Archive for April 2006
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Wanted: Managing Editor for Premier Web Design Magazine
April 28th, 2006 |“Digital Web Magazine seeks a volunteer with mighty fortitude, a fearless heart and a sense of humor to take on the role of Managing Editor. Developing and executing a content strategy for DWM is central to the role. If you’ve got a love for the Web, a visionary mind and a facility for language, we [...]
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Microsoft Word Macros Don’t Stick
April 28th, 2006 |I’m editing an eBook that requires special formatting for every story. Naturally this was a good fit for a macro. The first macro did all the steps, but fumbled on the call outs. Better idea: create two macros with the second one covering the call outs. This worked like a charm… until I closed Word [...]
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How Do You Pronounce That?
April 27th, 2006 |Steve Blow, a columnist with The Dallas Morning News, covered frequently most pronounced words and followed up with reader input [both articles might require free registration]. I take this stuff seriously and appreciate anyone who corrects me. Since I often don’t hear the exact pronunciation of words and learn most words by reading, I’ve gotten [...]
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IRS Electronic Payment Pains
April 26th, 2006 |I’ve gotten so much mail from EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System — it must be an unwritten rule that everything government-named must be abbreviated — I worked in the federal government once upon a time), the IRS‘ (Internal Revenue Service) online payment service. Part of it is my fault and part of it is [...]
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Finding a Topic to Blog about
April 25th, 2006 |I’ve been swamped — not that it matters to you, but the situation makes it harder for me to take time to think about a topic and write it. I started a new gig a few weeks ago where I have to turn around a story within hours of assignment. Because of relay phone calls, [...]
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Wireless Customer Service
April 21st, 2006 |Finally. It took one month, 46 email messages, and two visits to the store to resolve a problem with my Sidekick II. The solution wasn’t complicated, but I can’t honestly say it would’ve worked had I not got a new SIM card. SMS (short message service) had not been working for months, but I didn’t notice [...]
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Watches on the Way out?
April 19th, 2006 |Wristwatches Get the Back of the Hand says that more people are skipping the wristwatches and relying on handheld devices for the time. Why am I posting this in Bionic Ear Blog? I stopped wearing a watch because of my cochlear implant. ?????? I understand the confusion. Because of the implant, I got a medical bracelet that [...]
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Blog Book Tour: Bye-bye Boardroom
April 18th, 2006 |Time for the next MWTR Blog Tour stop is with author Rachel Hamman of Bye-Bye Boardroom: Confessions from a New Breed of Stay-at-home Moms. The book is written in diary format, provides insights into the hearts and minds of almost 30 women who left the comfort of corner offices for the chaotic and most challenging [...]
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Taking a Vacation… Sort of
April 17th, 2006 |I went to my parents’ in Fort Worth last Wednesday and returned yesterday. I took my laptop and a couple of books that I’m working on for getAbstract. None of them got used or read. My parents don’t have a wireless network and I forgot my USB drive, so I couldn’t get files to my [...]
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Book Review: Creating We
April 12th, 2006 |Author Judith E. Glaser has helped numerous organizations large and small to change and deal with challenges. She tells stories about real organizations and managers and how they worked through their challenges. While the stories provide a learning tool, changing organizational beliefs and attitudes isn’t quick and easy. Therefore, Glaser — even with her background [...]
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