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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
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Recent Writings
(Other scribblings of note)
Building Basic Formulas in Excel 2013
Que Publishing, May 21, 2013Working with Office 2013 RT Graphics on the Microsoft Surface Tablet
InformIT, May 29, 2013The Jargon of Junk Food: Manufactured foods need manufactured words
IEEE Spectrum, May 31, 2013Let'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, 2013 -
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)
snailpaper
n. A newspaper delivered physically and so more slowly compared to online news; the print edition of a newspaper.
Posted: June 14, 2013superdiversity
n. Extreme diversity, particularly with respect to the ethnic and racial mix of a population.
Posted: June 13, 2013bliss point
n. The specific concentration of salt, sugar, or fat that makes a food maximally tasty.
Posted: June 11, 2013smartphone 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, 2013
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