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Tag Archives: technology
Monday Musings: Old Dog, New Trick
It has long been said that canines of a certain age are incapable of mastering new tricks. As a proverbial long-in-the-tooth pooch myself, I thought it might be amusing to test the cliché. And, as it happens, I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, travel
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, education, family, fun, Italy, language, memories, technology, Travel
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Monday Musings: Digital Technology, Ansel Adams, and the Joy of Modern Photography
As I mentioned in a post last week, Nancy and I just spent a week and a half out in Colorado, seeing our girls, hiking, and unwinding. It was a good trip, and, as is my wont, I spent a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, History, nature, photography, technology, travel
Tagged Ansel Adams, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, marriage, nature, photography, technology, Travel
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Monday Musings: AI Content Creation? No, Thanks
I’ll start by assuring you that this is not one of those posts. I’m not going to share my feelings regarding AI generated content and then reveal at the very end of the post that everything you’ve read was actually … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, technology, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Artificial Intelligence, blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, friendship, technology, Terminator, writer's block, writing, writing life
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Creative Friday: My New Toy!
I have a new toy. Anyone who has met me and/or read this blog knows I am an avid photographer. And I have a very nice camera, a digital SLR with several interchangeable lenses that I use for landscapes, portraits, … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, nature, photography
Tagged birds, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fun, nature, photography, technology
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Monday Musings: Some Weird Occurrences Have Me Thinking About Technology
This past week, I had a couple of weird experiences that made me feel like I was an extra in Poltergeist or Enemy of the State. And I thought I would share them with you because if I’m freaked out, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, technology
Tagged appliances, blogging, creepiness, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, devices, family, food, movies, privacy, surveillance, technology
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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command
Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Fun, History, Music
Tagged albums, Beatles, blogging, CDs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, humor, LPs, marriage, memories, movies, music, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, technology, youth
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Professional Wednesday: Rethinking the Digital Revolution
I’m a dinosaur. I have been in this business for more than a quarter century. My first book was published during the Clinton Administration. I could list for you all the celebrities born since that first publication, but I’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, History, Music, photography, Publishing, technology, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, digital technology, friendship, history, music, photography, publishing, publishing business, technology, writing, writing life
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: My Favorite Computer Applications
A few weeks ago, in response to another plea on my part for suggestions of things you all would like to see covered in these Writing-Tip Wednesday posts, someone mentioned that they would appreciate my take on various writer tools … Continue reading
Posted in photography, technology, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, computer applications, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, DxO Photolab, how to write, Nisus Writer Pro, Pages, photography, Scrivener, technology, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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A Post About My New E-Reader
I’m over at SFNovelists today — that’s the site I help to maintain with over one hundred other published authors of fantasy and science fiction. I’m writing about my new E-reader in a post called “My New E-Reader and Me: … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Reading, technology, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, David B. Coe, e-books, E-readers, reading, SFNovelists, technology, writing
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Blog Tour Post on Publishing Trends and Technology
With summer almost over, the Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour makes one of its last stops at Magical Words, the group blog on the craft and business of writing that I maintain with Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged business of publishing, business of writing, David B. Coe, e-books, Faith Hunter, James Tuck, John Hartness, magical words, Mindy Klasky, misty massey, publishing, reading, technology
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