Archive for the 'Tips' Category

Convert any content for mobile use

Want to take content along on your iPhone for the long plane ride ahead? Need to bring your address list for postcards back home? Boy, do I wish I’d come across this nifty site BEFORE that long trip I took to Texas last month.
The site: ebookhood.com. You can convert any RTF or TXT file, raw [...]

How to deal with DocX

I never got on the Windows Vista bandwagon. I heard too many sour reports from folks who bought a Vista-based computer early, and I managed to snag one of the last Dell computers shipped with Windows XP on it. No need yet to upgrade. But, I occasionally get correspondence from folks - including editors - [...]

Camera Phone + scanR = Hours Saved

Now this is a bright idea: use your camera phone to capture notes, research, business cards, and original documents. I’ve been doing this since digital cameras came out, in order to make it easier on me when I do research in the field. But using your camera phone goes one step better. Here’s why.
Once you’ve [...]

Twitter Tips at TwiTip

Darren Rowse from ProBlogger has an excellent NEW blog devoted to the growing phenomenon that is Twitter. Get tips on tools, what to tweet about, and how to conduct yourself in this new universe of microblogging. As a writer, I’ve found Twitter quite valuable for making connections and fostering dialog, and will share some of [...]