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       Trimmed blog & archive posts out of [[LogSeq]] and moved them into [[Digital Garden Jekyll Template]]. Notes, running [[LogSeq]], have moved to <a href="{{ site.notes_url }}">{{ site.notes_url }}</a>. Wikilinks that don't have local links link out to the Notes site. Sidebar tags for blog posts also link out to the Notes site.

     

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       I swapped that blog domain to Micro.blog and that's where I post photos and short content, and sort of more non tech bloggy content. Yes, there is a [colophon there too](https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/colophon).

     

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       I write short [social posts](https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/archives/social/) on my phone via [micropub](https://blog.bmannconsulting.com/tags/micropub/). There are a variety of [micropub clients](https://indieweb.org/micropub-clients) you can browse on the IndieWeb site. The [Indigenous native app for iOS](https://indieweb.org/Indigenous_for_iOS) works most reliably.

     

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       I also use [Quill](https://quill.p3k.io/docs) as a <abbr title="Progressive Web App">PWA</abbr> on my phone. It also works great for all kinds of posts on desktop browsers too, including a first draft of long posts.

     

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       Short form link blog content is at [links.bmannconsulting.com](http://links.bmannconsulting.com), and is powered by [Postachio](http://postach.io), an Evernote-powered blogging platform. I wrote about [link blogging with Postachio](/postachio-link-blogging).

     

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