Are Apple's and Google's 30% app store commissions too high?
Are Apple's and Google's 30% commissions on their app stores too high? What are the alternatives?
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Blog status update (April 2020): Thoughts on a year with ClassicPress
I haven’t had one of these posts in awhile, but thought it was time for another entry. A year with ClassicPress I’ve been using ClassicPress, the Gutenberg block editor-free
Recommended Jetpack plugin alternatives for WordPress
Since switching my blog from WordPress to ClassicPress, one casualty has been that I can’t use Jetpack anymore. Jetpack is a plugin created by Automattic (WordPress’ maintainers) that offers multiple
Automattic buys Tumblr for dirt cheap; adult content still banned
News came last week that Verizon is selling Tumblr to Automattic, the people behind WordPress. The sale figure is at a ludicrously low, fire sale-esque amount, reportedly less than $3 million. Yahoo, of
Blog status update (July 2019): New social networks, plus Goodreads alternative Riffle
I haven’t written one of these in awhile, but here’s the current state of things on the blog. Giving Mastodon and Pixelfed a go As I wrote awhile ago,
Blog status update (late April 2019): The blog's moved from WordPress to ClassicPress
Several weeks ago, I posted in the last blog status update that I’ve been pondering which blogging platform to switch to. The “TLDR” explanation: I dislike the new Gutenberg
Blog status update (April 2019): WordPress alternatives?
Here’s an update on the current goings-on with the blog. Welcome back, Pinterest As I’ve written before, I’ve brought back Pinterest to the blog as a social
Blog status update (January 2019): Shuttering the blog's Facebook page (again)
Time for another look at the latest bunch of updates, changes, etc. to the blog. Goodbye, Facebook page Photo by opopododo (Flickr / CC BY) The main change is I’ve decided to
Tips on how to set up and manage a blog
My collection of blog posts about setting up and running a blog.
Blog status update (December 2018): Gutenberg vs. the classic WordPress editor
It’s time for another update on the blog’s recent changes. Dropping Google Analytics for Matomo (formerly Piwik) Photo by Drew Tarvin (Flickr / CC BY) Lately, I’ve been