archivism

This is especially true for those who themselves don't create content. There are many differences between content creators and consumers which make them understand and react to things quite differently.

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All my heroes are dying

2016-04-18

abandoned, archivism, misadventures, my writing, personal, writing

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Karen's Replicator

2016-04-07

archivism, data synchronizers, freeware, GUI software, liked, live, proprietary software, software, utilities, Windows 10 software, Windows 8 software, Windows software, Windows XP

http://www.karenware.com/ (defunct)

A straightforward mirroring tool, with scheduling, exclusion and other useful features.

Instead of fucking around with some sort of special utility, Karen's Replicator just does the job.

I believe this was my first introduction to her software.

No updates are forthcoming, as the author is deceased.

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You haven't heard of that song?

2016-03-12

archivism, intelligence, my writing, writing

Not surprising.

There are plenty of good (and bad) bands and songs that both you and I haven't heard of.

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On the death of software, and it's programmers

2016-02-16

abandoned, archivism, my writing, software, writing

UPDATE

C.P. Williams has commented with his interest in revisiting Karen's software. Encourage him at http://craigware.blogspot.ca/

I just now learned that Karen Kenworthy, the author of a great number of excellent tools, is dead. All my heroes are dying.

thanks

I'd like to thank the outpouring of support for this great programmer and person. Though I did not know her myself, I feel strongly about this topic and am glad it has attracted readers.

Whenever you act as a consumer -- use a piece of software, watch a video or read an article or just a comment -- and it brightens your day or informs your life, please think about leaving even the smallest reply. These matter more than you may ever realize.

One moment of your writing will impact uncounted hours of a person's future efforts. One minute of your time will brighten years for another. If all we have is kindness, maybe that's the one thing that another might need.

If something matters to you, then you matter to it.

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