Freelance Writing Fees: Anne Wayman has great series of articles to help writers with their fees. Unfortunately, writers won’t find a straight answer and it’s up to us to figure out our fees. But resources like this can help with the process. 70 logo design resources: I love [...]
Visual Dictionary Online The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007: Re: #7 — way to go, Wall Street Journal! Mint: Manage your money Sharpbrains: Exercise your brain. Steampunk Flat-Panel LCD Mod: I LOVE this old style monitor and [...]
I love this word that has the honor of being Merriam-Webster’s word of the year: W00t! It is fun to type and not easy to say (at least, not for me). And of course, we love it when woot.com has its woot off. Oxford’s choice doesn’t have fun interjected. Its word of the year is locavore. [...]
Roy Peter Clark talks about neologisms — new words. In the article, he tells a story about a child who referred to something as “ginormous” because “It was bigger than gigantic. It was huger than enormous.” The child didn’t create the word as Clark points to the Urban Dictionary — so it’s not impossible for [...]
The Geekend Wiktionary from TechRepublic is an “unvarnished glossary of terms for those trying to navigate the corridors of geekdom. No entry is complete until you’ve screwed with…er, improved it!” Just had to post that for a little weekend laugh. Ha! Paul can relate to HelpDesk.