Free Software
Did you you know that my novels are written using free software? Not only is the writing program free, so is the operating system that I use. Both pieces of …
No Facebook? Yes.
How is it possible that a writer of Tech Mystery novels is not on Facebook? I mean, isn’t Mark Zuckerberg a tech hero? No. He’s not my hero. Never has …
Where I Write
A common question people ask writers is where do they write their novels? I don’t have a dedicated spot where I write at home. I do almost all of my …
Cyber Crime As Genre
I’m not sure how many writers are doing Cybercrime novels these days. Most of what’s out there that deals with technology tend to be Thrillers more than traditional Mysteries. So …
Coding A Novel
For the past week, I’ve been writing Kill Dash Nine in a text editor and saving my daily writing sessions by committing them to a code repository. This is pretty much …
Null Pointer Gifted to Chief TWiT
My good friend Nate McIntyre visited TWiT this Sunday and gave Leo Laporte a copy of my book. I hope he gets a chance to read it or at least …
Android Ham Apps
My kids are studying for their Technician Class Ham license this summer. So I thought I’d upload a few fun Ham apps on the Droid. These are the ones I’ve …
The Social Network
I finally got around to watching The Social Network last night. As a geek who works in the tech industry, I have all kinds of opinions about Facebook and most …
Google vs Apple
Who will win, Monopoly or Diversity? Just look at the PC vs Mac and then look at iPhone vs Android phones to see that eventually, Android tablets will outsell iPads. …
Ubuntu Annoyances
I have some things I’d like to bring to the attention of the Ubuntu developers. Some of these things are Gnome related and some of them are not. 1. When …
