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Entries Tagged ‘Hardware’

How to Add “Oomph” to Your Aging Computer

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 and […]

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The Perfect Tool for the Writer on the Go: Alphasmart Portable Keyboard

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 […]

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