It's that time of the year again
In the next few days, I will be cleaning the membership list of this group from members that have neither posted nor lurked in over a year. If I erase your name by mistake, just rejoin the group.
Pangrams
Pangrams are sentences that contain all of the letters of the English alphabet. Perhaps the most famous pangram is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” Here are some others: 1. John quickly extemporized five town bags. 2. Frowzy quacks vex, jump and blight. 3. Quack! glad zephyrs, wave my javelin box. and…
Ask, and ye shall receive … if I can!
With the change to Blogger, I have received suggestions as to what to add to the blog. Two of these are RSS feeds and subscription by e-mail. Are there any other things you would like to see?
Re-analysis of modern British vowels
I found this really cool link while digging around for alternate English orthographies. Now English orthography is a real horrible thorny mess because the dialects have diverged so much that we really have the same number or kind of vowels anymore, there are overlapping sound changes, mergers, and some vowels have moved and taken over…
Software for Tablets and iPods and such
What software (and hardware) do you find works (or doesn’t)? If we share, we can save each other frustration. iPod I miss my old Palm with the pointy stylus. iPods use fingers — big squishy, hard-to-pinpoint fingers. You can’t actually see the line you’re trying to connect to or retrace. You won’t get properly-closed loops…
Closing of Groups
In case you didn’t know, from Multiply’s CEO: “Hello. Stefan here, writing you from Multiply HQ in Jakarta, Indonesia. As most of you are probably aware, Multiply’s mission has evolved over the past year and a half to become the biggest and most beloved ecommerce marketplace in two very exciting markets, Indonesia and the Philippines….
Shorthand, TV Interviews (Uruguay 2009)
Fellows: There’s a video in Youtube about TV shorthand interviews in Uruguay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWINcYADTRk The video is in Spanish, but I have attached the transcription in Spanish and English. This is the background of these interviews:In 2009, Uruguayan Parliament opens applications for shorthand reporter position,and there were a big number of applicants due mainly to:1. The…
Welcome to Our New Home!
If you are able to read this post, congratulations, you’ve made it! Below is the post from Multiply regarding the change. As you well know by now, Multiply will close all personal blogs and groups on December 1. They have chosen Blogger as the transfer platform for groups and personal blogs. As such, we will…
Key to Gregg Speed Studies Third Edition
Does anybody have this in digital form or know where i can get it? (by Ryan for group greggshorthand)
Do you use shorthand at work?
Obviously shorthand comes in handy in work situations but i am wondering a few specific things: 1) Do you use your shorthand in work specific tasks? 2) Have you ever referenced your shorthand ability in an interview? (by Ryan for greggshorthand group)