Now that the server is setup with the Web server and FTP server, and the ports are opened in the router, you should setup the client system with the Thingamablog software. The client system is a laptop or desktop system where you will normally "write" your blog. You then save your entry, push a button to "publish" the entry you just wrote. In this tutorial, the "client" will be a laptop that we use daily. This allows us to write to the blog at anytime and then publish to the FTP server from almost anywhere.

CLIENT SIDE SETUP - Step 1) Download and setup the Thingamablog software
Once you download and install the Thingamablog software, run Thingamablog by clicking on the link in your Windows Start/Programs Menu.

CLIENT SIDE SETUP - Step 2 )You will be asked to create a database, click YES. Then click the SAVE button on the next screen to create the database in your MY DOCUMENTS folder. You are now ready to create your blog. You will then the Thingamablog main screen as shown below. You are now ready to create your first Blog site. Click the CREATE A NEW WEBLOG from the main menu as shown below:

CLIENT SIDE SETUP - Step 3 )You will now see the Blog wizard screen as shown below. Since we are using the TZO web server and the blog will be our main site, we will enter a forward slash (/) into the Base path as shown below. For this example, we use the domain name MyBlog.tzo.com so this is the base URL. Enter the domain name of your blog - such as http://YourBlog.tzo.com, etc. Once you do this, click the NEXT button.

CLIENT SIDE SETUP - Step 4 )You will now see the second Blog wizard screen as shown below. Enter in the title of the Blog - Name it anything you want. You should also enter the description of the blog and click the NEXT button.

CLIENT SIDE SETUP - Step 5 )You will now see the third Blog wizard screen as shown below. You can ADD categories if you wish to have multiple categories for your postings. In this case below, we added a category 1 an category 2. If your blog will be a single category, click the Next button.


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