tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post272737186629169420..comments2024-03-19T18:45:56.286+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: The relentless tide of technologyJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-88330867553731731742012-02-10T07:33:02.955+11:002012-02-10T07:33:02.955+11:00I've been trying the Design tab daily! There i...I've been trying the Design tab daily! There is something about the javascript that is messed up at the moment. :-/Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14592612848664244202012-02-09T23:04:22.178+11:002012-02-09T23:04:22.178+11:00I have similar frustrations with technology and fo...I have similar frustrations with technology and found myself nodding my head to many of these! I haven't heard much about SOPA since the "blackout" a few weeks ago, so hopefully that means it's been trashed!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-80729396485601551492012-02-09T22:50:30.108+11:002012-02-09T22:50:30.108+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I really need someone to drag me...Thanks Lorraine - I really need someone to drag me out of my luddite ways every now and again - looked up the oatmeal sopa cartoon - very amusing way to learn about it!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-51440183754604258592012-02-09T22:49:39.749+11:002012-02-09T22:49:39.749+11:00Thanks Ricki - I think it seems in Australia that ...Thanks Ricki - I think it seems in Australia that we see the .au but you wont see it in other countries - it really is a mystery to me what google are doing but wonder if that is why you were having trouble with my comments as there seem to be so many changes latelyJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50061765240394453872012-02-09T22:44:38.256+11:002012-02-09T22:44:38.256+11:00Thanks Kath - those sort of changes is one reason ...Thanks Kath - those sort of changes is one reason for me to keep away from facebook! Yes I thought maybe I should have called the post the Comfy Chair in homage to Monty Python :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58415488428163788872012-02-09T22:40:03.622+11:002012-02-09T22:40:03.622+11:00Thanks Ashely - I should update this post to actua...Thanks Ashely - I should update this post to actually say that one of the main changes (as far as I can see) is that they can now link up all your data into a complete pic rather than an individual having lots of different accounts - I don't quite understand this - how much can they track the searches? how much can they link up one person with different email accounts (I have four addresses I can use) - glad the info is helpfulJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-56140709571650103602012-02-09T22:37:27.563+11:002012-02-09T22:37:27.563+11:00Thanks C - I think the web has given rise to lots ...Thanks C - I think the web has given rise to lots of small changes because now a small thing can be done quickly and easily without having to shut down every computer or upload new software like in the past - the frequent updates that the computer asks me to do really annoy me - esp the Mac ones that are all for iTunes I don't even use it! I don't mind learning on the job but I like to know where to look.<br /><br />When I go to other blogspot urls they are automatically being given a .au address no matter where they are - seems very counter-intuitive. Esp as Google says it is so they they can do country specific changes.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5322214200432334192012-02-09T22:34:25.715+11:002012-02-09T22:34:25.715+11:00Thanks Mel - I didn't notice the .au until I s...Thanks Mel - I didn't notice the .au until I started digging around because of the quick edit button disappearing. <br /><br />Have never liked lemon desserts but maybe could make the exception for a lemon cheesecake (I did say on my About me page that there is always an exception). Actually it is my About this blog page that is the new one - and I notice it isn't in good order so will get it sorted soonJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49386803694579174532012-02-09T22:32:32.190+11:002012-02-09T22:32:32.190+11:00Thanks Kari - seems to have been a lot of technica...Thanks Kari - seems to have been a lot of technical changes already this year! makes me want to curl up on that nice couch - I agree that google doesn't seem to do these sort of changes a lot but lately there have been more than usual which worries meJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-59846871586933420942012-02-09T22:31:04.171+11:002012-02-09T22:31:04.171+11:00Thanks cindy - that makes a lot of sense about why...Thanks cindy - that makes a lot of sense about why we are having weird internet slowness on some sites - at least the .au is good for something! <br /><br />Can you edit your link list through the design tab? I found I could only delete comments through the comments tab but I could do it. I have noticed that backgrounds have been restored which gives me some hope but I also noticed today that some of my links weren't working as a result of the url changes - most displeased about that!