What can you do with your old computer?  How can you get a refurbished computer at low or no cost?

I was talking to a student recently who mentioned how difficult it is to learn  agency-specific acronyms; I think it applies to both the public and private sector, as well as our everyday lives. 

I’m in San Francisco visiting Deb Lacy, a mystery writer, and we went to the Winchester Mystery House.  It was the home of Sarah Winchester (b. 1840 - d. 1922), who married the son of the the creator of the Winchester repeating firearms.

Social Security Administration is changing how they issue numbers, effective June 2011.

You don't have to spend a fortune for a book trailer.  Here are some options for both professional services and do-it-yourself.

  A first impressions starts with the handshake.  If you study body language or write about it, here’s the scoop on handshakes.

I just returned from Margie Lawson’s immersion class!

In criminal investigations, alibis are scrutinized extensively in order to identify suspects and solve crimes.  However, if you’re not covering up a felonious activity and need an alibi, now you can buy one.

When incredible crimes come up in conversation, writers always say, “you just can’t make that stuff up, tell me more.”  Thus the creation of Crazy Crimes on Twitter.

Do you wonder how much of social media is a fad and what’s here to stay?  Here’s an idea of how wide the net has been cast.

How far would you go to catch an agent?  Do you know the difference between assertive and whacko?

I doubt I’ll ever have an opportunity to use this investigative technique, but it’s another reason to love technology.

Yes, you read that right!  You can take a weekend Carnival Cruise out of Los Angeles and spend two days in Dianna Love & Mary Buckham’s famous Break into Fiction plotting retreat.