All in all, writing doesn’t require much in the way of computing power. The most demanding software you’ll probably run as a writer is your word processor, maybe the occasional spreadsheet. This kind of software doesn’t need much power to run along nicely. That said, as time goes on, you may find yourself waiting longer […]
In order to do a podcast, you need some way to record yourself. You can make a perfectly good podcast by plugging a microphone or telephone headset into a computer’s mic jack or USB port and recording it using free software like Audacity, an open source multi-track recorder. Some people even use their mp3 player’s […]
photo credit: spcummings These days, you can’t go anywhere without seeing people typing away on their laptops. In coffee houses, parks, airports, trains, college campuses — anywhere you go, people have laptops out and are, ostensibly, getting work done. (Or, more likely, playing Desktop Tower Defense.) Good for them. They’ve got maybe two hours before their battery […]