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-22564536763037890742012-02-09T22:16:54.094+11:002012-02-09T22:16:54.094+11:00I have been irritated by the recent Blogger change...I have been irritated by the recent Blogger changes as well - I want to make some edits to my link list and this is currently impossible, even through the back end. Hopefully they'll resolve this soon and the quick-edit buttons will return.<br /><br />Meanwhile there is some major internet disruption tonight that is affecting all Optus and many other customers! The one funny upshot is that many Australia-hosted sites are unaffected and now that Google has decided our blogs are *.au, your blog and mine are still completely accessible. :-DCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-90375195419380490072012-02-09T12:23:02.503+11:002012-02-09T12:23:02.503+11:00I don't see an au at the end--but I go through...I don't see an au at the end--but I go through Google Reader, so maybe it automatically brings me to the old URL. And I also hate captcha codes--glad you decided against it!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58140278738273150282012-02-09T10:55:28.722+11:002012-02-09T10:55:28.722+11:00I definitely have luddite tendencies too and hubby...I definitely have luddite tendencies too and hubby has to drag me to do things. I saw the Oatmeal's SOPA cartoon and I thought that that explained it really well (I'm serious! :) ).Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38838611743336450872012-02-09T10:37:30.111+11:002012-02-09T10:37:30.111+11:00Hm, I'm not a fan of sudden changes imposed on...Hm, I'm not a fan of sudden changes imposed on me. (Facebook is *big* on that as well. :S) The single reply feature is a nice one, though.<br /><br />I love the picture of the book store! The most comfy place. :)Kath (My Funny Little Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10295143356577259844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87208738719478703572012-02-09T08:21:38.780+11:002012-02-09T08:21:38.780+11:00I must admit I didn't read Google's new po...I must admit I didn't read Google's new policy but I should. I appreciate you highlighting some of the changes! I use a lot of gmail's programs like blogger, email, reader, calendar.eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66062308493821744052012-02-09T05:13:36.960+11:002012-02-09T05:13:36.960+11:00Interesting set of thoughts on lots of matters tha...Interesting set of thoughts on lots of matters that I hadn't really considered.<br /><br />I have Luddite tendencies and don't much like change, but am ok with some technology. The thing that irritates me most is that these new things just spring up and everyone else seems to know how to use them (almost instinctively it seems) whereas I feel as though I am fumbling in the dark (thinking of twitter, facebook, pinterest, and so on and so forth). I prefer to learn by being taught, then by doing rather than attempting to teach myself 'on-the-job' as it were.<br /><br />Out of interest, when I visit your blog I am directed to the blogspot.com version, but having just checked, can also access you via blogspot.com.au I wonder if it will automatically change at some point and if it's to do with the location of the visitor?Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-41157758160467291502012-02-08T22:32:47.478+11:002012-02-08T22:32:47.478+11:00I didn't notice the .au on the blog URLs until...I didn't notice the .au on the blog URLs until reading your post. I have been enjoying some of the recent feature updates like replying to individual comments and also subscribing to comment updates on other people's posts. <br /><br />I like your updated About page too! It was interesting to read about your food likes and dislikes, it appears we are total opposites when it comes to lemon desserts. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057980932079998162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-80430873558705422312012-02-08T20:19:07.158+11:002012-02-08T20:19:07.158+11:00What a comprehensive collection of points! I don&#...What a comprehensive collection of points! I don't know where to start, except to share my sadness at that bookstore closing. That picture is extremely enticing and it's horrible to think it's shutting.<br /><br />I hadn't noticed the 'au' bit on the end of blogs but now notice it's on mine too. That is irritating. Generally, though, I find Google to be better than most large-scale corporations (think facebook...) and so I cut them a bit of slack. Only so much though!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350144954173714085noreply@blogger.com