Craig Lambert, author and FLOSS advocate

Doing it all with open-source software

April 7, 2016
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View Your Mind addendum

In my previous post I suggested using the smiling, frowning, and horrified faces to identify good, bad, and ugly ideas in the mind map.  Another thought is to use them to show pacing at a glance.  A smiling face could … Continue reading

November 22, 2015
by Craig Lambert
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A first stab at the back-cover (paperback) or front-inside-flap (hardback) for Children of the Ice

The back-cover copy entices the prospective reader to read at least the first few pages of the book, and those pages get the reader to buy the book.  It’s a tease, exposing just enough without revealing all the goods.  Here’s … Continue reading

November 8, 2015
by Craig Lambert
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Second impressions of Calligra Author 2.8.1 (and the beginning of a short story)

I know I said the next post would be about the book, but I’d like to add a little to the previous entry. The Children of the Ice back cover copy will be posted in a couple of days. I … Continue reading

November 2, 2015
by Craig Lambert
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First impressions of Calligra Author 2.8.1 (and a short story!)

FLOSS includes an abundance of writing tools, from basic text editors to elaborate office suites that rival (or exceed) Microsoft Word. Many are cross-platform (Linux, Windows, and Mac), and for the most part I’ll report on my experiences with those. … Continue reading

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