Thing 14 - Delicious
I have always wondered what that little word was doing on Websites in the past - though I must admit that I hardly notice it these days - is that because I am used to seeing it or because it no longer appears so much? Mental note to look out for this in future.
I subscribe to two magazines - Good Food and Delicious, so I was a little confused the first time I noticed this word on websites. I assumed that it either referred to the magazine - but why?! - or it was some other delectable site that was worth a look. My initial investigation many moons ago was obviously a source of great disappointment to me as I still had no idea what it was, only that it was not, in itself, delicious.
I was also disappointed to learn that it was another way of organising Bookmarks. I love organisation, and was quite excited by this week, but I have Bookmarks on Chrome, and Favourites on Internet Explorer, so what could this offer me that these could not?
Michael's instructions made it look very easy, but I must admit I have struggled and struggled with this. I used Chrome as my Browser of choice. The website did not tell me to check my email for validation, nor did it present me with a registration form - just a request for a username and password. After that, nothing really happened. I tried searching for websites, but kept getting error messages which contained the words 'destroy', 'null' and 'javascript' which did not fill me with confidence. Eventually I worked out which was my Bookmark toolbar and managed to drag the Add to Delicious tag there. I also checked my email despite having no message other than Michael's instructions, and did find a link to activate. OK - up and running, I thought. However, whatever I searched for yielded the same error messages and no results. After half an hour of this, I gave up. Even clicking on the 'Help' gave me a blank page. I know when I am being ignored and this was with bells on.
Thinking back to my experience with Browsers, I decided that it may work better on Internet Explorer, so logged on there instead. The page looked different when it cam up, but required me to log in multiple times - each time I searched for something (despite the confirmation at the top that I was logged in. Also, I could not drag the Add to Delicious icon into the Bookmark bar, which had worked with Google Chrome. I did, however, start to get sites through searching though far too many to be of any use. When I went onto a website of my choice and tried to add it, it refused to co-operate again. Not only did that stop working, but other website tabs I had opened also stopped working and I was invited to Kill my Unresponsive pages. What a great idea. I can take a hint. So not for me so far, "Delicious vill also go on my list" (Dad's Army). It also involves using tags and @ signs which is so confusing on Twitter. Give me the ordinary Bookmarks any day.
CurlyWurly, you are chewy, tough, full of holes and take for ever to finish - meet Delicious.
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