Programmer, Writer, Mom
I went shopping for a netbook recently. My main concern, after the major features were covered, was the screen. While I don’t do any out -of-doors computer work, I know the current trend of glossy, bright screens would not work well for me. Just to make sure how I felt about them, I checked out the [...]
Posted in For Writers on Apr 13th, 2010
The Book I don’t like to give bad reviews so this is going to be tough. I read Fiction is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters by Robert Newton Peck. The Good Let me cover the good stuff first because there is plenty here that is good. First off Peck, as he refers to himself, [...]
Posted in Tech, Writing/Reading on Mar 16th, 2010
My first thoughts on using Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 (preferred) 1) The Computer: Once trained, and configured, Dragon informed me that due to limited resources, they turned off some features, choosing speed over accuracy. I need a faster computer with much more RAM. I’ve known this for a while but after the Nth software program [...]