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A Content Mill Example
I enjoy writing for Catalogs.com. Some derisively call such sites content mills. But as a writer they are an opportunity to take on a variety of interesting and challenging work. Below is a recent article of mine. The assignment required … Continue reading
Current Clichés and Ugly Words
Can we please avoid these? Ready made words and phrases are poor substitutes for expressing real ideas. If, in fact, there is a real idea to be expressed. game changer Get your game face on. killing it bringing it disruptors … Continue reading
Physical Books Making a Comeback. At Least in The UK.
The Telegraph has an interesting read today. Hardcopy books are coming back into style. It reminds me of vinyl records enjoying a resurgences. I think, though, that there’s little hope for hardcopy books in general as the “shelfie” trend the … Continue reading
Good Help With InDesign — A Recommendation
I’ve been battling InDesign lately and getting some good help with it. In publishing, half your time is in writing, the other half is in figuring out a layout program. Bhim Singh has created an excellent template for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged help, InDesign, layout programs, recommendation, self-publishing
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First Look At Amazon’s Fire 7 With Alexa
Available almost everywhere for fifty dollars, Amazon’s Fire 7 is a great buy. It’s a definite upgrade if you use a small screen phone to access the web, and a book reader that is on par with much more expensive … Continue reading
I Did It!
I passed my amateur radio General exam today! It’s an upgrade to my current technician’s license. (internal link) That means I am licensed to carry on my ham radio hobby for communications around the world. It also means a month … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, general class license, ham radio, lyrics, my fair lady, rex harrison, you did it
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Today’s Need For an Almanac
An old friend arrived in the mail yesterday. It was a book I haven’t seen in twenty-five years. I got it from an online used book dealer. If it is possible to have a love affair with a book, this … Continue reading
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Tagged almanac, California almanac, information, information manuals
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