Blogging
Tada!
Nov 10th
There was a widget that I wanted to use, but it wouldn’t work with my theme.
So I changed the theme.
Juggling too many plates
Nov 6th
Feeling a little worried about juggling priorities and blogging. [...]
Keeping your readers happy: Mobilising your blog
Oct 25th
I had no idea that my enormous walls of text were causing issues for mobile users.
And why would I? I never browse on my mobile (nor do I want to start – I don’t need another avenue to enable my net addiction). I never even think about doing it. My stuff is designed for and aimed at good old desktop computer users, preferably with a monitor larger than 15″ (sorry notebook users), and I didn’t even give mobile users a thought.
Until I started getting pleas on Twitter to PLEASE do something to make reading TBJ on the run a little less painful.
Tree Bark Jacket turns 2!
Oct 15th
I’m not actually here right now, I am away from the computer for about a week – but through the magic of WordPress and the wonder of the internets, I have made it so that this message will get to everyone on exactly October the 15th. Today is TBJ’s second anniversary! I started TBJ because
Short holiday!
Oct 13th
I’ll be away for a week starting tomorrow. Unfortunately I will be 100% completely and utterly offline, so if you have any questions or comments, I won’t be able to see them until I get back. Enjoy your first week of 4.0, I hope it’s fun and exciting, and not too confusing. Don’t forget to bring your Teldrassil Sproutling out, to keep the Tree spirit alive!
Audio post: straightening something out
Oct 10th
This is an audio post in response to one that was written about me and my recent post about offensive language. I felt that it misrepresented me and was presented in a snarky, mocking tone, which was unfair. I had closed off the original conversation because I felt that it had run its course, but also because I was constantly wondering if there were new responses/arguments, and it was just getting to the point that I needed to let it go. [...]
Habitual and negligent intolerance, or how I came to realise that I enable bigotry
Oct 5th
Please be warned that this post talks about rape and may contain triggers for victims of sexual assault.
Is your blog going through a dry spell?
Sep 21st
If you’re anything like me, you’ll really want your blog to be a reliable (and enjoyable) resource for your readers, and you’ll feel like you’re “slipping” if you don’t post frequently.
Despite our best intentions, sometimes we are busy, or tired, or we don’t feel particularly inspired to write; but come the feelings of guilt, that you’re letting your readers (and yourself) down by being a bit slap-happy with your posting.
Blog tools: Wibiya
Aug 23rd
This is so cute and funky, I had to grab it. It’s called Wibiya – a super easy to install footer toolbar for your blog or website.
You can customise the applications that you show – including a share button, YouTube gallery, Twitter dashboard, a really nice search function, and best of all for bloggers, a real-time indicator of how many people are on the site *right now*. They have a bunch of applications, and keep adding more. [...]
Oops! I may have missed your message.
Aug 21st
For some weird reason, in the last few weeks gmail has been sending all of my TBJ comment notifications and contact form emails (ouch) to my spam folder.
My name is Emma and I live in Australia. I’ve been gaming on and off since I was about 11. I won’t tell you exactly how long ago that was, let’s just say long enough.