Nostalgia: Bleecker St, Tekserve, Blueberry iBooks, and old SF magazines
I went down a rabbit hole this morning, following a couple of threads from a couple of articles I was reading, which stirred up some old memories and made me […]
online account management hall of shame
Since I’ve been changing my email address on so many different online accounts over the past few weeks, I’ve developed some strong feelings about best practices and worst practices for […]
Memorial Day, Mister X, and FastMail
I took the afternoon off from work today for a doctor’s appointment, which left me with a little time this afternoon to take care of a few other little things […]
more on FastMail, and playing catch-up
I’m still working on migrating from Gmail to FastMail. Since the last time I blogged about this, I’ve migrated nearly all of my online accounts over, and have converted from […]
moving over to FastMail
I’ve been gradually working on moving all of my active online accounts over from Gmail to FastMail this week. I’d say that I’m maybe 60% done. (I have a lot […]
messing around with email services
As I’ve mentioned in a few recent posts, I’ve been looking at alternatives to Gmail. I’m not really in any hurry to switch, and I like messing around with this […]
unroll.me and email privacy
The recent mess with unroll.me selling user data to Uber has got me thinking about email privacy again. I’m still using OtherInbox Organizer with my Gmail account, and I still […]
trying a vertical mouse
I’ve been using a trackball, left-handed, at work for the last few weeks. I’ve found that it helped with my shoulder problems a bit, and it wasn’t that hard to […]
sick days and comic books
I came down with a cold on Easter Sunday, and took a sick day on Monday. I felt good enough to go back into work on Tuesday, and made it […]
1&1 hosting plans
I’ve been using 1&1 for web hosting for a very long time. Their reputation is mixed, but I’ve never had any huge problem with them. An occasional hiccup, but not […]