For the last few years, a number of people have joined a photo project or challenge called the 365 Project or 365 Challenge. For this project, you take one picture every year and post it to a blog dedicated to that project.

Doing such a project has a few advantages. The pictures can act as a time machine, allowing you to see a great number of things that you’ve seen and done within a year; the people you’ve met, the places you’ve seen and the things you’ve done.  It also helps you share moments of your life with others. The 365 Project also helps to develop you into a better photographer. As the year progresses, you should get better at composing your shots, being more attentive to lighting and shadows, as well as being more creative with your photography when you’re forced to take a new picture every day.

I decided to take part of this project and I created its own special blog located at http://365.dreamrealm.org/ . Today was day 1 of this project for me, and I’m eager to see where it takes me.

blog.dreamrealm has now activated OpenID. This will allow you readers to comment on my blog entries without the need to fully register by using your OpenID account.

What is OpenID? Its a system that was developed a couple of years ago that is now really gaining ground. It eliminates the need to manage different usernames and passwords across different websites. You can read more about it on OpenID.net

I personally have been using OpenID for a few months now and absolutely love it. The more websites that use it (and it grows by hundreds every day), the more useful it becomes. I decided to use Verisign as my OpenID provider as they are well known in the IT field for security. Getting and using OpenID is free of charge. I also use Seatbelt, a Firefox plugin that simplifies the use of OpenID. If you don’t wish to use Verisign there are dozens of other free OpenID providers out listed on the OpenID.net website.