Category: Computing

Monday Tid-Bits

Website Update Looks like things are falling into place now for my new domain name.  If you are curious, it will be http://www.ken-mcconnell.com.  You can go there now, but all I have up is a static HTML Coming Soon sign….

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Firefly, Google and the Wave

<rant> I was just listening to This Week in Google, a podcast with Leo Laporte.   They were discussing Google’s Wave.  If you have not heard of this, it’s because it is mostly for developers and special invites only right…

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Linux Outlaws Shout Out

I’m a week behind in my podcast listening which explains why I’m only yesterday hearing the episode (109) of Linux Outlaws that mentions my new novel Null_Pointer.  Many thanks to Dan and Fabian for letting their listeners know about the…

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Geekier Than Thou

This one’s for my favorite Linux Journal Editor – @ShawnPØwers.  Got my shirt!

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Null_Pointer Now Available Anywhere

It looks like Null_Pointer has started to turn up online in all the usual markets.  You can now purchase the trade paperback at Amazon, Barnes and Noble.com, BetterWorldBooks and LuLu.com.  You should also be able to order the book now…

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Blogger Contest, Win a FREE Book!

I have a new novel coming out next month in paperback.  You can go read it right now for free on Scribd.  It’s called Null_Pointer and it’s a mystery about a programmer who must figure out how someone is killing…

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Attack of the Bots – Not!

My latest novel to appear on Scribd is the mystery,  Null_Pointer.  Recently it got selected as a featured document.  Overnight, I had over 500 views and almost as many users who were now following me. At first glance I was…

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Websites for Authors

Need a new web site to freshen up your online presence?  Are you a new writer who wants to make a splash on-line or a grizzled veteran who needs a new look for your dated website? best online pharmacy with…

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Novel Written on a Smart Phone

This story from Laptop is about a debut Fantasy novelist who wrote 100,000 words of his novel on a smart phone.  I admire his conviction, but no way could I do that!  With today’s netbooks, I would not even think…

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