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Tag Archives: Meta-blog
Stop SOPA
Would I be able to write this blog in a world where the Internet is governed by SOPA? I honestly don’t know. I strongly suspect that I would, but it would be a lot less interesting. I also strongly suspect … Continue reading →
Heavens!
So, it turns out that a good possible way to get oneself a jump in blog traffic is to post something cool about libraries. That post was linked on a listserv for librarians, and then, this happened: I gotta say, folks…this … Continue reading →
2011: The year of the doldrums
This quiz is my traditional sign-off to a calendar year. 2011 was not a bad year, nor was it a great one. I didn’t make any great strides, but nothing cataclysmic happened either. This isn’t a complaint; I get the … Continue reading →
Get thee behind me, 2011!
Well, we’re about to file away 2011 in the books. What kind of year was it? For me and my family, it was a decent year. For the country, it was a pretty volatile year. Who knows where things go … Continue reading →
A Very Public Service Message
This week being the week of Christmas and all, and thus being a week when Real Life ™ makes things insanely hectic, blogging will likely be lighter than usual, and usual features here might be late or not appear at … Continue reading →
A Very Public Service Message
At some point in the last week or two, Blogger has decided to change things so that by default, images on Blogger blogs open in a “lightbox” thingie when you click them, as opposed to just opening the way they … Continue reading →
Tapping the Mike
Sorry about the lack of posts the last few days, but there’s been stuff going on (not horrible stuff, just stuff), including: a 4:30 am start at work yesterday, a mild cold that’s settled into my head nicely, and a … Continue reading →
Still testing….
Wow, I’m having to do a lot of testing in Blogger’s new interface. Yeesh. (BTW, for those using the new interface, adding links is easier if you just type your link text into the post, and then highlight that text … Continue reading →
Hey Blogger!
Nice new interface and everything, but how does scheduling posts work? And why is searching the Blogger Help forum such a monstrous pain in the arse?
Kicking tires….
Huh. Blogger has a new way of doing things, so ignore this test post as I try stuff. Like BOLD text. And Italics. And blockquotes. Hmmmm. Interesting. Not sure we needed a whole bunch of changes, but then, I know engineers; … Continue reading →