wake up and smell the copy
Posted in writing on Apr 23rd, 2009
I was always happy with hitting Enter once and getting one carriage return – you knew where you were with the deal – but Word 2007 has better ideas. If its default behaviour – which is to insert two line breaks each time you hit Enter – bothers you, here’s how you turn it off: [...]
Posted in writing on Apr 22nd, 2009
I got given a new laptop at work, and had to go through the usual rigmarole of correcting the dictionary language, turning off AutoFormat, and fixing the default paragraph spacing. I forgot to disable the grammar checker, but fortunately it’s set to nag you by being no bloody use whatsoever. In this case, by taking [...]
Posted in digression on Apr 10th, 2009
Noun: A regrettable mistake, blunder or slander, instantly and widely communicated via the medium of Twitter. Usage: Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.
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