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Blog status update (June 2021): Back to WordPress (with the Classic Editor plugin)

June 8, 2021 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

After almost a year on Ghost, I’ve finally moved the blog back to WordPress.

Basic tips for setting up a self-hosted Ghost blog

March 16, 2021 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

Some basic tips on how to set up a self-hosted blog running on Ghost, as well as transferring data from a WordPress blog.

Are Apple’s and Google’s 30% app store commissions too high?

August 25, 2020 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

Apple’s been seeing a lot of backlash lately from various app developers over its iOS App Store policies. For starters, there’s the recent congressional hearings

Blog status update (April 2020): Thoughts on a year with ClassicPress

April 10, 2020 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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,

Recommended Jetpack plugin alternatives for WordPress

October 7, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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

Automattic buys Tumblr for dirt cheap; adult content still banned

August 19, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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

Blog status update (July 2019): New social networks, plus Goodreads alternative Riffle

July 17, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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

Blog status update (late April 2019): The blog’s moved from WordPress to ClassicPress

April 22, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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

Blog status update (April 2019): WordPress alternatives?

April 8, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

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

Blog status update (January 2019): Shuttering the blog’s Facebook page (again)

January 14, 2019 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

Time for another look at the latest bunch of updates, changes, etc. to the blog. Goodbye, Facebook page Photo by opopododo (Flickr / CC BY)