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Computers and Software

How To Use MS Word to Track Edits and Revisions

February 23, 2010

While flailing about, trying to come up with a post worthy of your time, Tami suggested this topic. I was looking for something quick, easy, and brainless, but the more I thought about it (and exchanged Tweets with Tami), the more the idea grew on me.
If you work with a coauthor, an editor, or simply [...]

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Weekly Word Count: January 15

January 15, 2010

What Is This?
Following the lead of my mentor, friend, and exemplar, Tami Moore,1 this will be a weekly article to document progress in meeting my writing goals as described here.
I set up an Excel spreadsheet to track all my work by category (blog post, copyediting work, creative writing) and item. So all I need [...]

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Great Wallpaper Site

December 30, 2009

Lifehacker recently polled its readers for their choice of top wallpaper site on the web. After trimming the votes to the top five sites, the votes were tallied and InterfaceLIFT won out with 36 percent of the total. It didn’t take me long to input parameters such as "Widescreen" and my laptop’s resolution to find [...]

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What I’m Tweeting: Win7 and Other Topics

October 21, 2009

As you know, Twitter is a way to microblog in 140 characters or less. But sometimes, 140 just aren’t enough. Here are some of my thoughts from earlier today, with a bit of expansion. I should note that most of my comments are directed at the larger part of my audience: Home users, hobbyists, gamers. [...]

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Friday Five: Top Windows 7 Features

October 2, 2009

Yes, I’m rocking an iMac (and a MacBook Pro) these days, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a Windows fan (I think there’s a pun there, but I’m too congested and stuffy-headed to figure it out; I’ll leave that as an exercise for you).
First, let’s get this out there right now: Microsoft Windows is the [...]

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Google Chrome for Mac

September 2, 2009

Back in my PC days, I played around with Google Chrome a little bit. I liked it well enough, but it clearly wasn’t (and in my opinion, still isn’t) "ready for prime-time." The main reason for my decision to uninstall it was the lack of usability I’ve come to depend on with Firefox and its [...]

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Friday Five: Reader-Friendly WordPress Plugins

July 31, 2009

Currently, I have 41 active plugins, so limiting this list to just five is not an easy task: I could easily identify a dozen I’d hate to abandon. Instead, I tried to identify those plugins I find essential to enhance my relationship with my readers.1
1. CommentLuv
CommentLuv shows a link to the last post from a [...]

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Best Blogging Software for the Mac

July 29, 2009

The Goal
Ever since I bought my MacBook Pro, over a year ago, I’ve been seeking a blogging platform for the Mac comparable to Windows Live Writer.
What I Want

True WYSIWYG editing: What you see is what you get. Compare the screenshot below to what you’re actually seeing here on the Aerie. (Feed readers, you may [...]

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Friday Five: Software

July 24, 2009

Welcome to what I hope will be a weekly feature at the Aerie: A listing of five “things” with a similar theme. This week it happens to be software; next week, it could be irritations, ice cream flavors, or beers. Who knows what may strike my fancy?
What Do I Mean By “Software”?
Well…how about “not [...]

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For Better or For Worse…I’m a Mac

July 9, 2009

At this time yesterday (Wednesday) I had no intention of writing this article. In fact, today’s post was going to be “Meanwhile, Back In WoW.” Guess that’ll have to wait till tomorrow or next week.
For quite some time, I’ve been having “issues” with my PC. In World of Warcraft, for example, I’ve done two [...]

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