Last month we quietly added some better server monitoring to catch problems on hosted blogs. Happy that our uptime now shows 100% for the last month. Might be closer to 99% since it only checks every 5 minutes and won’t catch seconds of downtime, but still solid. | Continue reading
Wondering if I should be concerned that I haven’t received any truly negative feedback about my book. I know there are some sections that need work, but not hearing anything makes me question whether I should rework them or just continue to fix minor problems and ship it. | Continue reading
This is the last week to order Indie Microblogging in e-book or print editions. I know I’ve said that before, but really this time. I’ll be deploying some Micro.blog changes that disable the book order page after this week. It’ll be available to read on the web, but not offline. | Continue reading
Nice update coming soon to Mimi Uploader, a batch photo uploader for iOS. The next version will show photos uploaded from other apps too. | Continue reading
Almost a week into the May photo challenge. I love the photos grid on the web. (Also now looks good in dark mode, thanks @vincent!) These challenges are so rewarding for us because you can see the effect right there, encouraging more photoblogs and finding new people to follow. | Continue reading
Herbs and flowers in the earth, for day 5 of the photo challenge. Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is from lunch on the patio at Mi Madre’s. | Continue reading
The extra time the 1Password folks worked on version 8 seems to have paid off. I upgraded and the workflow feels smoother to me than previous versions. The new search bar and auto-fill most anywhere is a better fit for how I was using it. | Continue reading
Day 3 of the photo challenge is experimental… Didn’t have a good idea for the photo until I was reading (Wise Man’s Fear) and noticed “experiment” on the page. | Continue reading
Photo challenge, day 2. I bought this camera last year thinking it would be worth it for the zoom, especially for school events like marching band. I don’t use it often but the photos are priceless. | Continue reading
Last month was difficult in ways I haven’t blogged about yet. Needed a break, so loaded up the kayak to take a little peaceful time on the water after working downtown this morning. | Continue reading
On our Plans page we have $5, $10, and $20 options. I kind of want to put a “our most popular plan!” label on the cheapest $5 option because: 1) it’s true; and 2) to poke fun of all the SaaS apps that always highlight their middle tier. | Continue reading
Love seeing all the photos for the May photo challenge. I’m hoping to finally get the 30-day Photo Challenge pin myself this month. You’d think I would’ve gotten this pin by now as the first Micro.blog user, but it keeps eluding me. | Continue reading
Late this week but hopefully worth the wait… Core Intuition 511 about Elon Musk and Twitter! Plus a follow-up about how it’s going with customer support email. | Continue reading
Love seeing completely different themes on Micro.blog, like the design for micro.alexezell.com by @ezellwrites. Just noticed that it’s in the plug-in directory too! | Continue reading
About a month ago, we rolled out a change that made microblog posts much faster to appear in the timeline… except for some folks where it was inadvertently slower instead. I think I’ve now got that fixed. Will continue to look for more optimizations. | Continue reading
If you’re new to Micro.blog, make sure to check out the third-party apps if the official native app isn’t quite right for you. New version of Gluon just shipped with a bunch of improvements. | Continue reading
If you’re using Micro.blog bookmarks, check out this Shortcut for iOS and macOS from @rknightuk to make saving web pages easier. If you’re on Micro.blog Premium, we’ll also archive a copy of any bookmarked pages so they are highlightable and searchable. | Continue reading
Achievement unlocked? No idea where the key is to this old lock and the trick with leveraging the force of 2 wrenches together totally works to bust it open. | Continue reading
It’s cool to see people reading the microblogging book. Reminder that we’re going to stop accepting orders for the e-book and print editions after this month. That’ll help me wrap up the final edit and focus on Micro.blog. | Continue reading
Email response time in Help Scout for the last couple of months. Average about 14 hours. Could be better but I feel good about this… Huge improvement compared to last year. | Continue reading
Morning everyone. Coffee and work outside at Cenote. ☕️ | Continue reading
