Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
Good news! As many of you already know, Woody Leonhard is folding the Windows Secrets newsletter and Lounge into the operations at AskWoody.com. He’s enlisted many of the original Windows Secrets crew to help out, including me, Susan Bradley, Tracy Capen, Woody himself, and others (list). I’m principally involved with the newly-launched AskWoody Plus newsletter,…
… or something like that. 🙂 The announcement (in full, below) went out yesterday. TL;DR: Internet maven Woody Leonhard has acquired Windows Secrets, and is merging it with the resources at AskWoody.com, to launch a brand new newsletter, which I’ll be part of. Langa.Com will continue here in its present form and frequency-of-update, but now…
Since the last formal ‘Site News’ entry, I’ve focused on generating content; trying for at least one new item per day, and that’s been going pretty well. About the content: Most of the items involve Windows, PCs, smartphones, and related tech; but a minority do not. The mix of content is explained in the About…
Reader Henry Winokur asks: “Hi Fred: Is there any reason to subscribe to both Langa.com’s and Langa Comments’ RSS feeds? If I only need one which would you recommend? PS: I’m getting an error message above this box that says “please enter a URL in the Your Website (optional box). I did, (www.henrywinokur.com) and yet…
OK! The test drive has been working fine — I’ve been posting a mix of content types via immediate- and delayed-action posts, and from desktop and mobile apps. Everything seems to work more or less as it should. Finally! (I’d still like to tune the site appearance, but that’s far less important than just getting…
Thanks for your interest! For now, my content appears in two principal places: Here (on Langa.Com) and over at AskWoody.com. To follow the AskWoody.Com content: Woody Leonhard has launched a new newsletter that’s very much cast in the mold of the classic Windows Secrets newsletter. Many of the original Windows Secrets gang have signed on,…
Update: Late-August, 2018 OK, looks like things are finally working more or less as they should! The basic site is stable; the major infrastructure is in place and OK. The RSS feeds are working; point your RSS Reader at Langa.Com, or use the links under MISC in each page’s sidebar. (If your RSS reader isn’t seeing…
Finally! The basic site seems stable. The RSS feeds for posts ( https://langa.com/index.php/feed/ ) and comments ( https://langa.com/index.php/comments/feed/ ) are working. SSL (via https; e.g. https://langa.com ) is working. The rendering is OK on desktops, tablets, and phones. There are still some CSS issues, but none appears to be a showstopper. I’ve started to restore some of the previous content, and…
Jeebus. Tech support finally admitted to the problems that I originally reported and explained to them three weeks ago; and finally adopted the solution I suggested, also three weeks ago. Imagine: a customer presents a carefully documented problem and a sure-to-work solution… and you take three weeks to come around. Horrible, horrible service. More asap….
Reader Craig Kovach asks: “I used to be a Langalist subscriber way back. You’ve left Windows Secrets, and I sent an e-mail asking about you. They never answered. I googled you instead, and here I am (at Langa.com). Thanks for all the info over the years. All your columns were extremely helpful. Thanks. “But I…