When you try to write a post, it goes into Autosave and never comes out. You can’t save it. You can’t get autosave to complete and if you leave, all that’s left is the title. All the text and pictures… Read More ›
WordPress
BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS
FRIDAY FLASHBACK – ON SATURDAY WHICH ISN’T ANYTHING NEW It was a bad week in a lot of ways. Non-deliveries, late deliveries, missing parts, and a lot of increasingly aggravating conversations with Amazon. I spent more time on the telephone… Read More ›
DON’T LET THEM NEAR A COMPUTER
From February 2015, this is a Flashback Friday post proving that nothing has changed. We are still complaining about WordPress. They still do whatever they want whether or not it has anything to do with people trying to manage their… Read More ›
BLOGGING INSIGHTS: FIX OR BREAK?
Blogging Insights 3.0 — 1 “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” vs “Break the mold”: which of these do you believe, pertains to your blog? I think both things could be true, but neither currently is. I remember when… Read More ›
SPAM COMMENT DU JOUR
Spam Comment of the Week — Week 52 2022 What it lacks in relevance it makes up for with a hint of other-worldly poetry that seems to have nothing to do with my blog. I’m not sure it has anything to… Read More ›
WONDERING ABOUT WORDPRESS
What ARE we going to do about WordPress? We were just talking about it, Garry, Owen and me. At $180 per year, that would be $15/month and then there’s another $20 for you URL address. $200? I’ll renew this year… Read More ›
I HATE WORDPRESS
Just when I think WordPress can’t possibly make their service any worse, they find a way to make it worse. Not content with forcing us to use their crappy block editor or with trashing their media library so that those… Read More ›
IS WORDPRESS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN?
No, it isn’t. As I thought would happen, new platforms are beginning to spring up and I found an article which goes into reasonably lengthy descriptions of the platforms. Substack Review: Is This The Best Platform for Writers? This linked… Read More ›
WORD PRESS IS AT IT AGAIN – BUT MAYBE IT’S THE LAST TIME
You may have noticed — if you use their “block editor” — that suddenly, there’s no search box to let you locate a photograph. In their new, “better experience default view,” they think NOT being able to find existing photographs… Read More ›
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN
This is actually — and how we got to this time of year so FAST — Christmas week. So, while I’m not going crazy with decorating, it’s getting busy and will stay busy for the rest of the week and… Read More ›
GETTING PAGES IN ORDER
I write most of the posts for this site, but Rich writes a lot (and has taken over when I’ve been too sick to do it!). Garry writes, sometimes Tom writes, and I hope one of these days, Ellin will… Read More ›
THE PROBLEM WITH BLOGGING
As a group, we spend a lot of time pumping ourselves up about the how great blogging is and what we can (should) do to keep enjoying it. There are a lot of great things about blogging or none of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 