Xandra | March 26, 2010
Over the past several months, there’s been fierce debate raging over what, exactly, ebooks mean to the present and future of publishing. Publishers of traditional, paper-based books are finding it no longer optional to address a growing demand for their content in digital form. Arising from that discussion is the need for people to determine [...]
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Xandra | March 19, 2010
Where I live, we’re just emerging from what’s felt like a long, cold, gray-ass winter. The air still has a bite to it, and cloudy days are more often than not still cause for thick sweaters and soup for lunch. But today dawned sunny and while it’s still mighty chilly in the shadows, the sunshine [...]
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Xandra | March 12, 2010
Anyone who’s a parent knows that it’s almost impossible for the kids not to show up in the middle of the night and burrow in next to you at least some time in their young lives. Mine are notorious for midnight flights, and it never ceases to wake me up as soon as I hear [...]
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Xandra | March 8, 2010
But I swear I had a great excuse. I had a :gasp!: computer issue (easily solvable, I love linux and the community that supports it *in instantaneous realtime, no matter how late it is!*). Computer, easily surmountable. Two sick kids with tummy bugs…not so much. There is no support community or quick fix for that [...]
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