Showing posts with label notification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label notification. Show all posts

Friday, 16 July 2021

scattered

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Scattered - that's how I am feeling .... be it my thoughts, health, life, routine, tatting, diagramming, .....all seem scattered and as soon as I try to hold on to one, it scurries away! My routine of years, some even decades, has been disrupted and I feel disoriented, and at times, overwhelmed.

So, I've decided to take a break from blogging for probably a fortnight or so. I wouldn't have said anything, except that some well-meaning friends and followers become concerned. I am not sure how things will play out; whether I will continue to read/comment/interact online. One thing's for certain, I will try to answer my emails ASAP.

That reminds me, Blogger's email service/subscription (through FeedBurner) hasn't stopped! Now that's wonderful news and I hope they continue it. 

Thanks for being a part of my life, dear readers, and please there's no need to leave a comment. I'll see you back fresh and refreshed in a few days and cause you grief with all my blogging.... ah, good times 😁😃

💓💖💓   
muskaan   

Monday, 28 June 2021

au revoir not adieu

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My dear email subsrcibers,

We've had it good all these years. You subscribed to my blog through email, I kept the window open, and every new post reached your inbox immediately. Sadly, this service is being discontinued from July. You can read more details in Ninetta's post here.

However, we can still keep the doors of communication open - it requires just one little step from you. I've compiled a list of 10 options of how you can continue to grace my posts in the virtual world, so that it's merely a temporary au revoir, not a final adieu. And this is applicable for all bloggers/blogs you follow.

1. Bookmark my blog and save it in your browser, using the link (I've set it to 3 posts per page) -  https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com  

2. Subscribe  to Posts & Comments from the right hand panel. 

When you click on Posts, you get a drop list of 3 options. Select your RSS feed and you will get immediate updates in your chosen browser.

3. Feedburner for Atom is another link you can save / bookmark in your browser- http://feeds.feedburner.com/tipsaroundthehomeblogspotcom  . Instant updates (I checked) and you get to see 25 posts starting with the most recent! 

4. Create a blogger.com profile. If you have Gmail, click on blogger and create your personal blog. It does not have to be public.

    
On the left panel, you can click on Reading List and add links to the blogs you wish to follow. Or create a blog list as explained below.

5. If you already have a blog, but have subscribed via email for convenience, simply add my link to your blog list and catch the latest post. Click on Layout 🠊 Add a Gadget, and select 'Blog List'. Once installed, you can keep adding as many blogs as you wish. I have over 300 blogs listed in the right panel of my blog!


6. via BlogLovin' - Here's my direct link: https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/muskaans-tips-12478223 

You can subscribe via this site or join as a member and then follow bloggers.

7. via Facebook - I am fairly regular and active on Facebook. My timeline is open to all, and I add my newest post with link there. So follow/friend me there to keep track. Here's the link - https://www.facebook.com/muskaan.mooskaan/

8. via Instagram and Pinterest although I am not active on either. But who knows, I might have to make an extra effort to reconnect. 

9. via email within a group - It is not possible for me to email over 1400 of my subscribers. However, it appears there are some groups that follow my blog. Perhaps someone in the group can take it upon themselves to email the post to a few members. Simply click on the M icon at end of post, and feed in the sender/receiver details and the entire post will be emailed. In fact, the leader can email the post to her/himself and then simply mark copies to all - easy! 

10. Blog archive - If none of the above appeal to you, I would still appreciate an occasional eyeball. There just might be something that catches your interest. You can click on year / month to see the posts for that timeframe. Perhaps by the end of July I will have uploaded 700 posts in less than 8 years of blogging.


I sincerely hope you continue to stay connected with all of us bloggers through whichever path you choose. "The road to a friend's house is never long." 

If there is any further help you need, please leave a comment or email me (through my Profile).


Many many thanks for being, and hopefully remaining, a reader and follower of my blog.
au revoir .... see you soon

Monday, 4 June 2018

swept away

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Or more accurately, swept under the carpet during blogger’s spring cleaning! Probably dumped forever.

Blogger has discontinued comment notification through email (it no longer supports OpenID) for the last couple of weeks.
It’s a bit inconvenient, but I’ve found my extra steps to get around this mess since I don’t want to hamper ease, freedom and openness when leaving a comment. I don't want to moderate if I can help it.

Here’s what I do now ….
  1. When I publish a new post, I tick the “Notify me” box and voilà I receive your comments in my Inbox. I’ve done this for my last few posts but not the almost 375 prior posts.
  2. I now check ‘Comments’ on my blogger dashboard every day, to make sure nobody has left a comment on those past posts. I’d hate to miss a question …
((Huh, if only I can remember ! I forgot to click on notify me when I published ;-P ))

Further, since OpenID is out, only those with a gmail account will see their name/avatar in the comment. For others it will be published as 'Anonymous', in case some of you have been wondering. So make sure you leave your name or avatar so we bloggers know who to thank.

I hope my dear readers will continue to support and comment. You can also email me through my Profile page.

ZZZZZ