The Lending Life http://www.lendlist.org/blog Info and Encouragement for the LendList Community. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:43:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New/Updated Categories: Skills & Knowledge, Home & Garden http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2010/03/05/newupdated-categories-skills-knowledge-home-garden/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2010/03/05/newupdated-categories-skills-knowledge-home-garden/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:42:22 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/?p=23 After reviewing how you all are actually using the site as well as the feedback and suggestions we receive, we’ve added one new category and renamed another.

Home & Garden replaces “Home & Office” – there were actually very few office type items and most of these would be fine in a pure “home” category.  We’ve appended “Garden” since spring is coming and to emphasize that the category is for more than inside stuff.

Skills & Knowledge is new and reflects a lot of feedback we’ve received from lenders that wanted to lend more than just their stuff, so this category allows you to post your human capital to share with others.

Enjoy the new categories!

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2010/03/05/newupdated-categories-skills-knowledge-home-garden/feed/ 0 Server Upgrade http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2009/02/09/server-upgrade/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2009/02/09/server-upgrade/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:01:03 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2009/02/09/server-upgrade/ LendList.org is now on a shiny-new cloud hosting environment powered by Mosso (Enter referral code REF – JKLASSEN for $100 off your 2nd month of cloud hosting). This means near-limitless scalability and better fault tolerance. Translation: Even if something goes wrong or a ton of people visit the site everything will be fine.

If you notice any bugs that crept in during the move, let us know and we’ll get them fixed asap.

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2009/02/09/server-upgrade/feed/ 0 Better International Support http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2008/09/19/better-international-support/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2008/09/19/better-international-support/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:35:29 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2008/09/19/better-international-support/ LendList now works with more regions worldwide.  Specifically, it now supports addresses and city names that contain accents or none ascii characters.  Welcome residents of Montréal, Québec!

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2008/09/19/better-international-support/feed/ 0 LendList on CFAX 1070 http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/08/03/lendlist-on-cfax-1070/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/08/03/lendlist-on-cfax-1070/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:20:07 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/08/03/lendlist-on-cfax-1070/ I’ll be appearing on a call-in show on Victoria’s CFAX 1070 today at 3:05pm to talk about LendList.org. It would be great to have users call in. The number is 250-386-1161.

If you are visiting after hearing the show, welcome!

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/08/03/lendlist-on-cfax-1070/feed/ 4 IdealBite Features LendList in Daily Tip http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/idealbite-features-lendlist-in-daily-tip/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/idealbite-features-lendlist-in-daily-tip/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:13:42 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/idealbite-features-lendlist-in-daily-tip/ The good folks at IdealBite have recommended LendList along with a host of useful swapping sites in today’s Daily Tip. The other sites are great for trading or giving away free stuff, so compliment LendList nicely. Personally speaking, IdealBite is the only email newsletter I subscribe to and is well worth it.

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/idealbite-features-lendlist-in-daily-tip/feed/ 0 Facebook Version? http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/28/facebook-version/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/28/facebook-version/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 19:13:43 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/28/facebook-version/ Facebook today launched their developer toolset Facebook Platform for integrating applications into the site.  Watch for a LendList application that lets you share possessions amongst your facebook network of friends and groups.  All the benefits of LendList but with your existing Facebook Network.  Sign up for LendList and you’ll get an email when the integration option is complete.

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/28/facebook-version/feed/ 0 Double Notifications http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/25/double-notifications/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/25/double-notifications/#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 15:58:38 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/25/double-notifications/ Our hosting company upgraded us this morning to a newer, faster and more reliable server. However, they did so during the weekly LendList.org update, so the update was sent from both the old and new servers. I apologize if you received the update twice.

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/25/double-notifications/feed/ 0 Borrow for Vacations http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/23/borrow-for-vacations/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/23/borrow-for-vacations/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 15:43:37 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/06/04/borrow-for-vacations/ I recently got back from backpacking around Peru and Ecuador. Before the trip I looked at buying a telephoto lense to capture closeups of the animals I expected to see on the Galapagos Islands. The lense I wanted was priced at about $800 locally and $600 on the internet.

However, I was able to find a LendLister with a zoom lense that would do the trick. It made all the difference in the world in terms of my photos. See the results below. I gave him an extra compact flash card as a thanks, got the photos I wanted and saved at least $600. Thanks Makana!

Baby Sea Lions

Galapagos Crab

Nesting Albatross

Sea Iguana

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/05/23/borrow-for-vacations/feed/ 0 LendList is the Consumerism Challenge for April http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/04/02/lendlist-is-the-consumerism-challenge-for-april/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/04/02/lendlist-is-the-consumerism-challenge-for-april/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:41:56 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/04/02/lendlist-is-the-consumerism-challenge-for-april/ Amanda and Megan over at Consumerism Challenge have made borrowing through LendList.org their challenge for the month of April. Each month this blog prompts their challengers to take on a specific objective for the month, in order to “expose ourselves to different environmental and social issues” and “make change happen.” They’ve created their own LendList group for the challenge but if you’ve been using LendList.org you are already participating in this month’s challenge. Nonetheless I encourage you to take a new step each month just as they are.

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/04/02/lendlist-is-the-consumerism-challenge-for-april/feed/ 0 Member Story: LendList can mean big savings http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/19/member-story-lendlist-can-mean-big-savings/ http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/19/member-story-lendlist-can-mean-big-savings/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:54:44 +0000 Jordan Klassen http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/19/member-story-lendlist-can-mean-big-savings/ A member contacted me with this story about how much they were able to save through LendList, and how this borrowing arrangement was beneficial for both the borrower and the lender.

Dave was going snowboarding more and more regularly but didn’t own a board. Renting was getting expensive. He found a good deal on snowboard boots because it’s hard to borrow or rent well fitting clean boots. He looked at buying a board, and would have had to spend about $550 for a board and bindings of the right size and performance level.

He then took a look at LendList. He found a friend of a friend with a board long and wide enough for his 6′2″, 200 lbs. frame.

So now he borrows his snowboard whenever he goes to ride. He gets the board waxed each time, and gets the edges tuned when needed, which is still far cheaper than renting, and leaves the lender with a board that’s always in top condition.

The two acquaintances aren’t the same ability so there is no issue with borrowing the board and not inviting the person to ride, since they wouldn’t ride together anyway. Some time it might happen that they want to both go riding on the same day, but Dave has found two others with similar sized boards he can borrow if that occurs.

LendList.org means big savings for the borrower, and in this case the lender too!

]]> http://www.lendlist.org/blog/2007/03/19/member-story-lendlist-can-mean-big-savings/feed/ 2