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Consumer use guide to e-books and readers

Consumer use guide to e-books and readers

I get asked a lot of questions about e-books and e-book readers. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the different devices and what buying one will allow people to do. Depending upon which device you’re looking at, these can be very expensive gadgets. The following is an attempt to clarify what one […]

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My new word: Timelexic

My new word: Timelexic

I invented a new word the other day: Timelexic. It describes the state I often find myself in. By trying to keep track of time zones all over the world, and all over the net, I’m constantly mixing up things like “your time” and “my time” when speaking to friends. Travel only makes this all […]

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Happy Birthday: the Do-over Year

Happy Birthday: the Do-over Year

If how a birthday goes is any indication of how the year will go, I am really looking forward to this next year. I got to spend time with my favorite people, got some work done, had a lot of fun, and escaped it all without bodily injury or an arrest record. If that’s how […]

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The Next Step Collection

The Next Step Collection

A lot of people are just finishing up NaNoWriMo or are looking ahead to 2011 as the year when they get their novel in publishable shape, so they can take the plunge into the world of publishing. I really understand that dream, and I want to help people realize it. This is one of the […]

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The TSA Body Scan and Me.

The TSA Body Scan and Me.

Because there has been some discussion in the past about civil liberties and the TSA here on my site, I wanted to let everyone know what I’ve decided concerning the body scanners. This is a reversal of comments I have made elsewhere, and I wanted to make sure everyone was clear on my reasons for […]

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At the Queen’s Command Chapter Two

At the Queen’s Command Chapter Two

(For your reading pleasure, the second chapter of At The Queen’s Command) Chapter Two April 27, 1763 Temperance Bay, Mystria Owen Strake disembarked from the Coronet once the longboats had pulled it to the dock. His papers had been sent ahead with the Harbormaster, bound for Her Majesty’s Military headquarters. The Prince’s Life Guards had […]

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Every Website is a Retail Store

Every Website is a Retail Store

Full Disclosure Note: I own ten (10) shares of Starbucks stock. On October 20th, 2010 Starbucks rolled out the Starbucks Digital Network. The link goes to their press release. The network was developed in conjunction with Yahoo. Via the free Wifi in company owned stores, Starbucks is providing premium content which one can only get […]

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