Lots of people who write articles or create content in any form, often find themselves generating lots of files. A writer will for instance probably have lots of article drafts laying around. Everyone have different solutions for revision control and backup, ranging from a simple manual file copy to using a full-fledged revision control system [...]
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Notebook 3 – OneNote for Mac?
Since switching to a Mac, there has always been one application for which I haven’t been able to find an equivalent. Windows users will undoubtedly have heard of Microsoft OneNote, which is the de-facto note taking application. Linux users have had Basket which does the same thing, but perhaps not as feature rich as OneNote.
There are lots [...]
Google Knol — The new online source for knowledge
Google just released a new web application called Knol. It is used to make it easy to share knowledge through article and in-depth guides. The service puts a strong emphasis on authorship, and every piece of information has one or more names behind it. From the announcement:
Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by [...]
WordPress for iPhone released
WordPress for iPhone has been released, making it super easy to post to your Wordpress blog on the go!
There have been reports on the iPhone crashing when using international characters such as åäö, but it will surely be fixed soon.
I will write a review when I have the opportunity to try it myself.
Full Circle Magazine issue 4 – not only new content
The Ubuntu-centric magazine Full Circle Magazine released their fourth issue earlier this week. Of course there is lots of new interesting content as usual, but this time there is another thing to take note of.
The format of the magazine has wandered away from the regular A4/letter format and uses a format perfect for on-screen reading. [...]
Find time to read a book using DailyLit
I would like to take a few minutes to introduce you to DailyLit. It fixes that feeling you get when you really want to read a book, but just can’t seem to find the time to do so. You will of course not get that flipping-though-dusty-paper-pages feeling that a real book will give you, but [...]
Experiences from a full time freelancer
Full time freelancer Cameron Moll has written an article about what to think about when doing the leap of going solo. It is an interesting read, and if you are seriously considering doing something like this, do have a look at the article and evaluate your options.
In his article he describes the top ten things [...]
The proper way to markup books
Most people think twice before jotting down notes and jots in their books, but maybe that is what creativity is all about?
Bert Webb of Open Loops has written a nice article about how one can take notes in books, and also some pointers on what to note.
“One of the most effective ways to get the [...]
Have a way with words? Try 100 words!
For all of you out there who enjoy writing and would like a challenge, there is a place on the net called 100 words. The concept is simple:
WRITE ONE HUNDRED WORDS, NO MORE, NO LESS, EVERY DAY.
Well, every day for a month to be exact, but you get the picture I guess. I still have [...]