My Favorite Freeware, Part 2

================= KeePass (http://keepass.info/index.html)   Probably the most important utility that I use day-to-day.   KeePass is a Password Safe and Password Manager all in one.   If you’ve read my previous post about password security, you know how important this issue is to me.   KeePass helps tremendously by managing all of my … Read more…

My Favorite Freeware, Part 1

  Scribus — Desktop Publishing (http://www.scribus.net/) I mainly use Scribus for the internal layouts of my books.   It handles fonts, kerning, and linespacing quite well.   I also find its built-in PDF conversion options a real bonus since it has lots of output options.   This is especially important for POD distributors … Read more…

How Programming Skill Helps Me Be a Better Writer

I’m lucky to know how to program. Years ago, I taught myself how write computer programs that would streamline some tasks in my workplace. Using the basic skills and lessons from that, I continued learning and applying programming to everything from sorting data, to mining data, to building online applications … Read more…