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No Wasted Moments
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin, ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack,’ June 1746 I’ve been thinking about time a lot lately. Specifically,...
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What Next?
Life is about passion. Tomorrow, there will be a post that links to an article about meeting someone in a coffee shop. No, I haven’t met someone! Rather, it’s an article about how to meet someone. I...
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I am still not just a geek…
I am, however, a Level 5 Perl Monk. Monday, I was informed that I had gained enough experience to be granted the status of Beadle, or Level 5, on PerlMonks.org as of Monday morning. Now, this may not...
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10 Year Anniversary
Yesterday marked this blog’s ten year anniversary. In ten years, I’ve made more than 1,700 posts and had more than 1,900 comments, many of those from years when I blogged almost every day. But, it was...
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Resolving A New Year
Well, it’s that time again… It’s that magic time of year when we all make resolutions that most of us will never keep. I mean, seriously, how many of you have ever kept a resolution? Ugh, don’t...
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On-Line EXIF Viewer
Another one for the photography geeks. Some of you may have guessed that I enjoy photography just a little bit. You may have deduced that from all the photography related links I share on Fridays. Or...
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Creative Generators
So, in keeping with the theme this month of NaNoWriMo, I bring you creative time-wasters! Okay, so maybe I call them “helpful utilities” when I use them, but, still… Back in the day, I was much more of...
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Adding Style To Your Webpages
I am NOT a designer or web programmer. Sure, I’ve dabbled with Perl enough to be a Level 11 Perl Monk on Perlmonks.org, but I’m not really a programmer. And I’m sure not a designer, either, even...
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Moveable Type Changes License
And becomes completely irrelevant. Apparently, I missed this last month, but Six Apart is changing their license so that Movable Type will no longer have a free version. Now, when it was Ben and Mena...
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5 Random Writing Tools
So, in support of NaNoWriMo, this month, I’ve decided to serve up nothing but writing-related links. At a week into the process of writing your novel, you should be well on your way. But, maybe there...
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Free LogMeIn Alternative
Looks like the free LogMeIn option is going away. It had to happen eventually, but it kind of sucks for those of us who relied on it to get certain things done. They sent an email this morning, giving...
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Ultraedit
Real programmers code in text editors. And, for what it’s worth, so do I! Look, I’m the first to tell you that I’m not a programmer. Honestly, I think it would kill me to sit in front of a monitor...
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Actual Writing Tools
Now, you’ve got your setting, characters and story, so all you have to do is write it. Easy, right? Okay, maybe not so much, but still totally doable, so don’t despair. This week I’m going to talk...
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Trying to get all your ideas and characters organized for National Novel Writing Month? I can help! It may not always be obvious, especially to those closest to me, but I love being organized. What’s...
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I may be a computer geek, but I’m heavier on the geek side. Not that a statement like that is much of a surprise to people who know me. Or to people who follow my oldest blog, the eponymously named...
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