Have a blog? Be one of the first to review MemoryPress! We will link to the first 50 blogs that write about MemoryPress and we will link to any blog that writes a review on MemoryPress.

We need all the feedback we can get on MemoryPress, positive and negative. We could also use some links to make it so that MemoryPress shows up when people are searching for us on Google. We would love your help.

The first 50 blogs to comment on MemoryPress will be noted in our blog.

ALL reviews of MemoryPress or MemoryPress family history books will be quoted and linked to on the customer reviews section of our website.

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We wanted to learn how strong our books really are. We printed a 200 page generic book on MemoryPress and put it to the test. 45 minutes in an industrial dryer!

Watching myself destroy this book was a humbling experience, I hate seeing myself on film! I kept saying to myself, “I know I am better looking than that”. haha.

Lucky for me my roommate Devin Graham is a film major here at Brigham Young University. He has created his own brand Devine Films.

He just created a 110 min “mocumentary” (pretend documentary) on dance. It won first place among 3000 contestants at iFilm.com. Here is an introduction to his documentary.

Thanks Devin for the help in creating this film!

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Below are our first attempts at creating visual tutorials. We will be posting them inside the help soon. Sorry about the low resolution, that is what we get when we use YouTube. But I am even more sorry that you have to listen to my voice in all but one of these. Next time I will try to add some more variety to them

Tutorial 1 - Edit Table of Contents

Tutorial 2 - Add a Memory

Tutorial 3 - Add a Photo

Tutorial 4 - Add a Photo Page

Tutorial 5 - Choose Your Cover

Tutorial 6 - Change Layout

In the next weeks, as we add features and make changes, we will be redoing these tutorials. But for now let us know what you think.

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How many usernames and passwords do you juggle? With OpenID you keep it to just one!

OpenID is a new optional way to sign in at any FamilyLearn website.

Have you ever felt sick of trying to remember usernames and passwords for all the websites you frequent?

OpenID is a great way to have only one username and password while visiting tons of cool websites (none quite as cool as ours, of course).

Why I want OpenID:

My friends think I have turned into an Internet Geek. It’s true, I love the Internet. But I have one major problem with the Internet. It requires too many dang IDs and Passwords! I believe this is the single greatest barrier for online applications to grow.

On the web I regularly use accounts on Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, MSN or Live, Ask, AnswerBag, Wikipedia, MemoryPress, Facebook, Joost, Skype, Ebay, LinkedIn, Zoho, QuestionPro, YouTube, Digg, Reddit, PayPal, My Bank, My Blog, Pyxlin’, Brigham Young University, Apple … sigh … these are just the places I visit regularly, I couldn’t even count ALL the places I have ever created an account with.

How is anyone supposed to keep all those usernames and passwords straight, but still keep them unique enough to keep their identity from being compromised? EASY! OpenID!

How to use OpenID on MemoryPress:

You may have noticed this OpenID logo on the signin page:

Ok, you probably didn’t notice it yet, take a look to the right side of the screenshot below:

If you click on that little OpenID logo you will see this spot to sign in with OpenID:

OpenID to be used by Firefox, AOL, and Microsoft:

I am VERY excited about using OpenID because it makes it so that I don’t have to use a different username and password for every site. THAT’S RIGHT!

You don’t have to use OpenID but if you want to you can. Here is a blip about OpenID from Wikipedia:

“OpenID is increasingly gaining adoption among large sites, with organizations like AOL acting as a provider. In addition, integrated OpenID support has been made a high priority in Firefox 3^[1] and Microsoft is working on implementing OpenID 2.0 in Windows Vista.^“

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MemoryPress has a support forum. This forum is a MemoryPress community where YOU can help one another, share tips and tricks, and offer suggestions to improve MemoryPress.

1. System Annoucements - You will be able to see how others are responding to the new system changes and voice your opinion.
2. How do YOU use MemoryPress? - You can ask questions, then share ideas that you have used to create your MemoryPress books. For example, you could ask, “Does anyone have ideas on what kind of things to put in a Baby Memory Book?” Then people will respond with ideas they have used and helpful links to other website resources. Give it a try!
3. Feature Requests - Is there a feature that will make MemoryPress better for us all? You can request new features and see what others have requested.

4. Troubleshooting and Bug Reports - Having a hard time figuring something out. Come and ask the MemoryPress community for help. Look and see if others are having the same problem. Once you are an expert, help others who are just starting.
5. Miscellaneous - Anything else on your mind? Let us know here.

I am getting married in October, so I asked my first question this morning. I need some ideas for Wedding Memory Books. You can get started by helping me find ideas to make my wedding book better.

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Jeffrey has been getting all of you excited about the new MemoryPress system. I’m chiming in to announce a major system upgrade on Friday, June 22, from 12am to 6am. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes for all of you, but I’m confident you’re going to love the changes. That’s first thing tomorrow morning. Long night for me Great day for all of you tomorrow.

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Personal Historians,

We have started the process of branding MemoryPress to APH websites. Here is a peek at what it looks like.

We took careful consideration in the design of MemoryPress to make sure that it was brandable. We hope you like it.

This is a process, and we will not have all the sites branded by the time we release MemoryPress. We just wanted to let you know we have started.

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MemoryPress is coming together nicely. Here are some fun looks at the new User Interface.

“Add a Photo” View

Duane’s Photo Editing Tool. You can now drag, rotate, change to sepia or black & white, move, and add a caption all in one step!

We changed what you see when it is time to click to edit text.

“Add a Memory” View

Here is a screenshot of what it looks like when MemoryPress is typesetting your book. You can see the little gif that Daniel talked about earlier.

“Edit Table of Contents” View

It is now possible for you to add, move, trash, and edit chapters right in your “Edit Table of Contents” view!

Paul has been working for some time on the “Manage Custom Pages” view. This view will allow you to easily drag and drop photo-pages anywhere in your book!

Here is the new Quick Navigation

These are not complete, but this past year of hard work is starting to take form. We are getting more and more excited each day. Let us know what you think.

*to create these previews I used Latin Filler Text from www.lipsum.com.

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The most distinguishing feature of the new MemoryPress is its typesetting capability. MemoryPress is the world’s first online typesetting system.

As you make changes to your book, the application isn’t always loading (as you will experience on the rest of the web), it is typesetting. Essentially, MemoryPress typesetting takes your text and sets it into a library quality layout. Unlike word processing applications and email, MemoryPress automatically takes care of details like alignment, spacing, font size, headers, footers, page numbers, and table of contents. Using MemoryPress is like having a personal designer that worries about the visual aspect of your book, so that you can devote your attention to your memories.

Gutenberg’s invention of movable type required the characters to be set piece by piece. When you update your book on MemoryPress, it does this electronically. I’ve included a small animation that MemoryPress users will see as the application typesets their memories.

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I’ve been working full time on the new MemoryPress User Interface (UI). Some people have enough time on their hands that they actually monitor our snail-like technical progress. I figure that your dedication (and quirky hobby) deserve a special insider look at the visual development of our new application.

Here is a screen shot of the alpha version of MemoryPress.

Frank feedback is appreciated. Critical comments are condemned.

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