by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 4, 2011 | Writing
Excellent piece by Mark Barrett (Sticking a Shiv in Mark Twain) about the upcoming release of an expurgated version of Mark Twain’s Huck Finn, in which Twain’s use of the N-word is erased from the text. Says Barrett: Anyone over the age of twenty knows...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 27, 2010 | Wanders
We got about 18 inches of snow last night and were able to get out today for our first snowshoe of the season. Good thing because apparently it’s going to be over 50º on Saturday. Best part of the whole thing was that we were the first ones on the trail....
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 15, 2010 | Featured, Writing
A little different than my usual writing fare, but I recently wrote an article for the Poughkeepsie Journal, a local Gannett paper, on the benefits and perils of reverse mortgages. Reverse mortgages can help seniors stay in their houses, but their heirs may lose out |...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 13, 2010 | Featured, Macworld, Reviews, Writing
For my money it’s still Pages as my full-featured word processing app of choice, but Word really has improved in its latest iteration. Google Docs… nah. My coverage of all three apps is up at Macworld..com Office apps showdown: Word processors | via...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 24, 2010 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
Simple, straightforward. A little bit of how-to at Macworld. Peruse your printing options in Microsoft Word 2011 Perfect printing with PowerPoint 2011
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 2, 2010 | Featured, Macworld, Reviews, Writing
In a word… ugh. Not what it could be. Not what it should be. Not what you need unless you really need it. My review of QuickBooks 2011 for Mac is now live at Macworld.com.
