Tam Harbert

Of all the technical challenges facing a freelancer, phone trouble has been my toughest. My Verizon voice land lines are usually reliable, and I’m thankful for that. However, whenever there is a problem, I brace myself for another adventure with Verizon’s novel approaches to customer service. Read the rest of this entry »

Technology is great. It’s what has enabled so many of us to become freelancers – being our own bosses, masters of our own destiny, reliant on our own wits and talents.

Until the computer breaks, or the phone goes on the fritz, or the power goes out. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a print addict. I print everything except the most ethereal e-mail. When I write a story, I proof it in print before sending it to my editor. When I edit a story, I print out the writer’s initial draft and mark it with pen and ink first. If I need to read a 20-page market research report in a PDF, I’ll print it out. If someone sends me a PowerPoint deck that has 40 slides, all with solid black backgrounds that will suck every last drop from that $30 HP inkjet cartridge, I’ll print it. Read the rest of this entry »