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The Wabi-Sabi Garden

Site Admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:09 -0600

The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi is impossible to translate into English. But elements of it have a resonance for some of us in the West - especially (in our case) in the garden

Kodachrome RIP

Site Admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:32:52 -0600

It's the end of the road for Kodak's famous film

Exploiting orphans - some large organisations want to turn a profit from other people's work

Site Admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:19:10 -0600

Some large organisations, like Google, want to turn a profit from other people's work

Wild wildlife

Site Admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:08:30 -0600

Country living certainly has its wilder moments. This morning it was a mole and a caterpillar providing the excitement

Slouching towards tomorrow - the search for new publishing models

Site Admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:15:00 -0600

Publishers are having trouble working out what to do with the web and other new technologies. But at least some are making an effort

National Trust rights grab - NT gets aggressive over copyright

Site Admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:51:49 -0600

NT gets aggressive over copyright, going after photo libraries and grabbing rights to competition entries

Lady Caine now at Amazon.com

Site Admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:07:37 -0600

Publishing via CreateSpace means that self-published books get equal treatment with mainstream titles in the world's biggest bookstore

Is publishing broken? The publishing world is in trouble, and clinging to outmoded attitudes may be part of the problem

Site Admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:10:52 -0600

The publishing world is in trouble, and clinging to outmoded attitudes may be part of the problem

Self-publishing: working with CreateSpace

Site Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:28:02 -0600

Amazon's CreateSpace service is easy to use and produces excellent results. But there are some potential snags

The copyright problem and the path to mediocrity

Site Admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:36:12 -0600

Do the copyright laws need fixing? Probably. The problem is, everyone has a different idea about what's broken

Twitter: a useful tool for spooks? How intelligence agencies could benefit from social networking tools

Site Admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:19:42 -0600

How intelligence agencies could benefit from social networking tools

We're back now

Site Admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:05:10 -0700

Following a major server crash at Bluehost.com, this site was offline for a day - but normal service is being resumed

Lady Caine - the last few steps

Site Admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:57:02 -0700

The publishing business grinds exceeding slow, but the book is out there now

Coldplay copyright grab - band rips off photographers

Site Admin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:02:22 -0700

Rock band Coldplay is claiming the copyright of concert pictures taken by professional photographers. Just how rich do these guys need to be?

Self-publishing: working with Lulu

Site Admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:08:50 -0700

Using Lulu.com as my POD service hasn't been without its frustrations, but it's still a relatively easy way into print