[Y]es, I know. Today’s post was supposed to be about automation, but I’ve been super busy this week with NaNoWriMo, to say nothing of my day job, and the family. It is a short work week for me. On Thursday, I’m heading to San Fransisco to visit the Evernote headquarters. So I’m a bit pressed…
[I] finally got around to taking the revisions I’ve made to my own short fiction template that I use within Scrivener, and updating the short fiction template that I produced more than a year ago. The original template was downloaded over 1,100 times! The new one is now available just in time for NaNoWriMo. So,…
[F]or this week’s post, I’d planned to write about how I have automated a lot of work using Evernote. It was a somewhat technical post, but I tried to keep it as simple and straightforward as possible. But last night, as Hurricane Sandy bore down, I realized that a more timely post may be one…
[A]s you might imagine, I spent quite a bit of time last night–and as much as I could manage today–getting my new iMac setup. This included installing software and transferring data, something that isn’t nearly as complicated as it used to be. There were some things that took a bit of work. For instance, I…
[I]f you are a writer, and you work hard, are stubbornly persistent, and submit what you write to markets that publish the kind of thing you write, eventually you will start selling what you write1. And if you sell what you write, you will inevitably come into contact with editors. Indeed, it is possible to…
[I]’ve had a busy week. A couple of writing-related deadlines loomed, and I am only a part time writer and blogger. So trying to squeeze those deadlines into my day job and time with my family meant a bit of juggling this week. I postponed my biweekly Vacation in the Golden Age post, for instance,…
I use the Kindle App on my iPad extensively. I probably do 75% of my reading there. I do another 15% in the Zinio App and the remaining 10% or so in Reeder App. By day, I am an application software developer, and so I give a lot of thought to how things work and…
[T]ime flies! It has already been about a year since Evernote instituted their ambassador program and invited me to be their ambassador for paperless lifestyle. I was one of eight original ambassadors and it has been a fun and educational experience for me. At this one-year mark, Evernote has invited some more people into our…
[H]aving kids produces a lot of paper. Even before they are born there are forms to fill out. Then they are born and there are more forms. There are medical records. School forms. Artwork. Report cards. Permission slips. By the time they leave for college you could very likely be buried in paper. My kids…
[M]y 3-year-old has become a list-maker. Ever since last Christmas, when he started to get the concept of Santa Claus, he has been busy compiling lists of things that he wants Santa to bring him this holiday season. He doesn’t write these lists down of course. He points them out and depends on his parents…
I like keeping score when I watch baseball. It makes me feel more in tune with what is going on in the game. In the past, I’ve kept score on paper like just about everyone else who keeps score. But I am always looking for more ways to go paperless. So yesterday, for the first…
I’ve seen a bit of discussion lately on how folks use Evernote for blogging. There are a variety of different ways that people seem to use it. I thought I’d throw my own into the mix. One thing I’ll say right at the top is that I rarely use Evernote to write my blog posts. Instead,…