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What's New?

4/15/07
Added shopping cart functionality to Gallery 1 and Gallery 2 Lichtenberg Figure pages
5/16/06
Added Google Analytics Tracking Code to all web pages
3/11/06
Added a new page for our latest family addition - Sprinkles Marie Hickman
01/06/06
Reverted to previous IP address (205.243.100.155) and reduced incidences of "hard coded" IP addresses except where required.
12/31/05
Changed to new IP address (from 205.243.100.155 to 209.176.83.155)
07/18/05
Added new pages of Lichtenberg Styles - Styles 21 - 46. Photos will be added over next several weeks
05/25/05
Added page to sign up for Lichtenberg Mailing List via Forms
04/10/05
Added Shopping Cart functionality and online Credit Card processing for Books and Coins.
12/24/04
Added a new page for our newest staff member: Raffery Harley Hickman
09/26/04
Minor fixes, added quick links to bottom section of many pages
06/30/04
Entire main web site was moved to a new, faster server. No more hanging and failing links!
06/29/04
Fixed a number of minor problems with new pages
06/23/04
Added new Lichtenberg Sales Pages and underlying support pages
04/04/04
Added new Splash page and Web Site Mirroring
06/26/03
Added Babblefish Translation tool on main page to support cross-translation between nine languages
06/18/03
Separated the Lichtenberg Figures and Mendocino Motors pages to emphasize new Lichtenbergs being offered.
04/22/03
Added Teslamania Favicon. Also, added direct links thru Register.com to internal pages:
books.teslamania.com, coins.teslamania.com, safety.teslamania.com, sales.teslamania.com, coil.teslamania.com, arcs.teslamania.com, and smallchange.teslamania.com. Added Java Tracking code on all active web pages
04/02/03
Added Sparks and Arcs page with 345kV air break switch and exploding transformer MPEGS
03/07/03
Added Google Site and Web Search Tool to Main Menu
02/04/03
In preparation to changing to a larger Business Web Server, site cleanup and updating, plus URL changes.
11/20/02
Extensive site cleanup, clearer directions on books and coins ordering process
11/17/02
Split Coins and Other stuff for sale pages into two to improve loading time and make site less confusing. Also, improved structure of Coin Sale page to make ordering instructions more straightforward.
10/20/02
Added more pictures of state quarters and reformatted  main page. Fixed a multitude of broken links as well.
12/24/01 Added page describing the history of Mageforming and Quarter Shrinking. Also, updated the "interesting Things" for sale section to cover coin pricing. General cleanup on other pages.
11/24/01 Modified site to add notice that Shrunken Coins were now available for sale. Initially offered via Ebay, they are now available at this web site!.
09/03/01 Restructured the TOC page to add a "For Sale" Section. Added three new supporting pages.  Began populating rare technical books for initial sale to coilers. Added a number of new pictures in the Quarter Shrinking section, and new Tesla Timeline, and Notable Inventions pages
02/24/01 Fixed numerous broken links in Link Table.
10/28/00 Changed Hosting Site, pointers, etc. from previous MediaOne site to Aquila to improve loading speed and increase available space to 60 MB. The previous MediaOne site will remain and will point to this site..
10/7/00 Revised Email address on all pages to new address: info@capturedlightning.com
05/28/00 Added "Lichtenberg Figures" - Frozen Lightning in Plexiglas from an Electron Beam Accelerator, Quarter Toroid, Phil Rembold's shrinker, and Sandia Z-Machine
02/27/00 Added the Excellent "Pulse Power Overview" by John Pasley in Theory Section...
01/2/00 After the Y2K bug neglects to destroy civilization as we know it, Les replaces the logo graphics with some snazzier ones that will hopefully make the page look nice in 600 X 800 as well as higher resolution displays.
12/27/99 Bert begins playing with Netscape Composer and finds that playing with a WebSite is even a greater time sink than Ebay and Tesla Coiling!
12/25/99   Bert finds out about it and begins plotting and scheming!
12/20/99 The TeslaMania Page is born, as a Christmas gift from his daughter, Lesley


Some Other Places to Visit:
Tesla Information Center
Tesla Coil
Link to 345 kV Switch MPEG
Shrunken Coins for Sale Lichtenbergs for Sale
Tesla Info Center
"Quarter Shrinker"
More Arcs & Sparks
Get Shrunken Coins
Get Lichtenberg Figures

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