Finding the needle in a haystack of needles (1)
One of the biggest problems I have as an ebook reader and buyer is finding that proverbial needle in a haystack of needles, that is, the ebook worth buying and reading...
Book Review: The Moon Will Look Strange, by Lynda E. Rucker, Karoshi Books
Lynda E. Rucker's first collection The Moon Will Look Strange, from the tiny outfit of Karoshi Books, is the kind of title that makes Big Publishing look irrelevant. I mean, if the...
iPad Review: Quirks and oddities
As I’ve been using the iPad, I have noticed a number of little things about it that struck me as interesting or strange. Here are some of those things. What...
Book Review: Collected Poems of Edwin Morgan, Carcanet
Edwin George Morgan (April 27, 1920 – August 17, 2010), Scotland's first official modern Scots Makar (the Caledonian Laureate), died recently leaving a huge financial legacy to the Scottish National Party...
E-book review: Honor Harrington series (introduction)
I’m going to make a New Year’s Resolution to do more e-book reviews. They’re fun to write, and they make a good change in pace from the e-book news that fills...
E-book review: Little Fuzzy vs. Fuzzy Nation
Lately, I have been working my way through the works of science fiction writer H. Beam Piper. Piper was one of the great science fiction writers of the fifties and early...
Book review: Unseaming, by Mike Allen, Antimatter Press
This year's Shirley Jackson Awards nominations have produced a particularly distinguished slate in almost every category. In fact, Laird Barron, himself one of the aces in the current pack of horror and dark...
First Impressions: Macbook Air
My Season of Tech Upgrades concluded with the arrival of my sparkly new Macbook Air. My existing Macbook Pro is about five years old, and showing its age. I installed Mavericks...
The Ultimate Evernote Guide, Part 4: Exploring the Android App
The Ultimate Evernote Guide: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
TeleRead's Joanna Cabot has been doing a great job with her still-ongoing Evernote Guide, and she asked me...
App Review: Duolingo for iOS
Duolingo is a learning app that promised to 'gamify' language learning. As a language teacher, I was ready to roll! I downloaded the app, picked my desired language, and ... and...