Get Skined!

Minecraft is customizable through Texture packs and skins.
To yourself, this is not important, not until Notch makes mirror blocks and reflective water.
However, for the rest of the folks on the server.... it is like the Mr. Smith program in Matrix three.
Everybody's default image is "Steve" and if not for the names above your heads... you can not be distinguished from the crowd.

Changing your skin is easy. Begin with a deep incision at the back base of your skull and slice axially up and over the crown of the skull, stopping at the forehead and... and... hummm.... Oh, Boy!  Wrong website! Damn Google search!

OK... I found the correct references.... let's proceed.

Changing your skin is easy. Begin on the minecraft home page, there is a link to the right. from the top menu bar select "Profile" here you can change your password, change your skin or redeem gift codes.  If you would like to make your own skin, down lowed the reference skin.  It is a PNG file that can be edited by most drawing and photo programs.  It is important to NOT change the size or resolution of the file, but edit at will the colors and patterns.  I used MS Paint, with my PC set to very low resolution. save the file, with a new name, in PNG format, or download a pre-made skin to a known location on your computer. Some skins can be found at Minecraft Wiki Skin and Minecraftopia Skins links.
Once you have your new skin use the Profile tab on Mincraft site to install it.
Select the Browse button, navigate to your desired file and then select Upload Image.
You are done, to test your skin, select your name from the top of this blog, the Union members roster and you will see a 3D rendered image of your game skin. There does seem to be lag in updating the moincraft website.

See you in the world!