Sunday, July 28, 2013

Creativity

What does it take to write well? If you are a major in English, the only thing that you could realistically do for a decent paycheck is be a English teacher. But alas if your passion really is writing you should be able to enjoy it no matter the anguish and the blocks. Think of writing as a game and if you are stuck on a level, there are things called cheat codes. One of the techniques to start at the very end or at the very exciting part and work from there. Another way to get rid of the writers block is to bring elements into the story from a completely different genre and see how the characters deal with it. Lastly, one of the best things that you can do is take advantage of any some of communication services or social networks to bounce some ideas off of people. Any other ideas to combat the treacherous void where great words should be written?

Friday, July 19, 2013

GPS on Windshield

The next time when you look at your new car's windshield, you might see a whole view of maps and directions. Personally, I would find that really distracting but Garmin will choose to ignore that opinion and forge ahead with a product that will beam GPS information up on the windshield, as if having the GPS right there has not been enough. They believe that it would help with distractions because in California, potentially a big market for Garmin products, recently ruled that using GPS or mapping functions on a handheld is a moving violation, the same as texting or another communication service. What are your thoughts on the new trend in GPS tech?