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Archive for "Sep 2008"

Fun with Faces

Creative, but can’t draw?  Technology has certainly made those who have trouble replicating real life into an artform.  www.moonjee.com is a fun website to visit.  If you have some photos of faces on your computer, you can upload them and dabble with all the tools to give the subject a new look.  You can add features, [...]

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Clickjacking

It isn’t enough that we are faced with the worst economic conditions since the Depression in 1929, but now we have to think about clickjacking.  Your probably haven’t a clue what clickjacking is, because I didn’t know either until a few hours ago. Clickjacking is when someone uses a malicious webpage as an entrance into another’s [...]

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Writing Center

About 20 years ago, I was searching for a writing group.  I attended one after another, endured endless hours of self aggrandizing, poorly conceived material, and sometimes even worse readings.  Then, for awhile I hooked up with wonderful person, who was travelling down the same path.  We met monthly for about two years.  During that [...]

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www.wix.com

Have you been wanting to create a website that doesn’t look like an amateur put it together?  Are you hesitant about designing a website because you think that learning the software is a bit overwhelming? Well, last week I stumbled onto one of the easiest and sharpest looking web design sites.  www.wix.com is  user friendly.  [...]

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Chapter by Chapter

When I first thought about writing a novel, I immediately thought not of character or plot, but how I was going to organize 300 or more pages and move through the scenes and chapters deftly. My first thought is to use notecards.  This simple, old-fashioned way of tracking and moving scenes has been updated by [...]

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Tech Talk

We have all cursed at our computers.  Crashes, printer disconnects, log on issues, and the list is endless. If you have any tech knowledge at all (and how can you avoid absorbing some things when evidence of the digital age is everywhere), www.zdnet.com has good articles and reviews on everything computer.  The other site which [...]

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Meetup.com: A Networkers’ Goldmine

Are you a writer that seeks the company of other writers?  Can’t find a group nearby? I came across a great site for people who want to connect with others with similar interests.  Try www.meetup.com.  Although I have not joined it yet (my cup runneth over), I did surf through the site and read comments.  [...]

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LinkedIn.com: Social Networking in a New Box

LinkedIn.com is a fast growing professional social networking site that allows members to create business contacts, search for jobs, and find potential clients.   Members can create a profile that can be viewed by others within their network.  LinkedIn is a free business social networking site that allows users who register to create a professional profile [...]

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