Acquired: Adler Tippa S Ultra Portable Typewriter
This Adler Tippa S Ultra Portable typewriter came in over the weekend. The plastic bodied “S” model was not ...Slipping Back into Analog
I think it was about 9 months ago, I set aside my Android watch and had a new battery put in my old analog wrist watch. ...I might have to watch the lads on The Grand Tour tonight.
I am not watching the academy awards show tonight. All the actors I remember are either dead or fossils.
Maybe the best 1.5 minutes you will ever spend on Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch
Like: PoIC: Pile of Index Cards system This is really a commonplace book done with index cards. New to me. Thanks to Marty for the tip. Will explore. cc. @c
So I’m thinking: there are infinite things/uses I can do with typewriter + index cards + index card file drawers + enough index card tabbed dividers.
Wow, real typing paper has all but disappeared. It’s all copy paper. Not a big selection in watermarked linen bond. I haven’t even tried looking for onion skin or carbon paper. Maybe on the black market or someplace remote like Bulgaria?
Added a Typewriter page to the blog. It includes a quick list of resources for getting started.
IndiewebCamp, Austin is happening tomorrow. Register here
Independent Web is Greater Than The Indieweb
Here is how I define the Independent Web: You are an individual, small group of individuals, maybe an ORG. You have a w...Oh fudge! I just wrote most of a really long article and then realized it was redundant. I hate it when I do that. I’ll let is sit and maybe I can salvage it later.
Following: Tantek Celik - Indieweb, founder, web standards. Has a deep understanding of how different parts of the web should interact.
Following: Greg McVerry - Indieweb, educator, always in motion. Fun experiments in Indieweb.
Following: Chris Aldrich - Indieweb, web theorist thinker. Always interesting.
Update on Related Posts on Micro.blog
This is a followup of Micro.blog: Adding Hosted Related Posts and you should read that first for context, because I&rsqu...New: Creating Following Page on Micro.blog
I’m rebuilding my Following page (aka Blogroll). After dithering between trying to do it on Micro.blog as either a...Following: jenett. simply. personal. Joe Jenett. Indieweber, fellow web directory driver, explorer.
Following: Life in the Forest of Dean Eddie Eldridge. great gardening tips, local web directory driver, web designer.
Following: Plank Road Stories blog about YA novels co-written by an old friend.
I put a new ribbon on the Olivetti 35i today. I’m so glad I bought latex gloves, because those ink ribbons are full of ink. :-) Best. Purchase. Ever. Changing the ribbon was not as hard I I thought it would be.
Acquired: 1950's Hermes Rocket Typewriter
The Hermes Rocket is a very compact and light weight Swiss made, ultra portable typewriter. All the Hermes typewriters a...Acquired: 1960’s Olympia SF De Luxe ultra portable typewriter
I wanted an Olympia. I wanted an ultra portable. I saw this Olympia SF on eBay for a good price and took a chance. This ...And another one: Hermes Rocket 1950’s More info here.
New arrival: 1960’s Olympia SF De Luxe ultra portable. Details here
