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  1. kowalskil

    Creating webpages and online books (for a novice))

    This was easier than creating a webpage; my content already contained many html tags. I forgot about the <PRE> </PRE>. L.K.
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    Creating webpages and online books (for a novice))

    Yes indeed. This is also true for other word processors. To understand a code generated by MSWORD, for example when something has to be corrected, one has to be familiar with CSS (Cascading Styles Sheets). That is why I prefer the old approach. I like simplicity. Those who know nothing about...
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    Creating webpages and online books (for a novice))

    A short introductory tutorial on creation of webpages (and online books) has been posted at: http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/misc/tutor1.pdf
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    My article in American Atheist

    My article about futile confrontations between theists and atheists*appeared in the April 2012 Issue of*American Atheist Magazine. The link is: atheist Please share this link with other potential readers. Thank you in advance, Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)*
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    Nuclear Cold Fusion: 23 Years Later

    Nuclear Cold Fusion: 23 Years Later Some of you are probably not too young to remember what happened nearly 23 years ago, on March 23, 1989. It was a dramatic announcement of the discovery of the so called Cold Fusion. Some people think that this was the greatest fiasco of the last century...
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    Fascinating scientific stuff

    Beer Good wrote: "Even more intriguing is that different physics might prevail in these different universes, so that "some of what we call 'laws of nature' may ... be local bylaws." So far this is nothing but speculation, as far as I know. Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia) .
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    Is this the end for books?

    Yes, very unfortunately. Ludwik Kowlaki
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    Is this the end for books?

    And what would happen if my Kindle device, containing many purchased books, were lost in a fire? All these books would be restored on the next reading device, without paying for them again. That is a big advantage. Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia) .
  9. kowalskil

    Digital slides: a tool to communicate

    A mini-tutorial for some MAC users ................... I just wrote a free online mini-tutorial for those who want to quickly learn how to use Keynote, a MAC application for creation of slide shows. The link to this short guide is: keynote Feel free to share it with others...
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    Too good to be true

    Scientific methodology of validation of claims Are you looking for a topic of a "based on truth" book? If so then Andrea Rossi (see Google and Wikipedia) might be of great interest to you. I do not intend to write a book about this episode. But I did write a short entry to a writing contest...
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    Is this the end for books?

    Kindle books are self-published (I just published one two days ago) and no one is in charge of quality. It is the same book I published online (see the signature below).
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    An easy way to publish a book

    Publishing a Kindle Book 1) Inspired by The New York Times article about Kindle publishing (October 24, 2011), I prepared the third edition of my "Tyranny to Freedom ..." *book, submitted the manuscript and the book was on the market in less than 24 hours. It costs only $0.99, the lowest...
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    Kindle table of content is not active

    Seduced by what I have read recently, and by this video https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?ie=UTF8&topicId=A2M7MM0UP7PHK0 I decided to publish my book on kindle. Uploading the MSWORD to their side was successful. It produced the draft which I was able to read on my Mac computer...
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    The "occupy" protests

    Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Wall Street? The last issue of Montclarion, a student newspaper at Montclair State University,*published an article of Grover Furr, about the Occupy Wall Street movement: The Montclarion » Blog Archive » Letter to the Editor Yes, rich people always want to be...
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    Trying to understand Stalin

    How did Stalin manage to outmaneuver so many After reading an interesting, and rather unique, book about Stalin, I just posted a very short review of it, at the Amazon’s website. Here it is, for those who might be interested: I agree with those who wrote that Montefiore's voluminous...
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    A better automatic translator

    Those interested in automatic translators will probably find this article useful: How Google Translate works - Features, Gadgets & Tech - The Independent It is about how Google Translate works, and why it usually outperforms other automatic translators. To verify this claim, I translated a...
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    Borders bordering on bankruptcy

    Some say Borders is suffering because people read less now than in the past. I disagree. As someone else wrote, Barnes and Noble would also suffer, if this were a correct explanation. Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia), the author of two FREE ON-LINE books. Links are at: Diary of a...
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    Facts-based fiction

    Some of you might be interested in this: siberia_lucile2 This piece of facts-based fiction was written as my second assignment, at the memoir writing workshop for senior citizens. The first assignment was to write a true memoir; it is also freely available online. The link is dedenievo...
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    Speaking 2 languages may delay getting Alzheimer's

    Then you became a zeroglote. Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
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