My blog is on my friend's dashboard.

Q: I created a blog while using my friend's computer. Now my blog is on his dashboard. How long after deleting will my blog name become available?

A: Deleting the blog will not make the URL available for anyone (including you). You need to transfer ownership properly.
Make the blog in question into a team blog, with two members, then removing the original team member: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?answer=41448

Method 2:
Another way is to vacate the blog address (URL):
1. Sign on with account A (using your friend's ID and p/w) to his dashboard
2. go to settings>>publishing>>Blog*Spot address

3. change the URL (of your blog) to some other name, say xyz1234 (thus vacating the URL)
4. do the word verification.
5. save settings
6. sign on with account B (preferably on another computer): www.blogger.com
7. create a blog
8. choose the name you want as your URL
9. continue to make a post on your blog.
10. publish post

( later on, when you are free, return to delete the blog (xyz123) from your friend's dashboard.)

source:http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=53b300ad2c9251da&hl=en

Label cloud

Q: Where is the label cloud gadget?

A: Please go to Layout, add a gadget.
Scroll down to "labels", click on ( + )
A new window opens, allowing you to configure labels.
Select display (cloud)
Save.

source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=1d0822caea8d4363&hl=en&fid=1d0822caea8d43630004796481352dcc

I cannot find my blog on the web.

Q; Where is my blog?

A: If you are the blog owner, you do know its address (URL). There will be no need to search for your blog on the web. Paste your URL inside the address bar (not the Google search box). Click refresh and you will be taken instantly to your blog!

To become google-able and popular in the Blogosphere takes a lot of hard work on your part. You need first to post some interesting stuff that many people want to read/see/listen/watch. You also need to actively promote your blog and get the search engines involved. Perhaps you are not asking about this. If all you want is to work on your blog. Go to this screen: www.blogger.com and sign on to blogger using your ID and password.

Your blog has a unique address (URL) on the internet. Any one can access your blog and see it by pasting the URL inside the address bar and press "refresh".

Authors/owner (you) can go one step further. You can create/edit posts. Only you know the ID and password to sign on and change/edit any thing on your blog. Anyone else can certainly see your blog if you give them the correct address (URL). Older blogs can be "found" by googling key words, without even knowing the URL.

Using a blog to post a journal

Q: How do I use my blog for writing a journal?

A: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=7322f5160f6f204f&hl=en

Note: If there are many posts, change the time instead of the date.

Does Adsense work?

Q: Does Adsense really make money for any of you bloggers?
A: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=02146e2cd8f4f168&fid=02146e2cd8f4f1680004751e0987c125&hl=en

Blog list

Q: How do I get all my blogs listed on my profile?

A: On your dashboard, please click on "edit profile">>"select blogs to display"
A new window opens.
Tick the boxes.
Save settings

source:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=65cbbdabfb131b34&hl=en&fid=65cbbdabfb131b3400047814ca89e1a9

Centering header image

Q: How do I centre my header image?

A: These threads may help you:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=4190d9fe356f4ab3&hl=en

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=1048e18790c2b5fe&hl=en

Transfer URL from one account to another

Q: How do I transfer a URL from account A to account B?
A: You have to vacate the URL so that account B can use it.

Follow these instructions carefully:
1. Sign on with account A to your blog.
2. go to settings>>publishing>>Blog*Spot address

3. change the URL to some other name, say xyz12345 (thus vacating the URL)
4. do the word verification.
5. save settings
6. sign on with account B
7. create a blog
8. choose the name you want as your URL
9. continue...
10. later on, return to delete the blog (xyz12345)


source:http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=2588c6fefe616b46&hl=en&fid=2588c6fefe616b4600047787151cc89b 

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DarkUFO summarized all the above, this way:
Don't delete it!

If you do, you won't be able to use it.

Rename the first one to something else, then rename the 2nd one to the first one.

source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?fid=7d0e8b791ab154e0000479db17115bc5&hl=en

Cancel my account

Q; How do I cancel my account?

A: Here is a link:

http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41932