Welcome to my new page. How do I get the smilies or emoticon or whatever they're called?

Also how do I put pictures on my page and on the sudoku comments page?

DotCom - welcome to the site!! It sometimes gets very interesting around here - but it is populated by a really wonderful group of folks.
I suspect you will shortly get help from those that REALLY know how to do those things - I think if you go to the Forum page there are helpful links for a lot of that stuff.

to your own page, DotCom!
Great to see you posting!
Jamie's right. Go to the top of the page and click on FORUM, scroll down to MEMBERS SPECIAL FEATURES-HELP AND INFORMATION. There is info there. If you have any questions, just post them on 'Easy', someone will be able to help.
Good to have you here

One more thing...go to the top of your page and click on 'Update Details', then on 'Upload Photos'. There are instructions there.

Welcome Dotcom to this fun site, we don't just come here for the puzzles but also for the friendship and chat.

Welcome to the mad-house, DotCom, a fun-filled site with many "characters". Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

To get the icons other then the offered - you need to be a member of the site - to post picture -- that is on my to-do list also - I did it once and that'a bout it. I'm near Chicago and hope you enjoy the site, Mary

DotCom.Join the club with not knowing how to shrink pix etc.Click on the blue smilies and you can then get the free designated ones. Good luck.

Welcome to the site and to your own page DotCom. That's a funny name your parents gave you. Do you go by any other names? At any rate, enjoy my traditional page arming gift, a double chocolate fudge beavertail pastry from Ottawa. Have fun here, and cheers!

arming = warming.

DotCom,
Have fun here in Sudokuland. Hope you enjoy you own page. Glad to have you here.

Welcome to the site! I'm not sure if it is still the same as long ago, but those of us who are supporting members ($15 AU) used to get enhanced capabilities with smileys and also no advertisements! This is an amazing group of people and we follow one another's families through the years!

About the free tool and how you get paid, you have to become a distributor in order to do that. The tool, however, if free for all and will save you a lot if you use it when buying online.

I just bought a Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai online and the genie found the best price for me at a place in NYC that is now my favorite store for anything having to do with photography!

If you are looking for some income then this could be a great vehicle. It is fairly new and is just moving into a lot of other countries! If you want to talk about it just ping me and we can chat on the phone or on Skype!

If you head up here to Orlando we could sit down over coffee or drinks as well!

Anyway, enjoy this community. There is more care and love here than you would ever expect!

Congratulations on your 52nd anniversary!! That's quite an achievement.
And while I'm at it in a few days, too!

Congratulations on your 52nd anniversary. What a rich history. Hope you stretch the celebration out to 52 weeks. Blessings to you both.

Hi DotCom. On the Easy page today, you asked - 'We have all seen rocks under water but it takes real talent to think of photographing them. Similarly, we have all seen babies sleeping but a friend of mine actually took a photo of his baby daughter sleeping. Everybody does sunrises, sunsets, flowers, pets and people smiling at the camera. Anybody have another idea?'
I am no expert, but to my mind the first essential is to recognise something has the potential to make a good photo.
Then, before you point your camera at it, pause for a moment and have a think about how it might be improved - different angle, lighting, telephoto or close-up etc.
Having decided, point the camera, steady it if possible and squeeze the shutter button slowly.
Try other angles if you have the time.
It also helps to have a decent photo processing program on your computer so you can level the horizon, change the exposure or contrast and crop your photos.
Then practice...and practice...and be critical of your photos.
Good luck.

Hi DotCom,
It's my pleasure. Please bear in mind that I am no expert, just an enthusiastic amateur. Your camera and Picassa 3 will do the job OK, so it is up to you now. Look at other people's photos and mentally criticise their work - how could you improve the photo.
Of all the rubbish I have said, probably the most important is the pause to think just before you take the photo.
Enjoy.

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and nothing but the best for 2013. Merry Christmas!

, may 2013 prove to be a wonderful year for you and your family with love , happy surprises and high flying adventures

Dotcom!

DotCom, wishing you and yours the best in the New Year.

Hello Dotcom! Wow, it's been over two years since I visited your page to wish you a happy 52nd anniversary. And now you have celebrated your 54th!! Congratulations - that's a wonderful accomplishment.

54 years! That is inspirational. Congratulations :)

I just wanted to applaud you for trying the puzzles! Great effort every time.

Merry Christmas to you and all those you care for, and have a peaceful and prosperous 2014!

DotCom

So sorry to hear about your health crisis, DotCom. Yes, welcome back to the living ... and may it be for a long, long time! Love to you!

Just wanted to stop by and let you know I am thinking of you.
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Echoing Judy and Kathy, it's good to see you back here. Hope all is going well with you.

Glad to hear that you are starting to see the first signs of recovering from the hurricane. (I hate to throw out food, too.)

Happy Happy two-day birthday!

for posting the rest of the words to that song, DotCom! A lot of them seemed very appropriate for my restless night! (The tossin' & turnin' part!)

for the birthday wishes, Dot! There are not enough candles on those cakes, but, if there were, they would definitely set off the alarms!

Happy Birthday DotCom, I hope you have a wonderful day!

, Dot! Have a good one!

, have a fantastic day!! It's a beautiful day here, hopefully you've got some of the same!

Happy Birthday, today and tomorrow!

, DotCom!

Happy Birthday!