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Qumana Editor (free blogging software)

March 17th, 2006 · No Comments · Useful

www.qumana.com
I’m trying out new blogging software, a program called Qumana. It’s free, which is always nice, providing it works reasonably well and does no harm. It’s a desk top program. The latest version is available in beta for both Mac and Windows. I decided to try the earlier version, which is only for Windows. Qumana […]

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Stronger Solar Storms Predicted; Blackouts May Result

March 7th, 2006 · No Comments · Interesting, Useful

Stronger Solar Storms Predicted; Blackouts May Result
You may want to re-think switching from cable to satellite.

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They Say, I Say

March 5th, 2006 · No Comments · Books, Interesting, Useful

They Say, I Say
Over mid-term break, I’ve been reading a little book called They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. The authors’ premise is that most academic writing is part of an on-going conversation, or should be, and that writers are obligated to present some of that conversation to their […]

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TWiT.tv

March 3rd, 2006 · No Comments · Interesting, Me, Useful, Websites

TWiT.tv
I admit it, I used to watch Tech TV. My favorite show was the Screen Savers, though there were some other good ones. Then the cable channel got bought by something called G4 and went to hell.
You can still catch Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton of the Screen Savers on the weekly TWIT podcast. […]

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