#howto delete — Adobe Flash Player 20 NPAPI

Before I tell you how to delete Adobe Flash Player 20 NPAPI, there are a few important things you need to know:

What does Flash Player do?

“Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that allows browsers such as…

Outrageous scam! Don’t be fooled.

I received this ‘subpoena’ from the AFP [Australian Federal Police] in my inbox this evening.

#amwriting — using StoryBox 2.0

I’ve been using StoryBox novel writing software for years now so it’s easy to forget what a difference it makes to my writing. You see, I’m a pantster at heart. I don’t outline, I don’t storyboard, I don’t use ‘cards’ and I don’t know how my stories will end.

#Coal vs #solar — the true cost of electricity for India’s poor

Queensland’s Galilee Basin contains a lot of coal which could create a lot of electricity, but let’s not get precious about why we’re going to export it to India. No Australian government, state or federal, is interested…

Sea Walls in my hometown

A glorious and thought provoking post arrived from New Zealand this morning. 
Perhaps if we had a Pangea Foundation here in Australia our Great Barrier Reef would not be fighting for it’s life right now. 
We may not be able to fight Climate Change from just one spot on earth, but we…

Amazon Takes Aim At Scammers But Hits Authors

Scary new development for all Indie authors. The big message is: if you have your Table of Contents at the back, move it to the front. ASAP! Read David Gaughran’s complete article to understand why.

#Music — the what-eremin?

Okay, I thought this was either a joke or a tongue-in-cheek scam when I first saw it, but the #theremin is an actual instrument — an electronic instrument that plays almost like a violin or harp, but without the strings. What makes it particularly difficult is that the musician has…

The Magic of Writing Fiction about Magic

As most of you know, Laurie Boris is one of my favourite authors and in this post she talks about where some of the ideas of ‘A Sudden Gust of Gravity’ came from. 
If you’ve ever wanted a sneak peak behind the scenes, this is a very interesting one. :)

#Benji — if you love dogs, please watch

Damn, this made me cry but there is a happy ending :

8 Sound Sculptures That Lets Nature Be The Musician

This is not the kind of music I usually listen to but it is jaw-dropping nonetheless. Be amazed. :)

Abbott’s continuity and change…

This was just so good I had to reblog it. For non-Aussies, the ape with the big ears and red bathing trunks is our esteemed former Prime Minister. The wrecking ball is what he did before…during….

Purple carrots and cake

No, this first pic is not an artistic rendition of turds — those are purple carrots!