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Here is the text of a note from the Post Office, quoted in “Berry and Co”, which was written by Dornford Yates and published in 1920: Sir I beg leave to inform you that your telegram handed in at the Grosvenor Street Post Office at 10.2 am on the 26th June addressed to Reply paid Hamilton Smythe Fair Lawns Torquay has not been delivered for the reason indicated below. ADDRESS NOT KNOWN I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, WB Postmaster Should letter-writing conventions be used in emails? Photo (c) Henri Burgius http://www.
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Maureen Sullivan, ALA president, just posted an Open Letter to America’s Publishers. Go read it, then come back and discuss. On the one hand, it’s a fine letter, addressing all the appropriate stuff. On the other hand … I think I’m ... Read Post

Text, Utilities, Web services Have you ever received a PDF file in an email that contained information you need in text form, but the PDF doesn't let you select the text? Sometimes this is due to access restrictions on the document,... Read Post

Wow, who would have thought you could publish a blog on Dropbox using nothing more than a simple text editor and an app called Scriptogr.am! You even get an RSS feed (http://scriptogr.am/mguhlin/feed/) Working in text is pretty simp... Read Post