Brad Enslen

Jul 2018

Like: In Praise of Email | Dan Cohen

Remember a decade or two ago when it was our national pastime to complain about email? More recently, as I’ve reassessed...
Jul 2018

Bookmarked: WordTsar – A Wordstar clone

Wordstar was the second word processor I ever learned and used. Certainly the first I used in MS-DOS. (The very first wa...
Jul 2018

Like: Webmentions: Enabling Better Communication on the Internet · An A List Apart Article

Breaking down the walls between the internet’s many social silos, Webmentions offer a new level of freedom for web inter...
Jul 2018

Notes: Things to think about for blog 7/19/2018

Wiki plugin - potential uses. research needed. Knowledge Base plugin - potential uses, better than wiki for me? research...
Jul 2018

Like: Vivaldi now includes Qwant, a search engine that respects your privacy | Vivaldi Browser

Our latest minor update includes the addition of the Qwant as a search option. Read more about our collaboration with th...
Jul 2018

In reply to: Catalog of Internet Artist Clubs | Kicks Condor

In reply to: Catalog of Internet Artist Clubs Kicks! Great find. That is one of the best done websites I’ve seen i...
Jul 2018

Like: Reply to Ryan Boren et al on the WordPress Link Manager, Calypso, and Indie Blogging

Oh there’s just so much to say about the start of this thread, and it gives me so much hope for the open web as we...
Jul 2018

Hey Indieweb: Update on State of Webring Hosts 2018

I was checking out the webring stub on Indieweb.org and the list of hosts. As of 7/18/2018 here is an update on the info...
Jul 2018

EU, Google Antitrust Decision

Despite my dislike and distrust of Google, I use an AndroidOne phone. The EU’s ruling that Google Android violates...
Jul 2018

I’ll say one thing for Wordpress: there is no shortage of boxes you need to check/uncheck before you can post.  😀   So testing putting nothing in the title on a post.

Jul 2018

7/18/2018

I had all notifications from Mastodon turned off. I just turned them on. Because? More and more people I know are findin...
Jul 2018

7/17/2018

Added a “Podcasts” category to my Blogroll page in addition to the blogs. Not a lot there yet but these are ...
Jul 2018

Opinions Wanted: What to do with Old, Ancient, Obsolete Blogs?

I’d like to get the advice of other bloggers. I have 2 ancient blogs from 2004ish on Blogger. Both were about eboo...
Jul 2018

New Urbanism and the IndieWeb Share a Common Thread

It just occurred to me that there is a common thread in both New Urbanism and the Indieweb. Both find that they dislike ...
Jul 2018

Reading: Showplace Alleys Break Free From Seedy Stereotypes - CityLab

“We’re starting to realize they’re just as powerful as a park or plaza.” Source: Showplace Alleys Break Free From Seedy Stereotypes - CityLab
Jul 2018

Any Good Way to Get Rid of Rabbit Pests?

I live in a subdivision that is overrun with rabbits and ground squirrels. Background: Every home in the subdivision has...
Jul 2018

Like: Creating a tag cloud directory for the Post Kinds Plugin on WordPress

  Like: Creating a tag cloud directory for the Post Kinds Plugin on WordPress And it works! 😎
Jul 2018

7/16/2018

For Micro Monday I recommend you follow @smokey.
Jul 2018

Joined: WordPress IndieWeb Webring

WOOT! I just joined the WordPress IndieWeb Webring, which is for Wordpress users with Indieweb powered sites. Part of th...
Jul 2018

Reading: EU’s Attack on Android Boosts Rivals in the Battle of the Apps - Bloomberg

Google’s latest European Union woes could mean opportunity knocks for app developers stymied by contracts that pre-insta...
Jul 2018

Bookmarked: Growing vegetables in Containers - A life in the forest of dean with a what's on section

Source: Growing vegetables in Containers - A life in the forest of dean with a what’s on section Some great contai...
Jul 2018

Bookmarked: Alternative Search Engines That Respect Your Privacy | 12Bytes.org

This is a really well done list of privacy respecting search engines. Lists those that exist but also defines terms and ...
Jul 2018

A Blogroll Solution

After much discussion I came up with a new blogroll. Ta da! Not perfect but a bit easier to maintain. I used the Links S...
Jul 2018

Reading: The web’s bloated middle — Duncan Stephen

Website publishers have been incentivised to do exactly the opposite of what could have made the web so great. Source: T...
Jul 2018

My Brief and Sloppy Affair with Indiewebring

Wow, that was some rabbit hole I went down last night. Background: About a week or so ago I tried to join the Indie Web ...