The Ideal Life
Lately, I’ve been thinking of the optimal lifestyle and how to get the best out of life. How can I better my existence? An ideal lifestyle is one you have to define for yourself. So if I wanted to focus…
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Tag: Writing
Homework
“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” This quote could also be used for any hobby endeavor we choose such as photography, crochet, micro electronics, Ham radio, etc. A hobbyist is constantly…
Technical Issues
If you think technology will solve your problems then you don’t understand technology – and, you don’t understand your problems. Find the best tool for a specific job and stick with it. This is better said than done for me…
Take Charge
“Nothing about the Internet is fixed, permanent, or inevitable. It is malleable, shape-shifting, and constantly evolving. And it increasingly comes with more responsibility and risks for guarding our own data and taking charge of distributing our words and images.” This…
Plain Text
Just about everything I write digitally- blog posts, to-do’s, notes, journal, code, thoughts, plans, etc get drafted in text format (.txt) These are an extension of me, my digitized, quantified, extended memory of organized thoughts. I use them often for…
A Few Thoughts On…
Creativity and imagination needs to be constantly fed. Reading is an anytime, anywhere pastimeSlow down. Excuses delay the inevitable. Make time for good conversation.Apply what you know. Chase the knowledge.Organize your desk. Make yourself so good that they don’t want…
Ulysses Update
Ulysses 26 update looks great. Now with custom fonts and better support for accessing my web server (meaning I can connect to it again. Will I re-up or stick with iA Writer? Unfortunately I run into an error where I…
Just Do It
“We learn by doing.” This is the way you master your hobby, by getting on and doing it. Learn, practice, re-learn and practice some more. This goes for writing, sketching, photography, painting, or everything else. You don’t get good without…
I Did It Again
Here’s something about me: I’ll tweak and twerk on something until it’s molded into something I’m happy with. And just when I’ve got it down to what I want, I switch to something entirely different. Example- I’ve been working with…
I Want This
There are many things in my life that I don’t need. I don’t need half the technology I have, nor most of online services that I pay for. This includes the hosting for my website. I don’t need it, but…
Writing on the WWW
Own your website. It’s important because you control the format now and forever if you want to. No social media because that isn’t yours. Your social media account is just renting space until you are evicted. Buy a domain name,…
What To Do With A Manual Typewriter
Step one really should be to change out the ribbon. I’ll be back when step one is completed.
Scrittore
As a digital writer, I love the modern day writing software that allows you to create, distribute with ease. However, I grew up using a typewriter and I’ve missed the “clickety-clack” of the mechanical keys as I typed. Now I…
Version 1.0
I have had a need to simplify my websites and the expenses that come with them. Everything changed today. A year ago I transferred this website to WordPress.com for simplicity and ease of use but I gave up too much…