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astridv ([personal profile] astridv) wrote2006-10-05 01:38 pm
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Useful LJ archiving tool

I don't know if any of you are following the discussion in [livejournal.com profile] lj_biz about Six Apart's bright plans for LJ's future. There's quite a bit of paranoia on the users' side... on the other hand, is it paranoia if they're really after you? ;) I'm not too worried yet but I have become mistrustful, since it's become obvious that Six Apart doesn't give a flying monkey's ass about this site other than how to squeeze as many $$$$$ out of it as possible. If our interests happen to coincide with theirs, good - if not, we'll be screwed. *shrug*

Anyway, I'd wanted to make another backup of my journal anyway, and this reminded me to do so pronto. This journal started out just as a handy way to keep all my bookmarked journals on one friends page, but it has become a lot more - a mix of archive, chat, and personal journal. I would hate to lose any data. Normally I use ljbook for the backup, but the site seems to be overrun by millions of freaking lj users trying to all back up their journals at the same time... I think their server crashed.

But someone on lj_biz rec'd this little tool, ljArchive, which I like just as much. It's easy to download and install, the journal content downloads quickly and the downloaded content is very clearly arranged. (Windows only though, I think.) In order to run it on your computer, you need .NET Framework, which is also quickly installed.
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Tomorrow I'll be off to the Book Fair in Frankfurt, where I'll meet up with [livejournal.com profile] jwaneeta for a spot of book-fairing and a little sightseeing tour of Germany. Well, a small part of Germany, anyway :o)
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torrent is at 66%...as usual I'm staying clear of the friends list until I've watched it.
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. I had a feeling that tip might come handy for others, too.