http://www.sandyp.com/ Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:12:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I was listening to Allison Sheridan on the NosillaCast Podcast yesterday, and she had a segment on Cool Iris, which is a plug in for your browser that enables you to view pictures on the internet in a 3D... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/09/cool_iris.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/09/cool_iris.php Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:12:06 -0800 I hope you are not laboring today since today is a holiday for all of us laborers in the US. It's been a nice long week-end for me, but I'll be going back to work tomorrow like most people.... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/09/labor_day_2008.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/09/labor_day_2008.php Miscellaneous Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:38:05 -0800 If you Twitter, you should also TWYE or tweet what you eat! Tweetwhatyoueat (TWYE for short) is a Twitter-based food diary. Use Twitter to track what you eat and your weight, by ‘tweeting’ food items to your personal food... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/twye.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/twye.php Technology Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:59:19 -0800 I'm taking an online class from August to December 08 entitled Dreamweaver CS3. I bought the software a few weeks ago. Now, I just have to figure out how to use it. I know I could go through all... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/dreamweaver_cla.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/dreamweaver_cla.php Technology Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:48:26 -0800 I haven't abandoned my crochet hobby for my iPhone, but I haven't been able to crochet as much in the past few weeks. I just finished the above afghan last week. It's 36" x 56" so it is more... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/taupe_afghan.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/taupe_afghan.php Crochet Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:44:52 -0800 I've been enjoying my iPhone since I got it about a month ago. The applications are fantastic. I love reading the blogs about favorite applications, so I thought I'd post mine. Here they are: Twinkle, which is a Twitter application... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/iphone_favorite.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/iphone_favorite.php Technology Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:52:30 -0800 One of my favorite applications for the iPhone is called aSleep. It can be found on iTunes and it is absolutely free! I use it to fall asleep at night. There are 4 nature sounds including Beach, Forest, Rain... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/asleep_applicat.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/asleep_applicat.php Technology Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:31 -0800 Has anybody ever asked you that? If you do, you're probably a geek. Twitter is a free service that lets you keep up with friends, news, current events, or just about anything really. After you sign up, you can... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/do_you_twitter.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/08/do_you_twitter.php Technology Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:07:01 -0800 I finally got my iPhone from the AT&T store. It took exactly a week for it to come in. Next time, I think I'll go directly to an Apple store because I think they probably have more stock. Anyway,... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/07/iphone.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/07/iphone.php Technology Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:31:11 -0800 As you know, I'm a nut for Apple products, so I finally decided to get one of the iPhones. I've paid for a 16 GB black model and I've ordered an Invisible Shield from Zagg.com to protect it. There's... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/07/new_iphone.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/07/new_iphone.php Technology Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:51 -0800 I finished this shawl last night. It was an easy pattern to crochet. The pattern is Simply Shawl from Caron Yarns. I did not include the picot trim on the shells, because I used a different yarn (Patons Decor)... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/06/my_first_shawl.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/06/my_first_shawl.php Crochet Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:46:26 -0800 This is my second full size afghan. I saw the 5 dc shell stitch in the book, The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller, and on the internet at Knitting Dragonflies. I wanted something to crochet while watching movies, and... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/5_dc_shell_stit.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/5_dc_shell_stit.php Crochet Fri, 30 May 2008 17:06:43 -0800 I went to an iLife workshop last Saturday through the Apple users group that I belong to. Jim Heid, the author of iLife 08, was the speaker. I learned so many things that I can do with iLife that... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/ilife_08.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/ilife_08.php Books Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:15 -0800 I have just found the most amazing desktop wallpaper site: Interfacelift.com. I must have spent over 30 minutes looking at wallpaper and saving it to my desktop. The download time was almost instantaneous and there are a variety of resolutions... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/wallpaper.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/wallpaper.php Miscellaneous Mon, 12 May 2008 11:59:26 -0800 I received these flowers for Mother's Day. Lovely, aren't they? One of my favorite quotes about Mothers: A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did... http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/happy_mothers_d.php http://www.sandyp.com/archives/2008/05/happy_mothers_d.php Personal Sun, 11 May 2008 16:02:48 -0800