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Comments to comments

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I don’t remember this being written about anywhere, and I don’t know how old the ability is, but you can now add comments to individual product reviews at Amazon. As an author, what a wonderful way of responding to comments on one’s work. For others, what a great way to get […]

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Books

Laura Claridge

Abbas Raza at 3 Quarks posts a pointer to a bio of Laura Claridge, former professor and author. Ms. Claridge is currently writing a book on Emily Post titled, Emily Post and the American Dream: Red Shoes, White Gloves, and the Little Blue Book, a book I look forward to reading.

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Writing

Fall cometh

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I just had two Starbuck’s Doubleshots and I see dead people! There’s nothing better to jump start your morning than an overdose of caffeine. I feel good, didda didda didda doo. This week is the last week of summer vacation and most of the kids return to school next week. This means […]

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Diversity Weblogging Writing

Measuring Success

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Before I started the new weblog(s), I told a friend that I was going to avoid saying anything even remotely critical about BlogHer. It does no good to do so, I told him. I’m sure he knew that I could not follow this vow. I don’t know if being critical […]

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Books

Book cover

My editor, Simon St. Laurent, sent me a copy of my new book cover. The tagline is currently being changed, but when the art department is finished, I’ll post a copy. It’s a companion book to JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, which features a rhino on it’s cover. So what could be more appropriate for a […]