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fawaid on Kamis, 30 April 2009
Join DisplayLink and customers in Las Vegas at
Interop 2009! May 19 - 21 in Booth 2056, DisplayLink will demonstrate its USB graphics technology in a variety of end devices that are great for business productivity and provide easy set up of multiple displays.
USB Universal Docking StationsUSB docking stations use the same peripheral connections as a proprietary dock: video, USB peripherals, audio and Ethernet with the added advantage of using a Universal USB connection (wired or wireless)to the notebook including those without an integrated dock. USB docking stations also create a true hot-desking experience, reduce total cost of ownership, and include an MSI Installer for fast corporate deployment.
USB Monitors Easily add additional displays to any USB 2.0 enabled PC/notebook or netbook (that's most of them by the way) without the need for any additional graphics cards. Multiple monitors increase productivity. USB monitors reduce power consumption and can be easily daisy chained to add up to six displays.
USB Graphics Adapters (UGAs)Reuse old displays and add screen real estate to your notebook (we recommend three for the optimal setup for business applications) using an affordable and portable adapter.
USB ProjectorsUSB graphics make starting and sharing presentations on a large screen a snap.
Don't want to wait until Interop to decide which device to buy? Visit
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Roses, peonies, violets, hydrangeas; all very sweet and old fashioned. But there is only one spot in a girl's heart for the favorite flower, the dream flower that the boy is supposed to present you on bended knee (without ever being prompted).
Those flowers, for me, are lilacs.
Brooklyn's lilacs are blooming and I could just about die of happiness.
The smell! The different colors! All those little flowers combined!
I think the obsession started with reading Nancy Drew's adventure
"The Mystery at Lilac Inn". Stolen lilac trees and ghosts? Yes ma'am.
My favorite bedroom at
Elmwood has the most achingly beautiful antique lilac wallpaper, too. I used to stare at it for hours, it was so pretty my older sister pulled rank to sleep there and rightly so. That's the joy of being an older sister, I guess.
When I was little my mom's fancy, special occasion stationary was embossed with lilacs and I think we dabbed it with lilac perfume. They're in my blood, I can't help it.
Fresh off the bus from the botanic garden, I ran to the corner store and blew my budget on some for the house.
The lovely and amazingly talented food photographer
Kristi Schiffman came over this afternoon and we did a little bit of shooting; lilacs and
Butter Lane cupcakes (plus some
liberty fabric). It's good to be a girl.
Kristi is so talented, shooting with her is such a treat. Thursdays are something I always look forward to.
Even when styling doesn't involve taking little bites of cupcakes.
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fawaid on Senin, 27 April 2009
I thought I would share a recipe that I simply love! I made it for an after school snack the other day. It definately makes me happy :) - I could almost eat these for breakfast they are so good! (thanks to my hubby's Aunt S. for sharing the recipe!)
Oatmeal Bars2 cubes (1 cup) of butter/margarine
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp water
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup of chocolate chips, raisins, nuts or whatever you prefer.
Melt butter and add all the ingredients in order. Lightly press the mixture into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 for about 15 mins. Enjoy warm from the oven with a glass of milk! so yummy.....
- I like to make this recipe and divide the batter in half between two greased 8x8 pans. Then I put chocolate chips in one pan (for the kids) and raisins in the other (for me and my husband).
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fawaid on Minggu, 26 April 2009
It was 90 degrees in Brooklyn today. Phew, I'm not ready for this quite yet. Thank god for ice cream, otherwise I'd be a sweaty, cranky mess.
Fittingly Brooklyn's own Koolman garage is finally open for the season. I love walking to work with the hopes that I'll get a peak inside, it always makes my day when I catch the trucks all lined up and waiting to go.
My dad was an ice cream man in the late 60's while studying at Temple in Philly. He drove a Good Humor truck and was the only driver that could be convinced to take the Camden, New Jersey route.
He says that the kids would chase him down the street and take flying leaps onto the back of his truck to try to steal ice cream.
(A move which I would totally try if I was just a tad more nimble.)
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fawaid on Jumat, 24 April 2009
We have had a wonderful week of beautiful warm weather here - FINALLY! I even got some sun and "color" on my winter skin. :) It's amazing what a little sunshine and warmth can do for someone's attitude and outlook.
I revamped my blog playlist to be a shuffled mix of what I like to call "Happy Sunshine-y" summer songs. It makes me feel happy. :) If you have a suggestion of a happy song you like - let me know! Leave me a comment. I would love to add more songs to the playlist.
