Meryl's Notes Blog

• Create a Rock-Solid Tagline That Truly Works: Want the next “Just do it?” Try these tips.
• 3 Ways to Appeal to Readers and Skimmers: I think many places go overboard on bolding including this article, but otherwise its tips are on the money.
• Should You Write What You Don’t Know? I think it works well for some situations. In other cases, it could cost you more time (for researching and understanding). But if it’s a topic you’d love to learn about — then it might be worth the tradeoff. [Link: Writing Resource Center]

And for fun because you’re allowed.

• Top 10 amazing chemistry videos.
• Add interaction to videos with Asterpix.
• Photoshop Disasters: Dang good stuff. How the heck do they find so many when I can’t find one?

Ooh pretty brightly-colored laptop desks ($49.95 each). I have a couple of these (not the colored ones, mind you) and they’re wonderful. Keeps the heat off my legs and gives me better access to the keyboard for doin’ lots of writing.

Choices,too. Pick clear or black rubber feet and choose between matte and semi-gloss finish. You can vote on the next design. Tough choices. If the sticker price is a bit much, spend less by sticking with the original gun-metal gray ($29.95).