Aburt Stuff You Might be Interested In

Tools and Web Sites

• VirtID -- spam-proof email (I hate spam, and get too much of it; 3-4000 a day as I write this. Fortunately I rarely see any of it, partly because of the VirtID software I wrote. Basically lets you give out one unique email address to each place you deal with. If they sell your list, you don't see the spam. I can't live without it any more, so I opened it up to the world to use. There is a small fee, but that's partly to keep spammers from using the service themselves; and to make a little beer money.)

• Aburt's Ultimate Loan Comparison Tool (Many, if not most, loan comparison tools leave out important variables that could cost you money. So I wrote an "ultimate" loan comparison tool for myself, and put it up to share with the world. Enjoy.)

• Nyx.net, the world's first free Internet service provider, which I founded once upon a time (donation funded, & still going strong, though I'm no longer involved)

• ConnectHOA.com Custom web sites for Homeowners Associations

• CruiseFellows.com Share photos, links, and announce onboard events for people taking cruises

• Votique.com - secure, anonymous online voting

• TechSoft -- if you need a custom web site or custom software for Windows or Linux (or non-custom, of course). We specialize in making computers do the (nearly) impossible.

Musings

• Thoughts on Abolishing the Electoral College and the Impact on the Two Party System

• Thoughts on Teaching Creationism Alongside Evolution in Science Classes

• Thoughts on "Checks & Balances" Bi-Partisan voting

For Writers

• Critters Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Writers' Workshop, (of which I'm Founder & moderator)

• iFiction (helps authors sell their works directly to the public)

• The Black Holes response time tracker -- see how long your manuscript should take to exit the editorial event horizon.

• The CritFinder, for those looking for a local, in-person workshop.

• "Time Limited" variant of the Creative Commons license (In beta mode; contact me if you'd like one.)

• The Copyright Owner's Control of Access (COCOA) Association (of which I'm Chair & Founder)

• Thoughts on Copyright

• Thoughts on Ebook (un)availability

• CopyHunter, a tool to identify plagiarism or unauthorized copies of your work

• The PublishAmerica Sting operation that resulted in the creation of Atlanta Nights by "Travis Tea," One of (if not the) absolutely worst books ever written (by design!) (I was a co-author, writing two chapters. One I wrote, the other I wrote software to write. Possibly there's no difference...)

• The Motley Collections of Stamps Postage Calculator

• Bonsai Tree Story Generator -- the aforementioned software used to write that chapter of Atlanta Nights. You can use it on your own text. Have fun blowing your mind...

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