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This device may open up a new audience for writers, especially if they are willing to write with a visually impaired audience in mind.

The e-book arena heats up with a new, especially portable electronic reader.

An dedicated e-book reader for those enamored with the new "touch" technology. Reading just gets more and more simple.

Intel unveiled on 10 November 2009 its revolutionary Intel Reader, aimed at people with reading disabilities. The device transforms printed text into digital text, and then reads it aloud. Suddenly, all kinds of written material will become easily available to readers previously difficult to reach.

Like the narrator, I too am a big fan of outlining. I've used Word's Outline facility from time to time, but can't say that I've mastered it. This brief tutorial is helpful.

Especially helpful to writers who write long documents.

Part 2 about creating columns from HelpMeRick.com -- for more, visit the website.

This tutorial from HelpMeRick.com is a good followup from the previous video posted here, where I mentioned the design features of tables. This video shows the design power of tables when the grid lines are invisible.

This video is from the YouTube channel MissingManuals, which has lots of tutorials useful to writers. In my own writing, I find I need tables from time to time -- and I've always found that an imposing task. This video show you how to it -- it's simple.

I've recently begun to understand how tables can be used for design effects too, especially effective when one inserts tables WITHOUT visible lines.

In this day of self-publishing, with PDF files becoming a predominant format. learning the power of table

Yes, there's another version of Microsoft Office on the horizon. This video from Lockergnome provides a quick comparison between Office 2007 and Office 2010. It begins with an examination of WORD, so writers can review this easily and ignore the following sections on Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, etc.

I normally hate going through Office upgrades, but, I must say, this one looks promising for writers.

There's a relatively new and little-known facility within Google Gmail: TASKS. This is a dead-simple way of keeping track of tasks -- er, that's your ToDo list -- and you can even view them on your cell phone. A useful and free way to improve your productivity.

If you use the Firefox browser, you may find the iCyte add-on to be very valuable in your online research. This allows you to save the pages you've visited, along with your annotations and notes.

If you like writing on a blank screen with not distractions, you may like WriteMonkey, which emulates the old-fashioned typewriter. There are a couple other software programs similar to this -- but this is the newest one on the block.

This book reading website is evolving into a major tool for writers. One can upload samples of your work and elicit feedback. One can organize a reading group for your fans. You can engage other readers and build community.

With all the power the internet provides, it is still difficult to conduct a multi-party conversation about a project over time. The new facility Nurphy aims to rectify that. For more info, go to: http://networkedblogs.com/p15483607

The Kindle 2 is now available in an international wireless edition, with service in over 100 hours. There is growing evidence that the Kindle may be bringing people back to reading. Yes, it may just be the catalyst for a new revolution.

YouTube is making it easier to develop a video-centric site where writers can promote their work. In mid-October 2009, it changed the way its channels are designed and displayed. Writers can develop their own channels for free.

This new free program, released in Oct 2009, really helps to conveniently organize your desktop and to hide all its distractions away when you are busy on a writing project.

Down to earth advice.

Here's a powerful, free online organizer that might be very helpful to you as a writer. For a review, see http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/10/13/im-moving-from-backpack-to-springpad-heres-why/

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