Eclipse:

Hello everyone.

First a quick apology: on Thursday, immediately after I announced the Eclipse group at
  http://fer3.com/eclipse/
and sent you all emails suggesting you should stop by and visit, the site crashed --completely unrelated, coincidental nuisance. Sorry if you saw that!!

Posting ID code for the "Eclipse" group: If you post on the message boards at fer3.com/eclipse, you will need your "group posting ID". This is a simple pre-assigned, low-security password. You'll receive that code in a short email within an hour from now. You can also grab it from the "Tools" menu on the site. You don't necessarily need this code. You can post Eclipse messages without it, but if you want to change your email settings, etc., it's handy [you can always just email me to do that ...don't feel bound by the automation!].

Pushover notifications app: This is tied to the Eclipse website and provides low-prioity notifications of group messages, but it also allows us to send more urgent, time-dependent notifications which could be critical during the eclipse expedition. For example, suppose we arrive at some location on the path of totality but an hour before the eclipse, clouds start moving in. We all jump on the bus and drive a short distance to escape. So we need a means of messaging you, "Bus leaving 5 minutes!!" or something similar.