Month: April 2009
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Hm. Amazon has acquired Lexcycle, makers of the iPhone e-book app “Stanza.” I’ve been using Stanza for a few weeks now to read Red Mars, and it’s great. I would’ve downloaded the Kindle app, but it’s not available outside the U.S. I hope Amazon doesn’t kill off Stanza and screw all the overseas customers.
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Another cute square-bottomed tote bag sewing tutorial: The Jordy Bag.
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WAIT JUST A SECOND. You mean that the crazy underwater restaurant where Muriel gets dumped by Sophie Lee and her bitchy friends in Muriel’s Wedding actually exists and I can go there? And it’s not even that far from my house!
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My friend Christian has posted his presentation notes from his talk at Yahoo last week. There’s some interesting stuff in there if you build websites!
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Weekend Update: It was both an incredibly busy and non-busy weekend. I took the day off on Friday to run errands and get ready for the Knitting Retreat. I managed to drive myself out to St. Leonards in the morning for an appointment with my allergist, and then I successfully navigated through the Lane Cove…
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Home again from the knitting retreat. I’m too tired to do a big round-up now, but suffice it to say I had a great time! Special thanks to Lyn for the ride to Wollongong and back…
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Knitting retreat! Here I am in Wollongong, waking up to the sound of birds chirping and scouts stirring. (We’re at a scout camp.) A whole day of knitting awaits!
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The latest Knitty Surprise is up, and wow, I kinda love these socks.
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An AccidentNo, it wasn’t me. I headed out this morning for a short jog around the neighborhood, and I headed up Wilson Street towards Newtown as I usually do. I felt pretty good. The sun was shining and it was cool but not cold. My hamstrings were a little sore from my workout at Spudds…
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Christian Heilmann at Yahoo!Well, that was fun! A few weeks ago I finally signed up for LinkedIn, after realizing that EVERYBODY else in the industry was on there. I found a few former co-workers, including Christian from Netdecisions in London. (I voluntarily took a layoff package in 2001 to save Christian’s job, which also allowed…