Against all that is good and decent in the world, I signed up for a second go with CBS All Access so I could watch Picard. I have thoughts on Picard for another post. For this one, I want to talk about the CBS App for my PS4. Because it’s...
I’ll admit it – I own a copy of Microsoft Office. Mac version, 2011. I really only use Word and Excel. Word I use for critiques, as most people like the review features in the program and send me Word docs to critique. I also use...
In a frustrating and maddening move, Twitter has announced the end of Tweetdeck. For me, Tweetdeck was an incredibly valuable resource. One desktop app that allowed me to do both Twitter and Facebook. The columns were fantastic as I could have...
As part of the new job, I have been given “free” tv. I put free in quotes because I have just a couple of bits I have to pay for, like having a DVR, but I am getting all the equipment, television channels, premiums like HBO and...
Been a busy December for me. Among other things, I have been researching the various avenues available to authors to take control of their careers. Although I have the desire to be published via the traditional route, I have never intended to...
This has the potential to be a long post so, fair warning. First up: Laptop is back. The Apple store was packed. Again. I mean, really packed. Like, wall to wall people, packed. Shocking for a weekday, midday, if you ask me. But you...
Hi there. Been very quiet online the past week or so. This is due to my ongoing computer issues. I have a 2 year old 13 inch MacBook Pro. A week ago yesterday (Sunday), it froze when I was working in Word and Scrivener. Since then, it has...
It recently came up in conversation that I’d made several custom iPhone ringtones for the new phone. Someone said they’d tried to do that and ended up with a massively large file. I asked if they’d used Garageband, they had...
So, one of the things that has always bothered me about WordPress is the Site Stats plugin. I understand Akismet and why it links off to a 3rd party database filled with spam fighting stuff, but why must Site Stats? I mean, it’s data about...
I’ve had a lot of people asking me about podcasting recently. Not surprising given how much podcasting I do these days. I mean, I’ve got the Functional Nerds with John Anealio, the SFSignal podcast and the producer gig for Mur...
/begin random thoughts The balance between work and not work is always a tricky one. You have to work in order to succeed (sorry if I just burst a bubble there for you – it really is true. Promise). You have to enjoy your work or you...
I said I’d do it, I warned you – you didn’t listen, did you? Well, now it’s TOO LATE! THE RETURN OF THE PODCAST IS HERE! Episode 9 of the All Things From My Brain Podcast is here. In this weeks massive, DOUBLE SIZED...
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