Archive for August, 2008
Quote of the Century
In terms of who’s an elitist, I think people have made a judgment that John McCain is not an arugula-eating, pointy headed professor-type based on his life story.
- John McCain Spokesman Brian Rogers
No, This is not from the Onion. It’s from the Washington Post. In what has been described as one of the most important [...]
Free Online Writer’s Conference
The Muse Online Writer’s Conference is now accepting registrations. This looks like the second year this has been around, and they have a pretty nice lineup of workshops for beginners including classes on creating a magic system for fantasy, organizing for yuor career, writing SEX, and setting up an impressive website.
How does it work? Basically [...]
Tech Savvy Wins Over Arrogance Everytime
This article showed up in my reddit search today: What NOT to say to someone Offering you $60/hr.
Basically, for those of you afraid to click, The writer was given an ODT document as part of pre-employment screening for a job in which he would be converting, ummm, ODT documents. Instead of doing his job, the [...]
Do Not Pass Gos, Go directly to Gadgets
Gos has released the beta ISO for it’s new verision 3 Gadgets, and it looks like a keeper.
Why Gadgets? This version is designed to work off the web, instantly launching your Google Gadgets on startup. That’s right: Instant access to over 100,000 apps on your desktop. Google Docs, Calendar, and Mail Run under Mozilla Prizm, [...]
WRITE A BOOK!
The Above Message was brought to you from my 16 Year-old-daughter, upset that I Didn’t finish a draft using the Book in a Month she bought me for Father’s Day.
This shows the dangers of leaving the computer unattended for a minute, as the post she wrote over was a sparkling, brilliant piece of prose that [...]
