Word: columning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Write a column about the 20 best things to do while avoiding work...
...March, 1985, I went to Duluth to cover the men's hockey team's quarterfinal series with the University of Minnesota. One of my preview pieces was a column about the Bulldog mania then infesting Duluth. Some of the comments about Duluth were harsh...
...that can improve the power of your word-processor and help clean up your prose. Spelling checkers, programs that proofread your paper for typographical errors, can be very useful, and although the Happy Hacker has no specific recommendations as yet (he's currently reviewing several for an upcoming column), most dictionary programs are better than sitting down with a dictionary...
...attachments are grammatical checkers and outlining programs. Grammatical checkers can discover some incorrect syntax, although they are far from perfect. Outlining programs allow authors to develop outlines for essays and to then modify an essay's structure by experimenting with various alternative outlines (again, look for an upcoming Hacker column on this...
...between getting lousy grades in class and writing this column, the Happy Hacker remains glued to his word-processor trying to figure out how to get a word-processor to write his papers for him, or short of that, how it can at least explain to the professor the reason for turning in an assigned paper after the deadline. When he figures it out, you can hear it here first...