Mary Wehmeier's Blog Du JourPixel Interpreter: injecting common sense into technology and life.(Untitled)- December 12, 2002 Personal Plug: Skate Sale As a former competitve skater every year at Christmas I get asked by friends and family what type of skates should they buy for their kids or girlfriends. While my taste and needs in skates are far more demanding than the occasional skater, I thought I'd jot down a couple rules in buying proper skates still apply and I thought I'd share them with everyone and give you a link to some great prices. In today's market a decent pair of beginner skates with...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100243/2002/12/12.html#a618 (Untitled)- December 12, 2002 Out of Commission And now a word from your author: While Doc, Dave, David W, David Sifry and several dozen other people I wanted to see were up on Palo Alto wooping it up at Kevin's Supernova conference, I have been stuck at home. It wasn't my choice. I was ordered to stay home. It appears I have picked up a painful major eye infection a week ago which has made it impossible for me to focus, maintain my balance or use my computer. At the moment I've the only way I can read my...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100243/2002/12/12.html#a617 Tech Toys and Christmas Gifts- December 5, 2002 Tech Toys and Christmas Gifts I write a regular column on tech toys and consumer electronics for an online company. Since it's the holiday's here's some of my picks for this year. If you like them, I'll include them here as a regular feature. Let me know! MLW How would you like a little insurance the Christmas Turkey or Roast is cooked to the proper temperature Is the meat thermometer in your house a relic that should be replaced Well-- Here's a hint for a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100243/2002/12/04.html#a616 (Untitled)- December 5, 2002 Another Day Older... Doc thinks of his weblog as a fireside chat. I tend to think of my weblogs as a kitchen table chat with a good cup of coffee. Somedays I pound away on the computer for hours working and rewriting what I have to say about a specific topic. Other days you're lucky if you get me to touch a computer-- especially now around the holidays or when real world deadlines are pounding on me. Other people use their weblogs for updating everyone on what they're working on,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100243/2002/12/04.html#a615 (Untitled)- December 3, 2002 December! We've Made It! This is going to be one of those coffee klatch postings, because I have so much to do today. Most of this was caused because Dr. D's Dad had a medical problem that ended up stealing my entire day dealing with the Kaiser Healthcare System. The good news is he didn't have a heart attack, but he may be having surgery next month. While I haven't been writing, I do take breaks by reading. Like Jenny and Doc, I've been looking at Dave Sitfry's Technorati...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100243/2002/12/03.html#a614 |