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Track Visitors with Clicky

by Jon on 2009/11/23

in software

If you want to know how your blog is doing Google Analytics has been the stats package of choice for most bloggers.
I’ve recently been trialling Clicky with one of my client blogs. I have to say I’m impressed with the service.
It works perfectly with a WordPress plugin and generates live data so you can see [...]

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If you spend a large part of your day communicating by email you probably have an automated signature at the end of each mail so people can easily contact you.
With programmes like Typinator available for the Mac you can save even more time by creating keystrokes to insert text you frequently use such as [...]

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It’s not every week that something on the Net blows me away. But Ryan Irelan’s ExpressionEngine screencasts last week really did. If you’re a web publisher looking to get started with ExpressionEngine, they’re an absolute Must See. What’s more they’re also excellent examples of how screencasts can be used for online tutoring.
I’ve been building sites [...]

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I wonder how Dostojevski’s original translators would have felt working in an environment like Scrivener? Seriously, although there’s a wealth of word-processing software out there most software that you work in as a translator is diabolical. This week, however, I’ve found a new solution.
I’ve written previously about how much Scrivener has helped me as [...]

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StoryMill for Writers

by Jon on 2008/03/04

in software

I’m currently testing a neat piece of Mac software called StoryMill by the folks at Mariner Software. Built in Cocoa, it’s a native Mac application designed for novelists. More than that, StoryMill makes for a really pleasant writing environment. I’ve just used it to write eight articles, track the research of the articles and contact [...]

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