Archive for June, 2008

Opening Word Docs with docx.cpgz file extension

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

This is a Mac office and in it, I often open Word files from clients who are PC users. No problem. Between a handy little utility file called icWord and keeping a version of Microsoft Office for Mac on my secondary computer, I rarely encounter issues.
Till today.
A client sent me a zipped file with the [...]

From bulletin boards to Brightkite: how we stay in touch

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Ever ponder the interconnectedness of blogging and social networking?
Just as new music forms and styles influence and change older ones, it’s safe to say that online connection methods evolve in response to new variations as they are introduced.
If you recall and have communicated online via “bulletin boards,” I’m guessing you are over thirty, or, maybe [...]

Loosely Knit: Cascade Pearls “Soleil” completed!

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

About six inches into the design, I felt I had chosen the wrong yarn for this project. As a summer tank, it needs to be UNbulky, and for an under layer in the winter, it needed sleekness. Plus, once I found the right needles to achieve the gauge, the thick/thin nature of Cascade pearls [...]

One Game Away from College World Series

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

One to go!
Arizona pushes UM to the brink
3-run shot in 11th inning lifts Cats, stuns Miami
Gaston HR Lifts Cats

Community Supported Agriculture in Prescott

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

If it’s Tuesday in May or June, it means we’re in our salad days.
Thanks to Corey and Shanti of Whipstone Farms in Paulden, AZ, all I had to do was run downtown yesterday afternoon and pick up this week’s haul. After a quick rinse and some slicing and dicing, dinner is served. Tossed with a [...]