We’ve uploaded a new version of the site today. List items (except main Lifelist) can now be numbered. Text can be made bold, italicised and turned into a link.
We’ve done lots of testing of the new features but if you have any difficulty or any questions or if there is anything else you would like to see, then please let us know.
Just uploaded the latest updates to mylifelists.com. There are an awful lot of minor detail changes to improve the general operation of the site, but the headline features are the new Trivialists and a change to the way Piclists are created and updated.
Trivialists are, erm, well, lists of trivia. They are fixed lists, designed to provide interesting and/or useful information. We hope that in time they will build up to be a truly massive collection of facts presented in an easily digestible form. Do let us know what you’d like to see included as a Trivialist.
When you upload pictures to a Piclist you now get some visual feedback on the progress of the upload. You can even see exactly how much is being uploaded, how quickly and how much longer it should take. More to the point, at least you now know something is happening and any errors should be reported more clearly.
As always, let us know if you have any comments or suggestions.
Al’s been working on making Piclists better. It should be much easier to upload pictures now. See what you think. As always, feedback is appreciated.
I noticed this list today on the BBC web site. It tells us a lot about our world really doesn’t it?
Al has been programming away as fast as his little fingers can type. Some of the additions that I’ve been whining about for some time are ready to go. We’ve uploaded a new version of our site that includes some new features.
Sometimes when looking at a list I want to comment on a list item but I can’t say Me2! because I haven’t done the thing myself – maybe I just like what the Lifelister to say or I admire their achievement. I’ve often wanted to to congratulate someone when they achieve something on a Todolist or a Bucketlist. Now we can honour list items by awarding Medals. You can give a Medal in the same way you give a Me2!
Some users create really inspirational lists. Now we can award a whole list a Gold Star if we like it. When looking at a list, you will notice the option to award a Gold Star over to the right of a list title, near where you can choose to ‘Favourite’ a list.
You’ll notice there’s lots of new functionality on your home page too. You can now delete Me2!s, Medals, or Gold Stars that you have given. And you now have a record of the awards you have given.
Enjoy the new features and please do let us know if you notice any problems.
I’ve always been fascinated by lists. Some lists I’m so much in awe of I don’t even know how to mention them without seeming clumsy and crass. The idea that Schindler’s List (found in Sydney reports the BBC today) even exists, tells us so much about our world. I even feel awkward just typing it’s name, such is the powerful emotion it evokes.
Don’t you just hate it when you fail to get the joke?
I’ve been spending some time on Twitter recently. As far as ‘no point to it’ social networks go, it’s the one for me. Of course if I need a social network with a point then there’s no finer place than Lifelists. I’ve never spent an huge amount of time on Facebook and now it’s become too much of a monster and far too slow for our pathetic ‘broadband’.
I use TweetDeck for Twitter and it just sits on my desktop and updates automatically. I’m used to reading Tweets now. They suit me fine. Little 140 character max. statements usually about what a person is doing, thinking or something they have seen. There’s often a link so if I’m interested enough I can follow it.
Yesterday however, I had to pop in and out of Facebook to reply to a message. While I was there I noticed a friend’s status update. It said “(Mr X) …says, who’s the nicest bloke in the hospital? The ultra-sound guy”.
I emailed my poor friend straight away. I said…”I saw you mentioned you were in hospital on Facebook…are you OK?”
Luckily, I didn’t have to wait long to get a reply, it said: “Blimey that’s a short attention span.
Context Jane, context – you need to read all of it.”
I was confused. I emailed my friend back telling him not to be so grumpy with me and explaining that I don’t like Facebook because of how slow it is. Three hours later I was still waiting for my friend to tell me what had brought him to the hospital when the word ‘JOKE’ finally entered my consciousness. (I’m sure I don’t need to explain: ultra sound/nice guy).
Ohhhh it made me cringe. I could make lots of excuses about Twitter/Facebook differences but lets’ face it, I’m an idiot.
As I’ve mentioned previously, I have a kind of love/hate relationship with Sweeney’s Supervalu at Achill Sound. That’s because although it’s a 16 mile round-trip to shop there, they are our nearest shop and so they have more of an influence on my life than any shop should.
If you’ve ever looked at my Main Lifelist you might know that I’ve been buying British Vogue since I was 17. It’s the only magazine I’ve ever bought regularly and it’s definitely the only one I keep. I could never throw one away. I’m not worried about keeping them in pristine condition, I like to pick them up (they’re all quite well thumbed), smell them and touch them.
It’s not the perfume samples I like the smell of. It’s the ink on paper, the varnish and the glue. (I think it was the scent of toluene in the varnish that I used to find so appealing. I don’t think they use that anymore). When I worked in magazine production, I became obsessed with the print quality of Vogue and even visited the press where the cover was printed. Yes, I was a printing press groupie. I’ve visited lots and lots of presses not just in the UK but all over Europe.
Anyway, as I say, I’m not precious about my copies once I’ve bought them (I’m considering trying to make some furniture out of some stacks of old ones) but I do think that Sweeney’s should show some respect for the products they sell. I should be able to buy a pristine copy. If they don’t value them, why should I? I’m paying the full price after all (especially considering the huge Euro mark-up).
There is no need to write the price in Euros on the front cover in BIRO!!!. With a cover as beautifully glossy as Vogue it’s difficult to make a mark with a biro and so whoever does it has to press really hard. Whatever beautiful creature is lucky enough to make the cover ends up with a really ugly tatoo. What a thing to do. It really upsets me that they treat my favourite magazine in this way. Not just that (and I’m sure they don’t see it this way) but they are selling damaged merchandise. I buy it of course but that feeling of saving my beautiful new copy to sit down and enjoy with a huge cuppa and some chocolate has been ruined.
Last night we updated www.mylifelists.com with a good number of small changes to the user interface – the look & feel – and a large amount of ‘re-plumbing under the hood’. From the visitor’s perspective the changes are not massive but, even so, added together I hope you will agree they make the whole site feel more neat & tidy.
The current economic difficulties around the world may lower the spirits a bit, so there’s no better time to create Lifelists® and think about the good things in life!
As ever, if you have any problems with mylifelists.com please let us know.
