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 ›
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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 ›
WHEN IS IT TIME TO QUIT?
There has been a lot of chatter about how to rev yourself up to keep on blogging. This is a perfectly reasonable point of view for those who haven’t been blogging for a long time. Some of us have been… Read More ›
WORDPRESS AND THE PANDEMIC ON THE DAY THE TITANIC SANK
Blogging Insights — WordPress Pandemic Performance I can truly say that the Internet was a lifesaver during the pandemic — and still is — but WordPress has had little to do with that. If anything, their persistent refusal to listen… Read More ›
FIXING WHAT IS NOT BROKEN
Change For Change Sake, by Rich Paschall You may have noticed that the websites you use regularly change their format from time to time. Just when you got used to your favorite credit card site, they changed everything around. It… Read More ›
OPEN LIVE WRITER WHILE HANGING ON TO YOUR SANITY
I’m going to pass along this comment from Tish Farrell. First, however, a brief introduction on how to actually get “Open Live Writer.” INTRODUCTION: GETTING “OPEN LIVE WRITER” NOTE: While this does not work on the Mac, I understand with… Read More ›
IT’S NOT A BLOCK EDITOR – PART II
HUH? For reasons that are way beyond my knowledge, I can’t GET the block editor to work at all on my Mac. It simply will not come up. I have to fight to avoid it on my PC, but I… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 