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Re: More Insight into Twitter: To Do or Not To Do?

tomcolvin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:10:15 -0000

Gosh, that's a great testimonial! Hope other readers here take it to heart.

Re: Newsweek: A Sobering Take on Blogging

tomcolvin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:07:09 -0000

Dwayne, we certainly agree about that. BTW, what an extraordinary website
at computer.org. And I even followed you on to Smashwords. First time I've
heard of it. WHAT A CONCEPT! I'll be posting about that next week.
Perhaps you could write a short piece about your Smashwords experience,
which I'd love to publish on my blog as a first-hand account from a user.

Re: More Insight into Twitter: To Do or Not To Do?

tomcolvin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:44:16 -0000

Jessiner, I think you will discover Twitter to be useful if you give it
time. A lot depends on the people you choose to "follow," of course.
There's hardly a day that I don't pick up some useful information via
Twitter, stuff I'd never find otherwise. And it's great for feedback.

Re: Exact Editions: The Future of Magazines?

tomcolvin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:09:23 -0000

I agree, when color arrives on ebook readers, we will have reached the real
tipping point.

Re: Time Management for the Paper-Bound

tomcolvin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:35:17 -0000

Mark, thanks for pointing me onward to your forum. I'm still just getting
acquainted with your site and all of your activities. I'm fascinated!

Re: Kindle 2 and E-Books: Looking Ahead

tomcolvin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:47:16 -0000

Scott, I'm intrigued that you went with Sony Reader, since all the hype is
going to Kindle. Could you share the reasons for your choice?

I fully agree with your downsizing objective. But doesn't that mean Kindle
might be better, since new books seem to be so much more easily accessible
from Amazon?

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:44:16 -0000

I agree that Linux may be the best choice for netbook -- as long as you
don't need lots of additional software on the computer. If you use online
applications and OpenOffice, you're in good shape.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:47:18 -0000

Hi, Jim. Thanks for letting me know that you have an Asus eee. Hope you'll
let me try it out when I get back to Manila at end of this month.

Does your Asus run Windows XP? That could be the problem behind slow boot
up.

Regarding the memory stick, I'm fascinated by those, been playing around
with them for awhile and gathering lots of information about software useful
to writers that will run off USB. BUT I lost a 4-gig memory stick not long
ago -- I think it fell out of my pocket when I pulled out my wallet.
Fortunately, there was nothing critical on the stick, just a bunch of
programs, no data. What steps do you take to protect your stick and data?

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

avr — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:15:12 -0000

Yes I will do that. Thank you.

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Re: A New Year, A New “Look”

tomcolvin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:47:13 -0000

Ah, yes, Christine -- remember you for sure. Hope we can spread the word
about this blog in the Philippines, especially since it is mostly written
right there in Manila. By the way, I return to Manila by end of this month.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:51:11 -0000

Liz, those are great suggestions! Expecially the browser tip and the
reference to Q10, which works beautifully. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Best of the Web: Timelines, Self-Publishing

tomcolvin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:24:11 -0000

Christine, SERENDIPITY! Good luck with your revisions and possible
self-publication. Promise, please, to alert us from time to time about your
progress.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:25:14 -0000

WriterToday, how about sharing yr experience with a netbook once you've
bookedsome time on one, OK?

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:18:27 -0000

I sure endorse the NEO suggestion. Been using one for the past two years.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

chaburchak — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:29:49 -0000

The newer/larger 10" netbooks have keyboards that are 92% full-size, so I don't think you'd have much of a problem there. Or there's another option: you could buy one of the older smaller machines (I've seen some EEE PC's as low as $200) and use the other $200 to buy an Alphasmart Neo. That way you get a comfortable keyboard for writing (not to mention 700 hours of battery life!) plus a wireless portable for online work and for saving your files. The Neo also makes a nice external keyboard when plugged into the netbook. And the both of them together would STILL be lighter than a full-fledged laptop... :-)

Re: A Walk into Travel Journalism

tomcolvin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:32:08 -0000

Thanks, Marion. It is comments like yours that keep me feeding the "blog
monster," which can indeed seem like an unwanted chore sometimes. By the
way, what is the name of your blog?

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:50:26 -0000

Hey, I forgot all about the cat! Great reason to own one of this little
computers.

I'm particularly intrigued to hear that you find the small keyboard workable
for you. That, to me, is the only drawback to these mini-computers.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:07:37 -0000

Thanks for that feedback. I think you are setting a trend for writers.

Re: The Portable Writer: Netbooks Gaining Advocates

tomcolvin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:22:37 -0000

Jessica, that's a fabulous endorsement of the usefulness of netbooks.
Thanks for sharing.

Re: Zoho Adds Online Invoicing Application

tomcolvin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:01:17 -0000

Chris, thanks for sharing info about time59, which is new to me. I've been
intrigued that this particular post has gotten a fair amount of attention,
suggesting that many writers do feel a need for some invoicing support.

Re: Save Time, Work Better With An Organized Computer

tomcolvin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:14:28 -0000

Bethany, it's refreshing to see a reader scroll back that far to read posts
here. Thanks for commenting.

Re: Save Time, Work Better With An Organized Computer

tomcolvin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:13:25 -0000

Shaneen, opps, missed your comment earlier as it got lost during my
international travels. I'm glad that you found the post useful. Yes, it is
amazing to me too how much time organization can free up.

Re: Zoho Adds Online Invoicing Application

tomcolvin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:35:52 -0000

Dhristina, thanks for the feedback. I only played with it briefly myself as
I don't often invoice clients. So it's good to receive your comments.

Re: A Rare Personal Note

tomcolvin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:33:46 -0000

Jhone, pleased to do so.

Re: Zoho Adds Online Invoicing Application

christina — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:37:18 -0000

Thanks! Did you use the application? I did try it a few days back. Found it good and also reported some feedback, as the application is in beta phase. You can also use the application as it is completely free to use and share your views.

Chirstina