Moving from Literal (not Goodreads) to The Story Graph

At couple of years ago, when I was looking for a Goodreads alternative, one of my coworkers recommended Literal.club. However, I’ve found it a bit buggy (doesn’t always properly mark something read, search can’t find the exact book I’m looking for even though I know it exists in the system, that sort of thing). I was hoping it would improve, but sadly, I’m still struggling to use it. So I decided to move over to TheStoryGraph after reading about it in a CBC article.

One of the really nice things about TheStoryGraph is that you can import your book data from elsewhere. However, the importer is meant specifically for Goodreads. Of course, not everyone wanting to move over is on Goodreads right now (like myself). So here’s a short post about how to do it. Continue reading “Moving from Literal (not Goodreads) to The Story Graph”

Reflection: The seventh year at GitLab and digging into Strategy & Operations

Hard to believe it’s already just over a year in the “new” role and 6.5 years at GitLab. If you’re interested in an explanation of my current role/team and what I was working on in the first 6 or so months, check out my previous reflection post. Continue reading “Reflection: The seventh year at GitLab and digging into Strategy & Operations”

Alternatives for Blogs on WordPress.com

A lot of alternatives recommendation articles are for moving websites to other Content Management Systems (CMS). A simple blog though does not need that. This article is for those people, like me, who just blog. Though, I do include some alternatives for WordPress if your goal is just to move off of WP.com.

I’ve been on WordPress.com (WP.com) for 15 years, most of which has been on some sort of paid plan (started in 2012 with “No Ads”). However, with the “WordPress drama” that’s been happening, I’ve been looking into alternatives. I thought about moving off when they kept raising the prices (I pay 2.5 times what I used to), but was too lazy. It’s still not an immediate concern for me, since of all the hosting services, I expect WP.com to be the last one to have any issues. Nevertheless, what’s out there for blogging has changed significantly, and I thought this might be useful for other people.

If I find anything else, I’ll update this post with notes on what I’ve added. Continue reading “Alternatives for Blogs on WordPress.com”

Reflection: The second half of my sixth year at GitLab and learning Strategy & Operations

Hard to believe it’s been 6 years, and I certainly didn’t imagine working outside of Product and Engineering at any point until it happened. Check out the last reflection post if you’re wondering what happened in the first half of the sixth year, namely how I wrapped up my work in Support, and moved to the Chief of Staff to CEO Team, now called the Office of the CEO (OCEO). Continue reading “Reflection: The second half of my sixth year at GitLab and learning Strategy & Operations”