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PAUL MCFEDRIES
Writer of books, collector of words, reader of many things
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Recent Releases
(I write books. Lots of books.)
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Access 2013
Published: April 8, 2013
Microsoft Excel 2013 Simplified
Published: April 1, 2013
My Office 2013 RT
Published: March 23, 2013
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Excel 2013
Published: February 26, 2013 -
Recent Writings
(Other scribblings of note)
Let's Talk About Hashtags: Twitter continues to spawn new social practices, and new words to talk about them
IEEE Spectrum, April 1, 2013Customizing the Excel Quick Access Toolbar
Excel 2013 Simplified, April 1, 2013Workweek Creep Is Turning Leisure Into Weisure: Social media is just the latest technological assault on our free time, and on our language
IEEE Spectrum, February 1, 2013I'm in the Mood for MOOCs: To describe new massive open online college courses, we need new words
IEEE Spectrum, December 1, 2012From Surf to Serf: Digital sharecroppers, unite!
IEEE Spectrum, October 1, 2012 -
Recent Reads
(From fascinating to frivolous)
Star Wars
"What dendritic history of logrolling lay behind the rave about that book?" Superb wordsmithery by Tom Vanderbilt. (The Wilson Quarterly)What Do Philosophers Believe?
Pleased to see that in a recent survey of philosophers, a mere 12.2% choose to believe that free will is an illusion. (Preposterous Universe)Facebook Home Propaganda Makes Selfishness Contagious
Saying "No" to the Facebook Home ads, "because selfishness spreads like a contagious yawn." (Wired)Abnormal Is the New Normal
Think you're not crazy because your mother had you tested? Think again. (Slate) -
Recent Words
(Fresh additions to the lexicon)
smartphone face
n. A drooping jawline and saggy jowls caused by neck muscles that have been shortened from constantly looking down at a smartphone or similar device.
Posted: May 10, 2013glasseslike
adj. Resembling eyeglasses, particularly with respect to a wearable computing device.
Posted: May 8, 2013Facebook facelift
n. Cosmetic surgery designed to improve how a person looks in photos posted to social networking sites.
Posted: May 3, 2013catfishing
n. The elaborate fabrication of an online identity to trick a person into a romantic relationship.
Posted: May 2, 2013
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