I expect Twitter to pause anything new during this limbo period between the Twitter board accepting Elon’s offer and it actually happening. It’ll be a great few months for other social networks to innovate and add features while Twitter is at a standstill. | Continue reading
Updated Micro.blog for macOS with a couple bug fixes today, including a fix from @otaviocc for Day One photo export. | Continue reading
Lunch earlier at Torchy’s. Hadn’t been there in a while, nice to see some menu tweaks like fresh avocados instead of fried. | Continue reading
We love welcoming new people to Micro.blog. Thanks for giving it a try if you’re new! Mastodon has also seen a big increase in users and that’s good for the web too. (Reminder that you can configure Micro.blog to follow and reply to Mastodon users directly from Micro.blog.) | Continue reading
Last night had a dream that was too bizarre and timely not to share… In it, I met Eugen Rochko at a conference, and he showed me a prototype tablet with a physical keyboard that could only post to Mastodon. “And we call it iPhone,” he said. What?! No idea what this means. | Continue reading
Mostly running errands this morning as the Elon Musk + Twitter news was breaking. Watched the rain slowly fill the sidewalk from the front porch of my uncle’s house, there to meet some workers helping with his garage. The sound of rain takes the stress out of everything for me. | Continue reading
Hello new folks joining Micro.blog! [From @kimberlyhirsh](https://kimberlyhirsh.com/2022/04/25/everybody-on-twitter.html): Everybody on Twitter wants to know where to go now. The answer is your own website, syndicating out to wherever else people end up. Yep! This is why Micro.b … | Continue reading
Still disappointed that the Spurs didn’t make the playoffs, but I guess I have to begrudgingly admit that the Pelicans finished the season strong. Looks like the Suns series might go to 7 games. | Continue reading
Walking around Barton Springs for the first time in a while. Kind of shocked to see Shady Grove closed and rundown. | Continue reading
Just realized I didn’t show the Bookshelves pin in the demo video about books on Micro.blog. I knew I was forgetting something. | Continue reading
In my demo video yesterday, I used the Scribe theme by @ChrisHannah. Looks really nice with the book list even without any customizations. | Continue reading
I know it’s not always clear how all of Micro.blog’s book features fit together, so I recorded a 10-minute video walk-through on YouTube. It goes through Micro.blog bookshelves, Epilogue, and updating your blog with pages, categories, and filters. | Continue reading
Finished reading: Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings. When I started this series, I thought it was a little obvious. But I’m enjoying it more and more with each book. | Continue reading
Can’t believe we’re already getting peaches on the new tree. Only planted it a few weeks ago and thought it might be years until it was big enough. | Continue reading
I sent the following email to anyone who was early to pre-order the book Indie Microblogging. My main goal was to inform people who might have pre-ordered a year ago that we lowered the price, and that they can update or cancel their order if they need to. Sidenote: We use SendGr … | Continue reading
Added a new pin for the Micro.blog bookshelves feature! When you add a book to a bookshelf, you’ll unlock the pin. You can find your pins linked under the Account screen on the web. | Continue reading
Walking through the capitol grounds after an appointment downtown this morning. | Continue reading
We’ve updated Epilogue for Android to version 1.1 with the new React Native-based code to match iOS. Thanks to @benjohnson for helping with the Android support! Epilogue is open source and can post the books you’re reading to Micro.blog. | Continue reading
On the road today, stopped at Pinewood Coffee in Waco. Nice outside courtyard space. ☕️ | Continue reading
Finished a bunch of work this morning, now taking some time to get into the 2nd book of The Kingkiller Chronicle. Already can tell I’m going to love it. | Continue reading
Epilogue for iOS has been updated with a couple improvements and bug fixes. I’m also going to try to get the Android version submitted today, which syncs up the code with the iOS code base. | Continue reading
We just posted a new episode of Extra Intuition, our special podcast for @coreint members: Daniel and Manton talk about accents, and why Manton doesn’t have one after growing up in Texas. It’s been a while but we want to get more into the routine of posting these. | Continue reading