After switching computer and moving from my old laptop (which ran Windows at first, and later Linux) to a MacOS computer, my old mouse became incompatible. It worked very poorly. I didn’t know how to fix it.

I read online that my mouse was incompatible with the operating system and that this happens. Indeed. I found many mouse comparisons and descriptions of which mouse are compatible with which operating systems. I figured I’d have to buy a new mouse, even though my current one is perfectly fine.

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For me, August is a clash of two blogging concepts. On the one hand, it’s the month of the Blaugust challenge, which involves publishing a blog post every day, and on the other, it’s the idea of transforming the blog into something that would, in a way, naturally create a space that serves as a notes of life.

Before I get into the details, though, I’ll mention that my thoughts are constantly bouncing back and forth between different ideas for the blog. Sometimes one idea takes precedence over the other. It used to bother me, but now I try to keep those ideas at arm’s length and just do my thing that is, write, hoping that the right idea, one worth implementing, will emerge at some unexpected moment, and by then I won’t have any doubts.

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Hamish Campbell on his blog has written:

(...) we need to support, fund and actually use a wide range of #openweb technologies, as there is no single “right path” waiting to be discovered. The #openweb should be a messy ecosystem, some projects will be radical others pragmatic by compromising with existing institutions. Some will refuse every compromise, some will be technically elegant, were others will be slightly ugly but actually useful. Some people will be idealists, some will be organisers, geeks, activists – some will be experimenters, others will be complete weirdos.

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When Olly announced that he had launched the comments feature on Pagecord, I took it in stride. “Okay. Just another standard blog feature.” But over time, I started commenting on other bloggers’ posts, and they replied to my comments. A pleasant atmosphere of conversation and exchange of views developed.

I experienced something similar on Mastodon when I first started using it. It was a refreshing change from what I’d encountered on Twitter in the past.

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I decided to take part in JulyReply. So far, I’ve published one short article. But I’ve resolved to write more as part of this series, which will come to an end at the end of July.

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That was my first week at work after a short break,. It’s been a lovely time. I needed a break after two and half hectic months.

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Manuel Moreale wrote:

Decluttering is fun! It's a nice mental exercise to delete stuff and become lighter again.

These words refer to digital life – creating projects, developing them, and then closing them down or consolidating them. That sense of lightness he wrote about is something I sometimes feel myself when I decide to give something up. A few days ago, I shared my thoughts on subscription dilemmas. For a while, the matter wouldn’t leave me alone and was weighing on my mind. However, when I came up with an idea on how to resolve the issue, I felt a sense of calm and relief, but also joy.

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For many years of my journey with the internet, I used various services for free. By ‘free’, I mean there were no cash charges for access to apps, messages, services, and so on.

The internet was designed in such a way that, back then, practically everything on it was simply accessible. Especially from the perspective of my country. It was only later that the first subscription models began to appear. I don’t know if that’s actually how it was, or if I’ve simply remembered it that way, but I think the first time I heard about subscription models on the Internet was in the context of access to information. I’m referring to paywalls.

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June got off to a really good start. I had time to write a few posts on the blog. After that, though, a lot was going on. All sorts of things. I had a lot of work and struggled to find time for other commitments. That’s why blogging took a back seat. This is perfectly illustrated by the Junited blogging event I took part in. I also had less time to read other bloggers’ posts and share the most interesting ones. Oh well.

I’m starting July with a few days off and I intend to spend them resting and reading, but I’ll definitely write something on the blog too. I don’t know how this month will turn out. Perhaps it’ll be a bit kinder and not quite as hectic as the last one?

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Robert is a brilliant organiser of the blogging community. I love him for that. A month ago, he suggested I join the Junited campaign and spend the whole of June recommending other authors’ posts. The campaign was brilliant and I’m glad I took part, although the second half of June was very hectic for me in many ways and blogging had to take a back seat.

July, on the other hand – as I found out yesterday – is JulyReply, so another initiative. This time, it involves responding to other bloggers and joining in the discussion on their posts by writing your own posts on the same topic. It’s a brilliant way to engage in a debate.

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I watched the Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring video (link below), which showcases the numerous changes the team has introduced to this suite of tools. Not only has the look and feel changed, but new features have also been added. Nextcloud has really shifted up a gear, and I like it a lot. I've been thinking about using this tool for a while now, and I'm getting closer to deciding to go for it—and perhaps soon replacing the current solutions I use with it.

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Yesterday, I moved my podcast subscription list over to Reeder (by Silvio Rizzi). Now I've got website and blog RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube channels, and several Glass accounts all in one app. It's a brilliant aggregator. I'm going to give it all a proper test run now.

I've had a really interesting week which - aside from my professional life, which I don't share online - was largely focused on blogging. I'm taking part in the #Junited2026 campaign. The idea is that throughout June, bloggers recommend interesting posts by other authors, giving us a great opportunity to share valuable content and discover new blogs.

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I was inspired to create this list by recent conversations and questions I've seen on Mastodon. More and more people are sharing and asking about blog aggregators, wanting to discover new sites and authors. It's a great example of how the blogosphere is thriving and how much it interests us - its own creators.

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Abhigyan wrote about a new Instagram feature called ‘Instants’ on his blog. It’s some kind of side project from Meta. Here’s how it works:

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I would never have thought that Pinocchio, a childhood fairy tale, could resonate so strongly in today's world of algorithms, polarisation, and post-truth.

Malik's post is incredible. The way he spotted the similarities between the 19th-century story written by Carl Collodi - the author of Pinocchio - and a modern world dominated by algorithms, convenience, entertainment, polarisation, and showmanship, meant that with every paragraph of his story, my eyes opened wider and wider.

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