Why CDs make crappy presents for kids. Lovingly illustrated. … [Read more...] about Just in time for Christmas…
Return of the King humor
This one's making the rounds: Sauron, the One Ring, and contract law See, Sauron labels this Ring as "the least of Rings" but really he can use it to enslave everyone. The Dwarves might well say "What? We thought you meant that plastic decoder thing that Isildur stole from your … [Read more...] about Return of the King humor
Fun stuff
Officialness
The Long-Promised Word Style/Templates Piece
Styles and templates in Word are nothing at all like CSS and Dreamweaver templates. For one thing, styles in Word aren't kept completely separate from the document; instead they're associated with a specific template. You can copy styles to other templates, or you can change the … [Read more...] about The Long-Promised Word Style/Templates Piece
Envy
At least three people I know have finished their novels in the last couple of weeks. I am insanely jealous. I resolve to get cracking. Pester me about chapter 3, OK? I want it done by next Friday, and the elves are not cooperating. … [Read more...] about Envy
Post-holiday roundup
Email nuked. Argh.
My inbox got nuked this afternoon. If you sent me anything good in the last six hours or so, please resend! Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, the Panther installation is going well. grumble … [Read more...] about Email nuked. Argh.
Styles in Word
I sat down with the Office 2001 Bible today and I think I've mostly figured out how to do stylesheets and templates in Word. I'll write it up in detail this weekend. In the meantime, here's a great FAQ/tutorial site by the Word gurus of the Office newsgroups. UPDATE: Done. … [Read more...] about Styles in Word
Just Add Pirates
Scott claims that any story can be improved with the addition of pirates. Space pirates, in his case. This requires contemplation. … [Read more...] about Just Add Pirates
