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[apocalypsos]

In totally non-voting news, let's talk NaNoWriMo and free advertisement.

If you don't have an Alpha Smart, you should get one, especially if you want a laptop for writing but can't afford it.

It's got a four-line screen and it needs good lighting to type on it, but really, those are the only two disadvantages to it. And quite frankly, if that's enough to stop you from getting one, I worry.

The advantages? It's a $200 lightweight word processor that can hold 100 single-spaced pages and is so durable it's still worked even after people ran theirs over with cars. See, you think I'm joking about that durability thing, but these suckers practically bounce. It's got a full keyboard. You don't have to save ... all you have to do is type. It runs for over 700 hours on three AA batteries. I got mine nearly a year ago and haven't changed the batteries yet. All you have to do to download it is hook it up to the printer with a USB cable and hit "send", or you can print directly from the AlphaSmart.

I cannot describe my infatuation with this thing. *clutches AlphaSmart protectively to chest* I take it to Borders to work on stories. I take it with me to the movies to write beforehand. And it fits into nearly all of my larger purse with tons of room (and weight) to spare.

I swear, if I ever crashed on a desert island like in Lost and couldn't find my AlphaSmart, and then I did find it, I'd have that same sappy, happy look on my face that Charlie had when he found his guitar.

Dude, much love.

*waves AlphaSmart at NaNoWriMo writers, reminds you all that Christmas is only two months away*

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

damn, that is exactly what i have been looking for

[whispersinink.livejournal.com]

Preach it sistah!

*Waves his Alphasmart in unity of Nano craziness.*

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

OOoooo

I could write on the bus with something like that...

*sigh*

You evil temptress you! I want one now!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

*waves mine at you, then snatches it away quickly*

Only 58 shopping days until Christmas (I think) ... ;)

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh. And it appears I can transfer files from the AlphaSmart to my regular laptop for formatting purposes. Most spiffy. Thanks for telling me about it.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Can you dl it into a regular computer? Like, type your novel on your AlphaSmart and then store the file on your laptop?

:is intrigued:

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yup. All you need to do is just hook it up to the computer with a USB cable and press the "send" button, and you can download it directly to a document file. I do it all the time with the Pairing Lists ... take it to the movies and kill time beforehand picking out pairings and typing them up, then dling them to LJ later.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Coooooool.

:covets:

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

May I say that that is one of the coolest icons I've seen in quite some time? And may I asm where you got it?

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was made by nostalgia_lj, and you're welcome to snag and share it if you like.

[bcgphoenix]

I've wanted one of those like mad ever since NaNo '02, but I can never seem to convince myself to take the plunge, especially when I already have a laptop I can lug around. Gah. Maybe next year...*covets*

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

wants it yesss... evil temptress!!!

[stone-princess.livejournal.com]

I have a writer friend that loves her's. She calls it the "baby typer."

[hildy.livejournal.com]

I love my Alphie. Some of friends have the spiffier Dana but I think it has too many potential distractions. The Alphasmart is great if you just want to type. No games, just a nice blank screen. I wish the keyboard was a little quieter, but hey, that's nitpicking.

[badficwriter.livejournal.com]

::computer lust::

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Thank you. I've been looking for something like this for ages.

[canthlian.livejournal.com]

I. Want. That. AlphaSmart.

I can't write at my actual computer because there's too many shineys to distract me. >.>