Our Christmas 2005 Newsletter

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CHRISTMAS 2005

HELLO,

Dear Family Members, Friends and Visitors,  

The Christmas season is here again and this is our Christmas newsletter. Despite the inflation in our economy, the shops are packed full of Christmas goods - from cards to carols, CDs and gift hampers. After doing a good revision of the pages in our site with regard to its contents and the validation of the Links, we made substantial new additions to the site as listed here under.

1. VISIT OUR OLD FREE SITE

We have learnt from experience that in publishing to the web you need to establish an alternative site as a backup in case difficulties arise from using a current site. Although we have enjoyed a superb support from our host at http://oloruntobafamily.net/index.html, we have some difficulties at present. The problem is not the fault of the host but from our local ISP who is not yet able to resolve it. We expect these to be cleared as soon as possible. Meanwhile, go to our old free site at Tripod to view our latest updates and improvements. It is at https://oloruntoba0.tripod.com/index.html.

The disadvantage of a free site is that in trying to find the means to maintain the site, the host places sponsored adverts on the pages. Yes, there is no free lunch anywhere even on the Internet! Fortunately, the adverts in our Tripod's free site are family friendly and not too  obtrusive.

2. OUR PHOTO GALLERY

In this update, we have forty photographic collections grouped into ten classes. Each class is labelled appropriately.  The new arrangement makes it easy to edit and expand the gallery as required.

3. ARTS AND CULTURE

In this update we present a startling revelation that 75 per cent of African slaves taken to Europe and the Americas were Nigerians. This explained why most of the cultural activities practiced in those parts of the world were similar to those of Nigeria. Read the full story in Cultural Export.

We also have a story about a Nigerian female drummer - Ara, the first female drummer of repute who has taken the Nigerian talking drum to a whole new level. Her love for drumming dates back to her primary school days when she was the head drummer of her school. She has done so well Internationally that recently, she was given a key to the Miami County, USA, by the Mayor and people of Miami. It was the first time that an artiste would be bestowed with such an honour, Read more in: "Ara The Drummer".

4. NIGERIAN RECIPES

Grandma is letting you into the secret of the recipes she is assembling for Christmas Lunch this year. She is hoping you will be attracted enough to fly home for Christmas. You should not miss this Christmas Buffet Lunch.

5. SEARCH THE WEB BETTER

In this update we are introducing a new search innovation called Advanced Searchbar for Windows. It is an easy to use and very customisable free toolbar for Internet Explorer. You can search using more than 160 search engines, including Alexa, AltaVista, AOL, Britanica, EasySeek, Excite, Google, Lycos, MSN, Yahoo, and Zeal.  The Advanced Searchbar has many other useful features which you should explore. Go to our Search the Web page on the website to use it and learn more.

6. OUR SOFTWARE DISCOVERIES

Like all computer enthusiasts, we often discover some very interesting software in our surfing sessions. We want to share some of our discoveries with you here.  In this update of our "Computing for Fun", we have a new page titled "Our Software Discoveries." Two useful freeware we discovered recently are presented for sharing. They are FreeNote and Gadwin PrintScreen. Freenote is a virtual replacement of the yellow sticker commonly used for sticking notes on PC monitors. Gadwin Printscreen is a simple but efficient screen capture software you will like. Both are freeware.

7. LETTERS FROM USA 14

Our old visitors are familiar with the series "Letters from USA" which Bunmi sends home periodically from the USA. Early in September, Yinka attended a medical conference in the US and took time to visit Bunmi.  It was a great reunion as you can read from this hilarious edition of "Letters from USA."

Said Bunmi: "His visit here was a blast -- it went by so fast. There I was on Monday hugging him at the airport and suddenly it was Thursday and I was driving him back to the airport."

Yinka in his report said: "I can’t describe how I felt when I saw him outside the airport. We hugged for almost 5 minutes...His apartment is nice. They really live well in the US. The apartment has A/C plus heating, cooker, fridge and even a dish washer. There is a coin operated Laundromat just a hundred meters away." The whole of this edition is a "must read" not only for family members but also for our friends and visitors.

NOW IT IS TIME TO SAY,

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE TO YOU ALL.

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Sanya Oloruntoba, Family Webmaster