Posted by Grant Carmichael on January 11, 2008
An article in the NYTimes lamenting the contrast of how writers think and how Word doesn’t cut it. Ultimately, it’s an entertaining article about crafting a UI for a specific usertype.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/magazine/06wwln-medium-t.html?
Scrivener for Mac
http://literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html
MS Word was arguably created for everyone needing a word processor. But when addressing the experience of writing, particularly for writers, Word comes up short. Accommodating non-linear thinking with notes, outlines, metaphors and approaching the empty page as a canvas to minimize distractions among other things are what Scrivener employs to help writers write.
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Posted by Grant Carmichael on January 4, 2008
O’Reilly sponsored event started in Seattle that is starting in other cities. It is a bi-monthly meet of geeks to introduce cool ideas and impressions in a Pecha-Kucha way (20 slides, 5 minutes). Before the drinking begins…
We should present there and maybe try to start a reboot of 2nd Monday or similar group here.
http://ignite-chicago.org
http://igniteseattle.com/
You can see talks that occurred at Ignite Seattle here: www.youtube.com/user/ignitenight. And probably also on the main Ignite Seattle page.
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