Hello, I'm Chris Murphy — I specialize in creating engaging, user-centric interactive experiences.
Archive for "Writing"
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Jan 2009 20
Windows Live Writer Updated
In an earlier review of the last Live Writer Release Candidate I outlined some of the key features that got me interested in the software, but I’d like to take a moment to point out a few productivity features that aren’t well highlighted in th…
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Nov 2008 9
Best Practices for Determining Content Density for Websites.
Well written content is an integral part of web-design as much as the actual design and code around and behind it. Good copy writing can better help a user determine the context of the page, find information quickly, and ultimately influenc…
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Feb 2008 13
A small, but great idea, seeking talented open-source developer.
I’ve recently completed work on designing a nifty little piece of software intended for portable use (USB Key) — and I think the application would be quite handy for creative writers, but it may not even see the light of day, or a…
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Jan 2008 21
When backups fail
In brief: my external storage device failed.
This is not a good thing considering I the external drive was both my external storage and "backup" device. I use the term "backup" loosely as I don’t actually have a…
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Nov 2007 29
Software for Creative Writers
It seems that everyday I’m finding new and interesting applications aimed at creative writers. Up until about two years ago, this was not the case. In fact, what you might have typically found online was a bevy of bloated word-proces…
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Nov 2007 27
Blog publishing software: Windows Live Writer – Beta
I’ve previewed other blogging clients in the past, and one in particular was quite fun to work with: Zoundry. Admittedly it was a novelty for me and one that I quickly got over. I ended up using WordPress’ editor in the end. It doe…
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Jul 2007 30
Some thoughts on completing the first draft of your first novel
I spent some time this past weekend tearing down the work I did to finish off the first book in a short series — about two-hundred pages of written material that on a second read, felt like it was just running in circles without relevance…
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Dec 2006 6
Honor amongst writers.
I typically spend about twenty minutes reading through or perusing the postings on the sites and offering my two cents on their work. For the most part there is a lot of great, unpublished material on these sites that are proverbial “d…
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Nov 2006 28
In pursuit of creative happiness: some thoughts about writing
Writing has always been a fun little distraction for me; it has been a distraction in the sense that I have focused so much of my time and energy into honing my skills as a designer that anything outside of that is a temporary reprise. Needless t…
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Nov 2006 27
Influences: Terry Brooks
Some of you may know Terry Brooks for his long running Shannara saga and others of you might know him from his work on The Word/Void trilogy and Landover series. For those of you who do not, Terry Brooks began his writing career with the publica…
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Nov 2006 15
Zoundry – the desktop editor for blog authors
One of the great things I liked about my previous sites were the desktop tools that I developed to handle some of the typical tasks like posting news and updating articles. Most of those applications were developed in VB6 and took advantage o…
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