Reference Shelf 4.18.06

Are you a freelancer for the NYT? Then you might have to peruse this questionnaire, posted by Romenesko.
The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches. But I like writing stories about the incredibly competent woman-of-action with large breasts, no sexual inhibitions, and more skills/degrees than you can shake a blaster at!
The Story Starter: provides ideas for 98,889,336 different story starters. “The confused dentist composed a song in the car for the surgeon.” Sounds like a winner to me.
Hey while I’m extolling the virtues of Microsoft Word today, here are ten things every Microsoft Word user should know, via General Disarray.
From Sreetips, Simply Google is “an unofficial Google site which gathers all the Google services on one page. This makes it easier to keep track of all the services the company provides.”
Also thanks to Sree, “more than 300 freeware utilities for every occasion.”

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