My six year old and my almost-four year old are lying, one in the top bunk one int he bottom, sending messages to each other on two Nintendo DSs. The eldest drew a head and sent it to his brother, who added a body and sent it back…. Remember when we used to do that… Continue reading Hi-Tech Snow Day
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Kindle 2 Text-To-Speech
…The Author’s Guild should consider that as the Kindle 2’s text-to-speech technology advances, it might just be that it gets people MORE used to listening to their books, and increases demand for high quality audio books.
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Calibre eBook Management Software
Oo, I’ve been using Mobipocket to convert my ebooks, but I’ve just discovered Calibre and I think I love it. It is a little program that helps you manage your ebook library, much the way programs like MusicMatch Jukebox (used to) and iTunes (allegedly) help you organize your music. It converts files to the right… Continue reading Calibre eBook Management Software
Create Your Own Kindle eBooks
If you have PDFs, HTML docs, word processor documents that you’d like to carry around on your Kindle, you can either pay 10c a doc to have Amazon convert and email them to your Kindle OR you can use this handy, free method.
I (Heart) Faces Blog
This is an interesting blog. It is called I (Heart) Faces and is dedicated to the art of photographing faces. Each week they host a contest on a particular theme. People post pictures on their own blogs, then submit a link to the I (Heart) Faces website (usually between Monday and Wednesday). I also like… Continue reading I (Heart) Faces Blog
Triskaidekaphobia
This word is floating around a lot today, because the fear of the number 13 is built into our history, and that is the definition of that lovely word. I first became aware of this word about 14 years ago. I was living in Somerville MA, and walking through Harvard Yard most days (to eat,… Continue reading Triskaidekaphobia
Transcending
This is a bit of a tear-jerker, but in a good way. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q&hl=en&fs=1]
A Little Bit Of Politics
When I was young, I puzzled over this expression: “You have to have money to make money.” I knew that the expression was supposed to express the irony of inequality in the system. Being young I ignored irony and resignation and simply thought, “Well, that’s not fair.” Apparently I was a born socialist, because it… Continue reading A Little Bit Of Politics
Creative Challenges
Creative Challenges are great for shaking up the routine, forcing you to be creative every day or every week, and flexing those imagination muscles. What is a creative challenge? National Novel Writer’s Month is probably the most ambitious and famous creative challenge: write a novel in a month (November). The idea is to force yourself… Continue reading Creative Challenges