Apr
30
2009
Rumbling with the HTML
This post is mostly for my own memory:
I have been playing around with custom HTML buttons and such, for use with a ‘story-reader’ I am attempting to write in PHP. It should be noted that I know nothing about using PHP.
Basically I’m writing a simple page that will pull text from a mySQL database and [...]
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Apr
24
2009
The iPod Touch
I’ve added a short article about my experiences reading eBooks with the iPod touch here.
I’ve really been enjoying it, a lot less of a headache than my PDA.
Remember my story, “His Island” is available for reading on eReader. Download it here: http://yourothermind.com/writing/hisisland.pdb
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Apr
21
2009
After the Zombie’s attack
So, if a zombie attack ever renders me zombie-food, thus stopping any future work on YourOtherMind, the good news is that any data you have put into YourOtherMind is easily ported elsewhere. That means that say, fifty years from now and there’s a new operating system that YourOtherMind can’t run on, you can still keep all [...]
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Apr
18
2009
‘His Island’ now available on iPod Touch
I’ve started (heavily) using the iPod touch and do a lot of ebook reading with the eReader application.
Anyways I thought it would be fun to convert one of my ‘for free’ stories on this website into the eReader format.
Now, if you are so inclined, you can read His Island (originally published in Quantum Muse).
Simply go [...]
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Apr
17
2009
Keeper needs your help
Version 8.1 of YourOtherMind, the Writer’s Organizer, was released recently with a numerous improvements.
Unfortunately that might be the last version I can afford to produce.
Despite what I feel are numerous improvements (open file format, cleaner interface, stable, et cetera) over its predecessor Worgan, YourOtherMind just hasn’t been succesful enough to warrant continued development. And unlike [...]
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Apr
14
2009
Writers of the Future 24 summary
I’ve posted a summary of L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future volume 24. This was the volume in which I was a finalist in the 3rd quarter, but not a winner (obviously). Some great stories. Read the summary here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1631534/writers_of_the_future_24.html
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