I think I know what is wrong with the security certificate.
It was originally issued before Google went over to the HTTPS system. So, it was issued for ...
http://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
which works ... however ... Google told all of us Blogspot Writers to change over to HTTPS. We were told to make control changes on our website panels to accomodate the changeover from HTTP to HTTPS.
However -- that did not work for updating the security certificate to the new address, which now starts with HTTPS instead of HTTP.
If you try to access the HTTP address it goes through to the real website without any problems. However, the address that shows up is the HTTPS one. So, it is automatically making the conversion for you, and it will take you to my HTTPS main website (IF) you use the HTTP address in your search. Otherwise you get the dumb security certificate message when you try to use ...
https://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
This is a glitch in the system and a lot of users have probably encountered it. I will check around and see what the fix is.
For now -- just use ...
http://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
and you will go right to the main website without any problems.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
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Otherwise, I am in a wrestling match with the 'One Thousand Page Crocodile'. Twice now, I have reached one thousand pages in this next message, and then backed it off to 900 with editing, and it grows back to one thousand and I cut it back to 900 again ... and on and on ... and I have not started the dictation transcriptions and appendices yet ... and I have several sections that only contain titles and they have to be completely filled in (with links and maybe diagrams) ... so ... it looks like the 'One Thousand Page Crocodile' is going to win big time and the next message will be well past that mark.
Not that this is a bad thing. It is just in the 'large category' (not XL or XXL) and it takes time to do such works properly. For comprehension.
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Meanwhile, I wish all of you Humans a Good Life and Good Thinking.
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Markel Peters
It was originally issued before Google went over to the HTTPS system. So, it was issued for ...
http://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
which works ... however ... Google told all of us Blogspot Writers to change over to HTTPS. We were told to make control changes on our website panels to accomodate the changeover from HTTP to HTTPS.
However -- that did not work for updating the security certificate to the new address, which now starts with HTTPS instead of HTTP.
If you try to access the HTTP address it goes through to the real website without any problems. However, the address that shows up is the HTTPS one. So, it is automatically making the conversion for you, and it will take you to my HTTPS main website (IF) you use the HTTP address in your search. Otherwise you get the dumb security certificate message when you try to use ...
https://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
This is a glitch in the system and a lot of users have probably encountered it. I will check around and see what the fix is.
For now -- just use ...
http://www.voices-of-iowa.blogspot.com
and you will go right to the main website without any problems.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
*************************
Otherwise, I am in a wrestling match with the 'One Thousand Page Crocodile'. Twice now, I have reached one thousand pages in this next message, and then backed it off to 900 with editing, and it grows back to one thousand and I cut it back to 900 again ... and on and on ... and I have not started the dictation transcriptions and appendices yet ... and I have several sections that only contain titles and they have to be completely filled in (with links and maybe diagrams) ... so ... it looks like the 'One Thousand Page Crocodile' is going to win big time and the next message will be well past that mark.
Not that this is a bad thing. It is just in the 'large category' (not XL or XXL) and it takes time to do such works properly. For comprehension.
*************************
Meanwhile, I wish all of you Humans a Good Life and Good Thinking.
*************************
Markel Peters