Using ".gif" files... (glob stuff)

If you do not maintain your own blog, this will be of ZERO interest to you.  And, even if you do, it may be of just as little interest.

But, I have had a couple of Globbers contact me asking, "Andy, how do you post these .gif files?  I can't seem to make it work."  This here is a .gif file.  A .gif file is a file made up of a bunch of different pictures that all work together to make one image work like a little bitty movie.  (But, don't quote me on that, because I'm just making this up as I go along.)

You can see here that BozOama's ears are wiggling.  It's like a little bitty movie.  That is a .gif file.

Now, I'm about the dullest pen in the inkwell, and I figured everybody else had figured it out before I did.  Obviously, I was WRONG.  Again.  When I first came across .gif files that I wanted to steal for use/future use, I just right-clicked on them...saved them to a certain secret location, and waited until I wanted to use 'em.

But, I discovered that they don't "move" if you do it that way.  It seems that if you right-click on one and download it, you just get the particular frame that was in play when you right-clicked.  So, I figured it was hopeless.  Even though I know how to do it now, I have done some further research today (because I love y'all so much), and there was some talk on the Worldwide Computer that Globber may now let it all work.  So, I did me an experiment.  I went to my own favorite .gif file, right clicked on it, saved it to my secret undisclosed location, and then used the "photo upload" feature in Globber.  This is what I got:

See?  It don't work!  See!!!

This is what it ought to look like...

I love .gif files.  I run across them on other computer pages, and get them in computer letters.  I like this one REAL good.

And, I've gotta confess that I think this next one is just danged funny!  Walt sent it to me WAY BACK, and this one is where I got my education on using .gif files.  The canine diving out of the car window really reminds me of my stupid dog, Sadie.  I'll swear, I can watch this one all day.  And, no matter how often I watch it, I just laugh and laugh!  But enough about me, and my twisted sense of what is funny, and what ain't...

Now, ya' gotta admit it...that's funny!

What was I talking about?  Oh yeah, publishing .gif files...  

There are some .gif Farms out there on the net.  I'm not going to link to them, but you can Gooble Search using ".gif files," and probably find a treasure chest of .gifs.  But, I don't do that myself...not much, anyway.  Most of those .gif Farms will give you an embed code to paste into your html.  But, sometimes you can't find what you're looking for.

So, what I do if I come across a .gif file on a site, or it comes to me in an e-mail is this:

Just cursor over the .gif itself.  Make sure you have highlighted ONLY the image itself.  Then Ctrl+C it.  It is saved to the clipboard.  Then, go to your own secret undisclosed location where you save junk you've stolen for later use.  I use one of the "pages" provided by The Globber (it is published, but not visible to anyone but me).   In "Compose" view, just paste it (Ctrl+V).  Don't worry about doing it in "html view"..."Compose View" will work just fine.  It should be right there, awaiting use in the future.  If you are wanting to use it right away on a post you are working on, or paste it into an e-mail, just go ahead on and Ctrl+V it.  It should work just fine.

Now, I do not know if that works for publishing on any other platform than The Globber.  I am not sure about Wordpress, as I have only used The Globber.

I hope I've helped somebody out there.  Y'all know...I DO live to serve!