Jay Dougherty

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Academic Articles | Technology Articles | Technical Writing | Publishing Ventures | Interviews | Creative Writing

Academic Articles

"Sunday Morning" and "Sunday Morning"

Stevens' Mother and "Sunday Morning"

"Vein of Fire": Relationships Among Lawrence's Pansies

T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and Dante's Divine Comedy

From Society to Self: Ginsberg's Inward Turn in Mind Breaths

Translating Bukowski and the Beats: An Interview with Carl Weissner

Contemporary Novelists: Bukowski

Charles Bukowski's West German Connection (Los Angeles Times article)

Technology Articles (Small Sampling)

Faxing in the age of e-mail

Digital audio files made easy

Secure your online reputation

The most underused tools in Windows 7

Technology wish list: 2011

Tech predictions: 2011

Office 2010: Did Microsoft get it right?

Taking better candids with your digital camera

Great apps for your smartphone

Gift ideas for tech fans

Handy Google apps you've never used

Speeding up file searches on Windows 7

Getting the most out of solid state drives

Essential add-ons for Windows 7

Storage trends: USB 3.0 coming to a PC near you

Protect your privacy online

Specialized search tools for hard-to-find information

Twitter, smartphones, and the Haitian crisis

Configuring a new notebook

Windows 7's Hidden gems

Tech predictions for 2010

Windows 7: Tips and tricks for maximum productivity

Utilities for Windows 7

Tech gifts for a frugal holiday season

Technology gifts for the holidays

The best Google tools you never use

Windows 7: Features you'll love

Windows 7's hidden gems

Windows 7: More hidden features

32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7?

From XP to Windows 7

Customizing Windows 7

Preparing your computer for Windows 7

What's new in Windows 7

Undiscovered tech products of 2009

Buying a new Windows 7 computer

Getting more out of your smartphone

What you need in a digital camera

Why does Windows get slower over time?

What's new in Internet Explorer 8?

On the road with your notebook

Picture made perfect

Kid-friendly searching

What to look for in a new notebook

Keeping junk mail out of your inbox

Fighting spam and Internet scams

Choose your backup strategy

The 64-bit question

Getting the most out of Twitter

Planning for obsolescence

Getting your tech toys ready for vacation

Vacation planning online

Take charge of your computer's device drivers

Going green

Audio books bring reading back to the masses

Deciphering digital camera jargon

Security solutions on the cheap

Shooting snow and sun with your digital camera

In U.S. elections, Internet wins

Power of Internet charted Obama's landslide victory

Are you ready for SSDs?

Prepare for disaster: Assembling a PC first-aid kit

USB 3.0: What's in store?

Data to go: Options for hauling lots of files

Open source software: An all-star lineup

Gearing up for Skype

Google: Tips and tricks

Google's Chrome charts new territory

Chrome: All you need to know

Computer helper: How to detect signs of spyware

What to look for in a photo printer

Free tools for digital photographers

Understanding Vista's Windows experience index

Troubleshooting Vista

Windows Vista's nasty surprises

Data to go

Quad core questions

Backing up your e-mail

Troubleshooting e-mail

Keeping junk out of your inbox

DSLRs: What to look for

Take better candids with your digital camera

Outsmarting spammers

Vista secrets

Final grade for Windows Vista: Needs improvement

Should you have a blog of your own?

Where to find device drivers

Free tools for digital photographers

Hi-tech gift ideas

Space-saving desktops

Software goodies for bloggers

The smart way to accessorize your cell phone

Technology wish list 2007, 2006

Computer upgrades that make sense

What you need to know about Chrome

Recover damaged data

Restarting your PC

Technologies that don't disappoint

What you must do before you abandon your PC

Great digital cameras for less: What to look for in a used DSLR

Print digita photos at home--cheaply

Latest digital cameras focus on ease of use

E-mail etiquette: A matter of survival

Keep your PC trouble-free

Revisiting Windows Vista

What you need to know about viruses

What to look for in a new notebook

How to buy an energy-efficient PC

Microsoft-Yahoo: Surprise takeover makes sense

"Blended threat" computer viruses

Password managers: Your key to safe surfing

Unravelling error messages

Keyboard trouble

What to do before abandoning your computer

Keep your PC trouble free

How to buy a USB flash drive

Technologies that don't disappoint

Kid-friendly Web surfing

Free Windows utilities put you back in control

Dealing with dust in DLSRs

Open-source software: An all-star lineup

What to look for in a digital voice recorder

Assembling a first-aid kit for your PC

Google Earth opens up a world of discovery

Metasearch engines: A smarter way to search?

Beyond Bing: Specialized search engines have plenty to offer

The downside of free software

What you need in a digital camera

Getting serious about solid state drives

Making the best of an old PC

How to recycle your PC

Technical Writing

Software AG's EntireX (authored sections on installation, administration, and features)

Fannie Mae: eCommitONE and eCommitting, SURF Job Aids, and Underwriting Manufactured Homes presentation (voice over).

Many other samples available. Please inquire.

Publishing Ventures

Creator of PhotoCamel, one of the Web's largest communities of professional and enthusiast photographers

Creator and managing editor of PoetryCircle, the Web's premier community for experienced poets

Creator of Tech Today Online, an online tech community that was recently revived

Editor and publisher of Clock Radio (1984-87) literary magazine. Sample issues:

Clock Radio 6-7

Clock Radio 8

Editor and publisher of Ten Million Flies Can't Be Wrong (broadside series)

Editor and publisher of Clock Radio Press (1984-87). Chapbooks published include

Douglas Goodwin, Half Memory of a Distant Life

R. Evan Pitts, Ear Evolution (1986)

Interviews

An Interview with Charles Bukowski

Interview with John Yamrus

Interview with Desiree Wright

Interview with Lyn Lifshin

Breathing Poems: An Interview with Lyn Lifshin (manuscript)

Interview with Beat Translator Carl Weissner (manuscript), with selections published in Gargoyle

Deutsch von Carl Weissner, an interview

Interview with Charles Bukowski: Germany, Weissner, and Letter Writing, unpublished manuscript (c) Jay Dougherty

Creative Writing Samples

coveringdeertrackswithwords, chapbook, concrete and experimental poetry

"pollock," concrete poem, in Chicago Sheet