There is nothing like a pandemic to make you clean up your site.
And by that I mean me, cleaning up my site. This site.
Let’s see what comes out of it.
Keep safe!
And now…
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Category Archives: random things
… years ago today
Seven years ago today I took a photo of a lighthouse. I honestly don’t remember much of this day…
Five years ago today, we had drinks with Taras at Harry’s. I miss Harry’s, their dirty martinis and Taras.
Taken in Berlin last Summer
Pleats AND rhinestones.
This little guy sits right next to our apartment.
This monkey was looking at us while we had lunch.
Wilmie came to visit and we made cupcakes.
RIP Flickr
Everything comes to an end. The end of Flickr started when it was acquired by Yahoo. It ended this week, after Marissa Mayer took a cleaver and chopped off it’s head for good.
You can find me on Trovebox from now on. I moved all the photos from Flickr to this new site and all the new ones will be going there as well.
Until the aforementioned Jezebel dumps my photos from Flickr they will also be there as an archive, with all the comments and memories of budding friendships.
I loved Flickr for many years. Now it’s dead. RIP Flickr.
What was I doing on this date in 2009, 2010 and 2011?
Here’s what:
Cambridge 2009 – Arrived the day before.
Paris 2010 – Visiting the Parc de la Villette (arrived in Paris a few weeks before).
Paris 2011 – Took a picture of the new neighbourhood after moving to a new apartment.
Delicious, the goodbye
At long last, after more than 10 years using delicious.com, I got fed up and deactivated my account.
Some of the problems I found that led me to it:
– The “Bookmark on Delicious” javascript widget stopped working on the ipad and on the laptop;
– I stopped understanding how to edit my links in a bundle of more that 20 links;
– They are confused about what their service is for. I don’t get it anymore either…
Right now, for bookmark services, I’m using Diigo.com and it comes with a nice enough ipad app. Just wish there was a good app integrated with Safari or Chrome.
RIP del.icio.us
Valentine’s day giveaway on Little Big
If you’d like the chance to win a copy of my first novel and some other lovely Valentine’s gifts, go to Little Big and follow Carrie Anne’s instructions.
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While you’re there look around for tips on thrifty living, adorable toddler photos (and cats) and yummy recipes.