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apocalypsosIn 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*
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*
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