Letters of Opinionsoftware / writing tools21 Comments
Don’t judge me, but it turns out I am a Word Processor Freak (WPF). I did a quick survey of my various devices and this is what I have, in alphabetical order: Atlantis Word Processor (PC) Bean (Mac) Daedalus (iOS only) Libre Office (any OS) Open Office (any OS) Pages ... more >
Letters of OpinionBackups10 Comments
In my line of work, which is databases, the ability to recover from a disaster is a key part of the job description. Things go wrong. Hardware fails, application code has bugs. Users or other applications can write terrible queries that update, insert, or delete the wrong records. The list ... more >
Letters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments
Trigger warnings: Janine: When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >
Letters of OpinionAmazon / Kindle30 Comments
This article was linked to over at MobileReads and it struck a real chord with me. There’s lots to digest in that article but the one topic that I found myself nodding along with was the stagnation of Amazon’s software. Amazon has several different apps that span everything from PC ... more >
Letters of OpinionAthletes / Sports Themed Romance32 Comments
An illustrated guide to rugby for virgins …Rugby virgins, that is Calling all sports fans—and fans of hard, sexy, sweaty men! The Rugby World Cup kicked off in London on September 18 and runs through October 31. Twenty teams from around the world will compete to be the greatest rugby ... more >
Letters of Opinioninternet security / privacy10 Comments
Today I want to talk about some cyber-security issues because I’m pretty effing pissed off. Sorry. Not really. Allow me to point out that “Revenge Porn” has been something done to women for years. Per Wikipedia, since BEFORE the internet. See Beaver Hunt from the 1980s. This is something women ... more >