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Tip learned the hard way:

artappraiser — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:46:45 +0000

In reply to Doesn't look like it runs on

Tip learned the hard way: When researching software tjhat one might want to use, Wikipedia often translates the geek speak of the manufacturer's website (or geek reviews of it elsewhere) into plain English about things your normal average user might want to know about it.

Example: Scrivener

Compatibility

There is no official release for Linux, but there is a beta version. The Windows version is regularly run on Linux using the WINE compatibility software.^[1]

Doesn't look like it runs on

Donal — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:39:00 +0000

In reply to From the site: Scrivener

~~Doesn't look like it runs on linux~~ ... actually there is a beta version 1.5.3 that runs on linux. But there is also Scribus, which is free:

http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus

From the site: Scrivener

Ramona — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 22:08:11 +0000

In reply to Does it do plays?

From the site:

Scrivener comes with templates for comic book scripts, screenplays and stage plays, and when you’re done you can export your script to a dedicated scriptwriting program such as Final Draft. Scrivener has been used to write scripts in all sorts of mediums, including stage plays, comic books, video games such as Dead Space, documentaries, and Hollywood and BBC TV series.

Does it do plays?

Donal — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:44:21 +0000

In reply to Me, too, Emma. Now I just

Does it do plays?

I have Evernote on my laptop

Ramona — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:39:00 +0000

In reply to I feel your pain. I get

I have Evernote on my laptop but I forget to use it. All of those things are out there to make life easier but the key is learning how to use them effectively. Also, remembering they're there. Very important.

I've never really liked

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:31:06 +0000

In reply to Have you considered writing

I've never really liked working at libraries, unfortunately. Too quiet. And carrels do not appear to be an option at NYPL. I've got a Columbia library card through my wife, so I could look into that.

I am definitely ready to finish this book, but the digital book problem is a particular pet peeve. The research process isn't actually so bad and certainly far easier than it was only a few years ago, but it drives me crazy because it could be so much better than it is. No one benefits by the current limitations--not Google, which would like to see some fruit from its prodigious scanning work; not the authors or publishers, who earn nothing from out-of-print books; and certainly not the readers. The authors who oppose it, and the judge who ruled against the Author Guild's attempt at a settlement are living in a world that no longer exists, and the rest of suffer for their recalcitrance.

To me, the main issue is not copyright longevity, although I agree with you on that, but the inflexibility of the copyright laws to permit mass digitization of out-of-print copyrighted material. It's not just 1928 that I need but out-of-print books all the way up through the 1990s.

Me, too, Emma. Now I just

Ramona — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:02:37 +0000

In reply to Scrivener appears to be just

Me, too, Emma. Now I just have to figure out how to use it. There is a free trial, but if anyone wants to buy it they have a promo code for the month of July. Saves $9 off the $40 price. (for Windows; I think it's slightly different for Mac.)

Oh, you cut ups.

Michael Maiello — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:03:21 +0000

In reply to http://www.nypl.org/collectio

Oh, you cut ups.

http://www.nypl.org/collectio

Doctor Cleveland — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:40:23 +0000

In reply to I always freaking forget

http://www.nypl.org/collections

In Soviet Russia, card catalog read you!

They do. At least mine does.

EmmaZahn — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:32:53 +0000

In reply to I always freaking forget

They do. At least mine does. I can log in with my library card, search its catalog, request books either from its shelves or borrowed from other libraries. I can also access many the University of Georgia's online databases and use its subscriptions to online periodicals.

What a country!