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Toolbars are for mice. When I was a newbie tech writer, every time I reached
for the mouse I got my wrist slapped. With a 2x4. Studded with nails. Rusty
nails...
-----Original Message-----
From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:09 PM
To: 'Goldstein, Dan'; TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: What's on your TC bookshelf?
You can add a dictionary.com toolbar right in to your browser, like I do on
my laptop.
-----Original Message-----
From: Goldstein, Dan [mailto:DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:57 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: What's on your TC bookshelf?
All those characters to type! I have dictionary.com in Favorites, so it's
just [Windows Key], a, r (for my Reference folder), d.
Lazy Dan
P.S.: dictionary.com opens with the cursor on the search field, as every
online dictionary should (but not all do).
-----Original Message-----
From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:41 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: What's on your TC bookshelf?
I stopped dealing with dictionaries a while ago, when it was just as easy to
type http://www.dictionary.com
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