feelings cannot compare to what she must have been going through. Oh one more thing, this all took place about 3 weeks prior to the 2004 election so there was that thrown into the mix.

The next couple of months are mostly political updates with some funny stuff thrown in. Every now and then she gives a self interview and posts stuff about her husband. I was just started to get over the emotional hump from the first month when she posted how she was in charge of a program at the school called “Adopt a platoon” and due to certain rules, she had to read every letter that was going to be sent. These letters were written by kids in the school and she said how most of them said they were proud of what they were doing. Again, I started to get choked up.

I finally hit my breaking point with this blog in April. I read a post that said Hubby is home and I was overjoyed for Greta. Having her husband home after 6 months was such a relief. Then a couple of posts later there was the video of his arriving home and surprising her. I honestly cried.

I could go into all the things that have happened since then, but I don’t want to ruin the story for you. I truly enjoyed this blog and will be keeping tabs on it to see where it goes to now. My only complaint about this site has to do with the layout and how long it takes to load due to all of the included content from other sites. Other than that, this is one heck of a blog. I can’t encourage you enough to go read this blog, even if you only read from October 2004-April of 2005. This has been one journey that I will not forget, and I am glad that there are people like Greta posting about the things that really matter: family.
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