This page may seen useless to you, but after building Websites and web tools for over five years, I know that I am going to get email from someone wondering why I am not using graphics or cool Javascript tools on this site. So here it is for those of you who care. My main reason for building this site is to facilitate communication between active Peace Corps volunteers and their families and friends. I believe that for any site to be useful, it has to meet the needs of its users.
Many family members have low Internet literacy skills.
Very high interest in receiving information as opposed to graphics. Very high interest in sharing information. To meet the needs of these users, I am employing a concept I believe very strongly in on the Internet, 'target the lowest common denominator'. The design of this site keeps the lowest common denominator user clearly in mind as much as possible. Minimal use of Javascript because it blows up in older browsers.