Exploring What's Outside The Box
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Over the last year or so, I’ve started using the app Plottr more and more for plotting my stories. What attracted me to it in the first place was the multi-platform availability of the app, with it being available on Windows and as an Android app. However, if you’re a regular visitor to this site, […]
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As many writers out there, when I write I tend to set monthly goals in one way or another to keep myself motivated. Personally, I use the Online Writing Log for this purpose, but there are of course many other apps that will do the same, although differently. NovProg is one of those apps. NovProg […]
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I’ve been an Evernote user for as long as I can remember. I’ve used it for collecting story ideas, write chapters while on the go, outline ideas, write first drafts of blog posts and so much more. Yesterday, I said good-bye to Evernote.
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Back in 2008, my patience with Windows was running thin and I was ready to explore other worlds within computing. Ubuntu quickly became my OS of choice and since Ubuntu 8.04, it’s been a constant companion. Most recently, when I upgraded to 19.10 in October, I realized I’ve been on the Ubuntu train for over […]
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May 2020 Update: The Scrivener installation process described below remains generally the same. Today, several additional software packages are installed as part of the process, which are not documented in the screenshots or video in this post. For several years now, Scrivener has been my go-to application for writing my fiction. I like how everything […]
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Since the Nexus 7 came out, it’s been my trusty companion at home, at work, on the road and in the air. It’s been the device I’ve favored for so long for everything from gaming to movies to reading. It’s also been the device I’ve used together with a Bluetooth keyboard to write blogposts, fiction […]
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As with the last Olympics, NBC has once again chosen Silverlight as the technology for streaming video. Since Silverlight is a Microsoft technology, Windows user only needs to download the plugin and get on their way. For Linux users, it can be a bit more complicated. Fortunately, Silverlight has existed in the form of Moonlight […]
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Throughout the last few months, I have successfully used the integrated camera of my XPS 1530 to do video conferencing with friends and family. However, recently, I’ve been looking more into actually recording videos for some other purposes. So I started looking for some other software. I soon found a little program called Cheese, which […]
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While surfing around seemingly at random, I ran into this site: http://live.linux-gamers.net This site essentially provides a live-type disc loaded with Linux and games that work with Linux, all for free and for our enjoyment. Although I already have Linux installed and as such am unlikely to just download and try this when I can […]
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Well, the upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 worked out although not smoothly. Throughout the download and upgrading process, the updater ran into a number of issues that in the end broke my desktop all together. I could get to the login screen but not any further, I simply ended up with a blank […]
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