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(remix) This is an old story from the computer game world, but there are lessons here for everyone, even writers. In 1990, id Software...

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There's lots of great novel-writing software out there, but chances are good you don't use it. Chances are, like everyone else in...

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I normally love Google, but this Google Buzz thing is bugging me. The problem, as I see it, is that Google signed me up for a social networ...

Yes, I mean the title literally. Until a few years ago, I never really thought about backing up my stuff, not at home. Part of it was that I...

This is an old story from the computer game world, but there are lessons here for everyone, even writers. In 1990, id Software was formed by...

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Depending on how you count, there are over a hundred social networking sites out there and God only knows how many blogs. It's impossi...