Case in point: I already found an error in my comment above.

This is such good advice. I edit/write for a living, and I'm always surprised when people that means it's easy for me. It's work, often hard work, to articulate a point, tell a story, or just share your thoughts in writing (at least, to do it well). The key to being a good or even just a competent writer is in the…

Which brings up our question to you: what do you want to see from Apple this year? Do you need iOS 9? Do you care about another OS X release? Another iPhone?

So that's what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.

Having freelanced and billed by the hour for almost 15 years now, I have learned to distinguish between time spent working and time not working. But the challenge for me, which I've only come to terms with relatively recently, is getting a grip on time spent kind of working. I know that for every hour I am working on…

I use a text-to-speech app to have my Mac's Alex voice read articles to me while I tidy up my desk or do mindless tasks like photo copying or scanning. It helps me to get through articles I don't have time for, and has the added advantage of letting me "read" while taking a physical break from standing at my desk,…

I don't know much about training cats, but I can tell you that this method totally works for training children.

It took me a while, and a natural disaster, to come to terms with the fact that I am firmly in the ebook camp. http://narrowbackslacker.com/2014/08/27/les…

After hurricane sandy, we went without heat, electricity, cell phones, landlines, or cars for a few weeks. And not having internet was definitely one of the biggest challenges.