Commentary
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Spark by Ergodriven: A Better Way to Test A Standing Desk
When I first started experimenting with a standing desk, to see if it would work for me personally, I used odds and ends of household furniture two create two setups for test-driving standing…
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I Need a Shredder
It’s been just over a month since I started my digital migration. I’m making slow but steady progress on getting rid of paper. I’ve been getting digital statements where possible for several years…
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The Less Paper Home
I can remember all the stuff about the “paperless office” quite well, and even at the time, I didn’t believe it. Nor did I necessarily think going totally digital was a viable option…
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Standing Bird Desk
Currently I do most of my writing on my MacBook or a Chromebook, while sitting on the couch. I do some work standing up using an older iMac, but I really hate the Apple A1048…
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Standing Desks Part II
I first wrote about standing desks four years ago. I couldn’t find the kind of standing desk I wanted then under $500.00. At that point, I was looking for a standing desk in…
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2016: It’s a New Writing World in the Cloud
I’m still adjusting to a career as a full time writer. I’m not complaining, mind, it’s work and it results in pay. But it’s not something I ever envisioned doing for a career.…
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iPod 2001 still going
I celebrated the tenth anniversary of the original iPod. The initial iPod was released on October 23, 2001. I’m pleased to note that mine is still going strong 14 years later. It’s funny…
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Cooking with Your iPad and iPhone
I have an article up at Peachpit on using iOS in the kitchen: Using iPads and iPhones in the kitchen may seem a little odd at first, but it’s a natural progression. You…
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Tablets are killing social interactions
Tablets are killing social interactions via @jloopz on Twitter
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VDM or Verlag Dr. Mueller Has a New Tactic
I’ve written about VDM (Verlag Dr. Mueller), an exploitive academic/scholarly mill before. Writer Beware writer advocate and writer Victoria Strauss notes that VDM has a new wrinkle: . . . a company called…