Big fan that I am of GSD (getting shit done), I’ve found things over the years that have made GSD easier. The screenshots below are Before and After on a TINY section of my very large desktop this morning. The white bar on the left isn’t neatness. It’s Scrivener below a 30-word PACTS Sentence that… Continue reading Desktop Curtain, from Many Tricks: My single favorite Mac app
Category: Computers
Recommending some software: Freeter Pro
I think the last software I recommended was Scrivener, back when it first came out. MAYBE Vellum (but that’s Mac only). So today I’m recommending some free-to-remarkably inexpensive software that has taken a helluva lot of the crazy out of my day. Meet Freeter… The Organizer for Folks Who DO This is a free download,… Continue reading Recommending some software: Freeter Pro
Oops — a brief tale of Social Media fail
So I’m working on the TalysMana revision. And because of the way I did the first draft of that story, I was looking for someone online. By name. Had the WHOLE name. And the one place that name came up was in Linkedin. Okay, I thought. I have a Linkedin account. I don’t use the… Continue reading Oops — a brief tale of Social Media fail
Trying Again: Sign-up for the Website Paper Test Version 1.1
Paper Testing ROUND 2 I’ll be gone next week for another tongue biopsy/surgery (not sure how much he’s going to need to do, but the recovery for both is the same). After that, I’ll set up the next paper tests. Parts of the site design look pretty close to ready. Parts of the site have… Continue reading Trying Again: Sign-up for the Website Paper Test Version 1.1
Round 1 Testing for New Holly Lisle Writing School Website: 39 Volunteers Requested Now
CANCELLED WebinarJam has crashed every time but one on this, with people unable to reach rooms I’m in. I’ve checked my links, I’ve checked their links, and at this point, the only thing I can do to stop wasting people’s time is give up. I’m going to see if there’s some way to do this… Continue reading Round 1 Testing for New Holly Lisle Writing School Website: 39 Volunteers Requested Now
Apple is Fighting for YOUR Right to Privacy
I bitch about Apple being a pain in the ass for not keeping old document formats for me on new systems. I don’t like the Apple store’s “Walled Garden” approach. And I think the newest iPhones are so ugly and crippled that I got a Samsung instead. I disagree rabidly with their “free tech to… Continue reading Apple is Fighting for YOUR Right to Privacy
Uncrippling the Lesson: The Aftermath
Thanks to everyone who responded to the “Crippling a Lesson” post. You gave me some real data to work with, and I appreciate it. I’ve decided to remove one link entirely as redundant, remove the other two with an explanation of why the links aren’t with the demo, add a link to the website for… Continue reading Uncrippling the Lesson: The Aftermath
Crippling A Lesson: An Apple iBookstore Ethical and Practical Issue
Decision Made: Thank you to everyone who commented. BEFORE I START: I’m going to ask for reader input ONLY from Mac product users who buy books from iBooks. If you don’t have a dog in this fight, then no matter what you think about the ethics of this situation, I don’t need to know. I… Continue reading Crippling A Lesson: An Apple iBookstore Ethical and Practical Issue
The Apple iBooks Author Issue: Small things, and large principles
The short version: I have removed my books from sale on iBookstore because Apple has included a clause in software I don’t use and wouldn’t have used anyway a clause claiming the right to refuse publication on its platform of works created with this software (which is fine and I applaud their right) and further… Continue reading The Apple iBooks Author Issue: Small things, and large principles
I’m trying again…[fingers crossed]
The UPDATED updated front page is now…er…updated. Please take a look and let me know here how this works for you.
