Friday, June 15, 2012

New Blogger thing-a-ma-bob, watch out!

So, we've had this new Blogger layout for a while now, all year I guess? And, now that I have some spare time to revisit the Blog-o-sphere, I've noticed at least two bugs. 1. Earlier this week some one hacked the blog Save vs. Spells and made it "Personal Financial Planing." I'm sure a few other folks noticed this too. The hacker basically hacked new info into the blog, thus filling up the blog roll.

Which leads to number 2: How do ya delete a blog from you reading list in this new format? I had to go back to the old format to remove Save vs. Spells. Today I found that Embrace the Dungeon was hacked a month ago and changed to "Animal Pets" and filled with advice concerning domestic pets.

 Guard your passwords gentlemen, change them early and/ or often. If you go on a hiatus, at least, log into your Blogger/ Google account from time to time to run off the vermin of the entree-net. 


5 comments:

  1. I see now, to delete a blog from the reading list, ya use the little wheel, or gear, thing titled "manage reading list." They made it simple enough for idiots like me.

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  2. I kept hitting the "revert to old format" button in the beginning so I think it gave up trying to get me to convert to the new format. Though a warning message ominously promises change is coming whether I accept it or not.

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  3. Yeah, it gave me that message too when I used the old format. We have found the "manage reading list" gear now and can feel, some what, liberated.

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  4. My "manage wheel" has been on the fritz for months, very frustrating.

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  5. Bill, do ya use Windows Explorer or Firefox? I use Firefox and the new Blogger software seems to work fine. It's navigating the new layout that a "trip."

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