Paying for software services

In a recent post on another blog – Thought grazing – I wrote about the belief I had been moving towards that perhaps it was time to consider paying for software services that I’d grown to rely on. This was in the context of Google+ being “sunsetted” and the change in entitlements with Flickr that had encouraged me to move to take a Pro membership. That means that I now am paying for the following services – LastPass, iCloud, Google Drive, Vimeo, Flickr, the Adobe Photography Programme and of course my web hosting. These are all services that are core to my personal IT needs, so if I need them, I shouldn’t mind paying for them.

But now, another set of issues has emerged. Out of nowhere, I can’t remember any notification of forthcoming changes, I found that my Feedly account was not working the way it used to. I couldn’t save articles to Pocket as I’d done before, so my whole web reading and bookmarking strategy was in jeopardy. I had to consider – do I look for a different RSS reader, or do I pay-up to stay with what I’ve relied upon for a number of years – in fact all the years since Google Reader was “sunsetted” – note what a nuisance Google can be with their “free” services! Whilst at it, and to anticipate what might be just a little way down the road, I decided to subscribe to Feedly Pro AND Pocket Premium. Hopefully an increase in subscription income for the two of them will provide some security to two services that I really do rely on!

I think I’m now fully covered because I really don’t see Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Photos becoming subscription services … do you?

The referendum & its aftermath – Facebook posts from 6th June 2016

I’ve never been on Facebook as much as I have been in the last month. Since my last post on this blog, I’ve been commenting and writing stuff on first the referendum, then the upsetting result, then the consequences to both major parties and through it all my feelings and those who have commented on my posts have been recorded.

It’s an important point in our country’s history. Things will surely never be the same again. Personal decisions have been made, feelings expressed. I thought it was a worthwhile enterprise to record my participation in these events. The post will stand as long as Facebook archives remain. That’s another story!

The Comments under each post should be readable by clicking on them which will open the Facebook post. I’m impressed at this embedding of posts, it works well.

13th July 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154311777607812

12th July 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154313152772812

3rd July 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154288329037812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154287425227812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154287421387812

2nd July 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154284247227812

30th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154281413257812

28th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154275491657812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154275315067812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154275268162812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154275213252812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154274832217812

27th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154273406517812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154272620717812

26th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154271249687812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154271203222812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154270870832812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154270770462812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154270040397812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154269816817812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154269779952812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154268993087812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154268978757812

25th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154267748037812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154267431702812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154267356412812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154267336372812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154267287842812

24th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154266218327812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154266213242812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154266183872812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154266146397812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154264813062812

22nd June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154259490017812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154259488467812

20th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154252813167812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154252774762812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154252769782812

17th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154244842102812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154244829562812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154244821872812

15th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154240922942812

11th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154230609747812

8th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154222017422812

7th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154220049432812

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154219832937812

6th June 2016

https://www.facebook.com/diharrison/posts/10154218320892812