Category: Writing
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Summoning demons in Word
Ah, yes, MS Word, my old nemesis … 😂 Source: Meredith Ireland
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In person kudos at the Automattic Grand Meetup
We have an amazing culture at Automattic that includes giving each other kudos as one form of recognition for great work, whether that’s delivering happiness to a customer, or to each other. Typically we use a Slack bot to share kudos, and that’s posted to an internal WordPress site dedicated to showcasing internal kudos. At […]
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Multilingual keyboards can be tricky
Here in Israel we have people who speak Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, and English (just to name more common languages). Keyboards sold here tend to have at least English and Hebrew layouts to cater for what are probably more typical requirements. When I bought a new keyboard and mouse for our daughter (I went with a […]
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Twitter threads make no sense to me
Twitter threads make no sense to me. I also find then to be pretty frustrating. I’ve read some really interesting, and engaging Twitter threads (you probably have too). Every time I read one, I ask myself two questions: Why is this person going out of their way to share this story/their thoughts on a format […]
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I keep wanting to buy more Field Notes notebooks …
I keep wanting to buy more Field Notes notebooks, but I’m not going through the ones I do order fast enough to justify buying more.
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Write: where handwriting and digital editing meet
Write is a curious product. The goal is to take your handwritten notes, and make them editable in a digital format.
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A reminder how to use a semicolon
Now and then I feel like I need a refresher on how to use certain forms of punctuation. Today it was the semicolon, which I have abused on multiple occasions.
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Blogging software and good shoes
As Dave Winer points out, you know your software works for you when it feels comfortable after using it for a while.
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