But first you have to decide what kind of Apple writer you’ll be. Will you be the kind of writer who takes a step back from the linkbaiting Controversy of the Week, calmly and logically analyzes the situation, and then writes objectively about it? Will you keep your BS detector active and not believe every single rumor that blooms on your RSS feed? Will you have the patience and foresight to analyze past trends before predicting future performance, even if it means dragging yourself across a desert of spreadsheets and financial statements?
Category: Journalism
David Ogilvy, on Writing Well
Someone should make this into a poster. via Behind Companies
Ah, That’s It!
Remember: “its” means “it is” and “it’s” is the possessive form of “it.”
Brett Kelly, on iBooks Author
Let me restate that I’m not just generally crapping on iBooks, the iBooks Author application or anything else. I’m an eBook author that’s sold a few copies and is pretty happy with how things have gone. If Apple’s wares seem like just the thing for your next eBook project, then I’d suggest you seriously consider employing them.
Just make sure you think through all of the possible ramifications of such a decision. That’s all I’m saying.
Gannett Net Income Falls 33 Percent
That’s four declining quarters in a row for the newspaper company.
Posting to Wordpress with Dropbox
Gabe at Macdrifter wins for “clever hack of the week” with this combo of Markdown, Python and Hazel.
On Typos & Errors
I tend to be more forgiving to the average person screwing up a loose/lose proposition. Writers, however, do not get a free pass on this one. It’s like an accountant not knowing the difference between subtraction and division. It’s like a pilot not knowing the landing gear should be down for landing. And while the consequences of poor grammar cannot be equated to a pile of aluminum on the runway, in terms of professionalism and advancing a writing career the implications are the same.
Behind the Scenes
Josh over at Macgasm has posted a look at how they produce their video podcasts. It’s in-depth, and makes me want to start something with video really, really badly.
Trollem Ipsum
The 52 Tiger Membership Drive
I’m more than happy to give Dave $3 a month for his work. You should be, too.
Avast Harasses Macgasm Writer
MacStories to go Comment-less
Commenting leaves a lot of baggage that we simply don’t have the time to maintain, and that’s not a good thing for us or our readers. Instead of putting readers in danger by failing to moderate a malicious link, or failing to moderate an offensive opinion, we’re simply going to remove comments and leave commenters the choice of using Twitter or their personal blogs to write informed and well spoken opinions that our comments section doesn’t provide room for. The answer isn’t as simple as, “We don’t like comments.” There are a lot of reasons behind why we’ve reached our decision, and we hope our contribution to the discussion provides an ample explanation for when we eventually remove the feature.