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Using Scrivener to Manage Blogs

Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I write my blogs in advance. I choose a topic and write about it. I have a system that works rather well. I use a program called Scrivener, which is available for a reasonable cost at Literature and Latte. They…

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Posted in Writing Techniques

Writing with Scrivener

Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When I write my novels, I use a program called Scrivener, which allows me to arrange each scene as I want it in the fly or during a revision. (Yes, that’s happened). It’s an inexpensive program and can be found…

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When Computers Attack

Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When computers attack, they can do a lot of mental harm. They can do physical harm as well, if they are the right kind of computer in the right circumstances, but I’m not talking about those. I’m talking about the…

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Personal Data Management

Posted on Sunday, August 25, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Personal data management is not that hard. It’s just a matter of developing a good practice of data filing. Think of your data storage like file cabinets, you wouldn’t keep your bills scattered across two or more filing cabinets, unless…

Computer Backups and Why They Are Important

Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

My computer wouldn’t wake up this morning. I let it hibernate and it wouldn’t wake up. That happens more often than you would think. This morning, I simply shut the computer off and restarted it – it failed to come…

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Disk Management

Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

In a typical office, you need a filing system. Even home offices for family finances and business use some kind of filing system. If you don’t maintain that system properly, chaos will take over. I know. I’ve been there. Your…

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Writing Blogs

Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The first thing you need to consider when starting a blog is why you want to start a blog. In my case, I wanted to display my writing. I think I’m doing all right with that, but I know there…

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