Jonathan Last

Quick Help?
September 4th, 2012

I seem to have mistakenly deleted the little WordPress widget in the sidebar which listed all my various scribblings (the “JVL Elsewhere” list). Does anyone know a smart way to find a recently cached version of the site so I can copy them back in?

Jeff Peterson September 4, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Sure, we can help you with that, soon as we see your mature reflections on “Dark Knight Rises.” (I’m speaking for the JVL Follower Community, you understand; I haven’t a clue about managing life on the Interwebs.)

Frank September 4, 2012 at 3:58 pm

The Wayback Machine is your friend:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110515022613/http://jonathanlast.com/

Frank September 4, 2012 at 4:03 pm

Even better one from Yahoo…

http://74.6.238.254/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=www.jonathanlast.com&fr=sfp&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=www.jonathanlast.com&d=4784044517949918&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=554d07ea,a68b0155&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=awake5RzfdS0ZOjw_W2x8A–

gfaw September 4, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Bing’s cache still includes the links.

gfaw September 4, 2012 at 4:08 pm

http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=jonathanlast.com&d=4784044517949918&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=554d07ea,a68b0155

Jeff Peterson September 4, 2012 at 4:14 pm

@gfaw—I love your generosity of spirit, but now you’ve surrendered our leverage!

mrmandias September 4, 2012 at 7:16 pm

What widget are you using?

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