October 15, 2006

The desk

New Computer desk

I promised my mom I would post a picture of this, and then forgot. It's best to go to the Flickr page (click the picture) to see the notes.

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Posted by Karin Dalziel on October 15, 2006 11:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 18, 2006

Donation: Ubuntu

My donation plan is already running behind. I skipped last pay period. oops.

This week, I made a $20 instead of a $10 donation to Ubuntu, since I have been using it and like it so much. I've been using it on the spare computer, and will install it as a dual boot on my main computer one of these days.

In short, I highly recommend Ubuntu. Go get it! You can burn a CD and boot your computer from it without installing, which is very nice. It's super easy, too.

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Posted by Karin Dalziel on October 18, 2006 3:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 25, 2006

Test Post with Google Docs

I just discovered Google Docs. This will come in handy when using Zotero - I'll be able to compose my paper right in Firefox and publish, share, or blog it right away.

I think that this is a service I would pay for... I'll have to try it out some more.

How long before all of the functionality of the computer is inside the web browser?

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Posted by Karin Dalziel on October 25, 2006 8:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Why has no one thought of this before?

Nearly every nightstand has 2 things- an alarm clock and a lamp. Why has no one ever combined them?

Now they have, and there's a nifty feature built in- the light will fade up, waking you gradually. Nifty. Too bad it's $150. I suspect that in a year or two, they'll be $29.95 at Walmart.

Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock

There's a similar product available for $50 - The Progressive wake up clock. But I will wait out for one that's a lamp, too.

Any electronics geek out there want to build me one of these for about $50? It doesn't have to be pretty.

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Posted by Karin Dalziel on October 25, 2006 10:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 26, 2006

New Web Page Design




I've been bad about posting again. I've been hard at work redesigning my site (again.) Like every redesign, I think this one will be the last, but no guarantees.

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Posted by Karin Dalziel on October 26, 2006 11:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)