All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

by | Oct 29, 2019 | Interesting Reads

Our main character is charming bot who would rather watch soap operas than engage with his human companions. The story is action packed and entertaining. I’m looking forward to more installations. What I didn’t like (and neither did half of the internet)...
Noir

Noir

by | May 16, 2018 | Interesting Reads

I think Christopher Moore started out to write a hard-boiled detective novel set in the late forties, but he’s Christopher Moore. And the end result is delightful, funny, full of creative turns of phrase and the weirdest blend of pop culture references and...
Super Powereds

Super Powereds

by | Dec 14, 2017 | Interesting Reads

Drew Hayes takes a look at a world where super heroes with amazing powers actually exists. What would training be like. Could anyone with powers be a super hero or would you need a certification program? What about super villains? There are four books in this series...
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

by | Nov 13, 2017 | Interesting Reads

Mary Roach is an entertaining author who makes the science of humans in war both fascinating and humorous. I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this as I didn’t really like the idea of delving into weapons technology, but this book is about the things that help...
MailChimp Campaigns

MailChimp Campaigns

by | Nov 9, 2017 | Tutorials, WordPress

In my previous post I showed you how to integrate your WordPress blog with a MailChimp list. In this article we’ll look at how to send a Welcome message when a new subscriber is added and how to let your readers or customers know when new blog posts are...
WordPress and MailChimp

WordPress and MailChimp

by | Nov 9, 2017 | Tutorials, WordPress

Mail Chimp is a full featured mailing list service that helps you stay in contact with your readers or customers. It provides lots of tools for analyzing how your message is reaching folks and you can design beautiful email templates that match your brand. With all...