I have a computer, Dual Core, 2.83ghz, 3.25 gigs ram (I could have used 4 gigs). I am trying to restore all the stuff that I need to get work done. In the process, I was able to finesse a second monitor so now I have one monitor with email and another with work on […]
Wanderings
Resources for Science Fiction: Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction. – Ray Bradbury
Monthly Archives: July 2009
No Work Computer – Day 5
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I found and appropriated a very small computer that was to be used in the Parks Department Kiosk project. This involved a kiosk that was to be placed in various places with County information. I wrote the whole thing, but the old Kiosks had screens that did not work with modern machines. The drivers were […]
No Work Computer – Day 4
Monday, July 27, 2009
I am still getting paid, but I have nothing to do but sit here in the computer lab and surf. All the bosses are on vacation. Normally, this would be a very productive time – I do my best work when the bosses are gone. Unfortunately all of my tools and resources are on a […]
Farewell Tour
Friday, July 24, 2009
My story Farewell Tour, is up at Freezine. It is a Rock and Roll ghost story, not Science Fiction. John Shirley, one of my favorite writers, is serializing an old fashioned pulp style adventure fantasy so my story is sandwiched between an exiting story that people are actually reading. I hope they hang around long […]
More on low traffic ways to make money from affiliates
Friday, July 24, 2009
Ten days ago I made a post about using a simple php script to create a web page of things for sale on eBay. I chose as an example Shimano Bicycle parts. I know little or nothing about bicycle parts, but I did a little research on eBay and found that there is a large […]
More Rejects
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
It’s Karma. I gave Crescendo a bad review and in the time it took to write the review I received a couple of unkind reviews of my own short stories. It seems that this time the editors went out of their way to express their dislike for my stories. It doesn’t help me feel any […]
Crescendo, L. Marie Wood (2002)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I was doing a Google search for Speculative Fiction in Rockland County, NY. I wondered if there were any clubs or readings in my neck of the woods. I found Crescendo, which was written using some settings in my neighborhood. I decided to buy it and found it on Alibris.com for $1.99. Crescendo, according to […]
Work Computer is Dead
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
My work machine wouldn’t boot this morning. This has been coming for a while. I have been getting frequent errors. The help desk will get me a new machine soon, but it means that I will spend a day or two reinstalling all of the software and tools that I use on a day to […]