tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post2981412521399181651..comments2024-03-28T00:24:39.106-04:00Comments on ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NYC: BITS OF TECHNOLOGYNative NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-81029394126772852072010-04-28T22:46:38.014-04:002010-04-28T22:46:38.014-04:00I have the Alpha Smart. It weighs a few ounces an...I have the Alpha Smart. It weighs a few ounces and runs on 3 double A batteries and I don't have to wait for it to boot up. On and off with a press of a button. Then when I finish I hook it up with my USB to my Mac and download. Voilia! I have my work there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095813546707627568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-75540434961421205182010-04-28T21:10:29.349-04:002010-04-28T21:10:29.349-04:00Sorry for the two posts. The blog "ate" ...Sorry for the two posts. The blog "ate" my first one, and I couldn't remember what I said--so I tried again. I can't believe they both appeared. Glitchy technology. Sheesh. Elizabeth PalladinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-55512094695577306942010-04-28T14:31:59.561-04:002010-04-28T14:31:59.561-04:00Beatriz, my hubby will definitely be at Nationals,...Beatriz, my hubby will definitely be at Nationals, and I'm sure he'd be willing to talk shop with you :) As for the iPad, I LOVE mine! I've created presentations on it and as long as my nails are cut short, I can type pretty quickly on it. I highly recommend getting the Pages app. Everything can convert to .doc from there :)AvonLadyJerricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611705826419158520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-53729041294493541652010-04-28T13:18:47.072-04:002010-04-28T13:18:47.072-04:00Fidencia, I feel your pain and agree. When everyt...Fidencia, I feel your pain and agree. When everything's working, the gadgets, whether they be iPods/Pads, laptops, whatever are amazing. And, when they don't, I myself have wasted hours trying to (ha!) fix computer-type mishaps.JStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224700351361824518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-84892102899939847122010-04-28T13:03:36.239-04:002010-04-28T13:03:36.239-04:00I still use whatever is handy--usually my favorite...I still use whatever is handy--usually my favorite pen, the Pilot Easy-Touch fine point (with ink, not the gel stuff) and a steno notebook or the back blank pages in my Dayminder. I drive all day through the scenic mid-Hudson valley, so have to park to write. I try for a gorgeous location like the parking lot of Vanderbilt Mansion, which overlooks the Hudson. I usually just jot a few key sentences and rough-outline the rest--might possibly do a short scene--then at home at the desktop do real manuscript pages. I get a lot done this way without interrupting the "day job" too much, and also I don't have to stay up so late at night. I'm thinking about getting a Kindle or other ereader to download my epaperbacks. I get tired of reading them on the computer screen--and sometimes I want them Right Away and don't want to wait for real books to come by mail. (I like technology, but pick and choose what I want to learn and use.) Elizabeth PalladinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-12049187339544907522010-04-28T12:56:13.573-04:002010-04-28T12:56:13.573-04:00If I am away from my desktop, I just write with a ...If I am away from my desktop, I just write with a pen and paper. I use anything--steno notebook, blank page in back of my dayminder--and tend to jot outlines or a couple key sentences and then outline the rest...sometimes I'll write a whole scene. I am in and out of my car on most days, driving through the incredibly scenic and inspirational mid-Hudson valley. I have to park to write, and try to pick a place like the Vanderbilt Mansion parking lot overlooking the Hudson. When I get home at night, I sit at my desktop (Dell Dimension 2400 circa 2004) and incorporate my jottings into a real manuscript. I get a lot done this way, and then don't have to stay up so late at night. Elizabeth PalladinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-85328185966100434192010-04-28T12:01:58.172-04:002010-04-28T12:01:58.172-04:00I'm getting ready to take the plunge on an iPa...I'm getting ready to take the plunge on an iPad myself! Anyone know how well it works for writing/editing? Seems like the perfect device to take to Nationals... maybe Jerrica can bring her husband along to help us out! LOL!!Beatriznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-33386477482332889912010-04-28T07:11:08.653-04:002010-04-28T07:11:08.653-04:00Oh, no! Sorry you were having technological woes y...Oh, no! Sorry you were having technological woes yesterday, Fidencia. I'm incredibly grateful to be married to my husband. He is a Certified Apple Consultant and runs our business that helps small businesses with all their Mac needs...obviously, I benefit greatly. If I need internet on the go, he has multiple ways of getting it for me. If I'm having trouble syncing books to my iPad, he walks me through it. If I forget how to update my website, he shows me. You get the picture. I am one lucky girl :) Though, clearly, he's a crutch and I never actually remember anything!! LOL!Jerrica Knight-Cataniahttp://www.jerricasplace.comnoreply@blogger.com