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...number of difficulties. Firstly, the questions from well-meaning but inquisitive people (such as my mother) were never-ending. Upon hearing my new title, they would ask, “So do you write books?” No, not at all. “Oh, so you edit them.” No, not really. “So...uh...” An awkward pause ensues as they try desperately to think of what else I could possibly be doing. A light bulb suddenly goes on: “So you sell ads so you can finance publishing...
...EDIT LIKE A PRO The software that now comes with most computers?iMovie HD for Macs, Movie Maker 2 for PCs?is truly amazing. With iMovie, even a novice can reorder scenes, add titles and set up a sound track. Mix in photos and music from iTunes and iPhoto or deploy sound effects from Skywalker Sound. Movie Maker boasts similar features (if not as elegant an interface...
...field, or browse the ever-expanding Directory of reference material. The information you pull up will include dictionary definitions and encyclopedia articles culled from resources licensed from a variety of publishers. The site draws heavily from Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia written entirely by volunteers-anybody can contribute or edit articles, and some 16,000 have (there are 500,000 entries in English; the 2005 Encyclopaedia Brittanica has 65,000). See here for more on the wiki phenomenon. Answers.com also provides free plug-ins you can download to your desktop for even quicker access to these fast facts...
...Picasa Download this free piece of software and it will organize all the digital photos on your hard drive, arranging them in neat folders (just the way you named them) and making them more easily accessible. Everything you might want to do with your images-view, edit, email, print, post to your blog-is within easy reach. You can fix red-eye, adjust color and contrast, or add special tints or a switch to sepia tone. The Order button gives you a short cut for placing a print order with websites such as Shutterfly and Snapfish. The email button automatically...
...decided to write about their plight, and his accounts of the rural poor resonate with Chinese readers. This year he was nominated for the country's top literary award for debut authors. But China's publishers, wary of offending the censors, haven't been as encouraging. The first edition of Li's 2004 coming-of-age novel, Red X, quickly sold out, but there has not been a second printing. Li, 23, has refused the publisher's request to edit out what it called "morally offensive" passages. Li can't yet support his parents so that they can quit their...