October 3, 2002

Writing computer books has slowly driven me crazy

Christian Crumlish

I overheard myself just now saying "shift-printscreen! shift-printscreen" when actually looking for the Grab application on this Mac. (Shift-printscreen is PC jargon.)

Last night while watching Frasier typing up copy for his "Wine Corner" segment on the restaurant reviewer's show on a strangely small chunky looking off-white laptop, as he leapt from the table to respond to noises from his dad's bedroom, I blurted out "Save your work!"

Posted by xian at October 3, 2002 2:17 PM
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