Spring and Summer always bring out the COLORS too don't they? Not only do the flowers and trees start bursting with colors but fashion/wardrobe seem to follow as well. I've been combining some really fun colorful patterns and sewing up aprons this last week. More to come to
my shop next week!
Here's a picture of one I sent off to a lucky blogger for winning a giveaway! See? Happy, bright and colorful! Love it!
Are you tweeting on
twitter? Twitter has been all over TV this past week! Oprah and The View both featured it. I love it! If you are on Twitter - let's Tweet! I am
over there!
Just a few things this week that have made me feel happy! Hope your week-end if full of "happy" too!
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fawaid on Selasa, 21 April 2009
Nanovision Mimo 7" USB Powered LCD Monitors Profiled on Hot Hardware
"DisplayLink support has been showing up in a growing collection of display products, such as monitors, projectors, docking stations, and adapters (such as DVI-to-USB adapters). One of the display types that DisplayLink folks have been talking about for a while now, are small, 7-inch LCD panels--similar in size and shape to a digital photo frame. Such a small-format display could potentially meet the needs of those who seek the extra screen real-estate, but who either can't afford to buy another full-sized monitor or perhaps don't have the room for one. These 7-inch displays could also be the perfect accessory for those who constantly monitor stock or news feeds, or for those who like to keep their IM clients or social-networking feeds close at hand, but not necessarily taking center stage.
We're still waiting for the DisplayLink-powered, small-format displays from Samsung and D-Link--both vendors have promised that their products are on the horizon; in the meantime, the first such displays to hit U.S. shores are from Nanovision in the form of the Mimo UM-710 and Mimo UM-740 displays. Both are LCDs with 7-inches of viewable area that can be set for either horizontal (portrait) or vertical (landscape) viewing. They both use DisplayLink technology to receive video signals from Windows or Mac systems via USB connections; and they both are also USB-bus powered as well, so they don't have power supplies that need to be plugged into wall sockets. They share a number of differences as well, most importantly, the UM-740 includes touch-screen support, while the UM-710 does not. "
Read the entire article here:
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Nanovision-Mimo-7-LCD-Monitors/
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Last November I went to Dead Horse Bay with a very respectable
guide and regaled you with tales of our
treasures. Well, now that spring has sprung, I've gone back and stocked up with even more scavenged new-old loot.
This time I was escorted by the awesome
Amy Azzarito from Apartment Therapy. I forgot to take a single photo of the beach because I was too distracted A. looking for bottles and B. talking with this amazing girl. She is a bee keeper who wrote her grad thesis on counter culture architecture for god sakes! Geodesic domes!
Oh well. We will just have to go back again so I can take more pictures.
Last time I beefed up my milk glass collection and this time I looked for smaller clear glass bottles that I could use for flowers. Milk bottles and inks wells, etc...
The 15 or so bottles that I took home are now living tucked away in my picnic basket with the rest of my hoarded clear bottles. All 37,000 of them (I joke). I have too many to even display so I've been stashing them away, out of sight out of mind.
I can't wait to make little clusters of
wildflower/weed bouquets come summer. And maybe even empty out that darn picnic basket so I can finally get some use out of it!
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fawaid on Minggu, 19 April 2009
Calling all my apron lovin' friends! National Apron day is coming up!
Haven't heard of it?....... want to know more?........Let me tell you! "National Wear your Apron Day is a yearly celebration dedicated to preserving a fun, nostalgic way to display your favorite apron. National Apron Day is celebrated on Monday after Mother's Day. Wear your favorite apron all day. Go ahead! Have fun........" - Michelle D.
I just joined their site and added my "official" National Apron day badge to my blog as well! Should be a fun day to sport my favorite apron and have fun with all the ladies who do as well! Come on over and play too if you'd like!
and while we are on the subject - did you know my "
Lucy" apron pattern is a "rock star!?!?"
tee hee he - Christie from the
Secret Stitch Club sent me these rockin' photos of an apron she created from the
Lucy pattern ebook!
Don't you just love it? Great job sweets!
Strap on your favorite apron and make it a great day.....
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fawaid on Sabtu, 18 April 2009
I have been trying very, very hard to not buy anything I don't need these days. Let's just say I'm going through a minimal moment.
Shock. Awe. Horror. I never thought it would happen to me.
However, it didn't stop me from buying this amazing oldie fruit still life, my first ever vintage
etsy purchase (and hopefully last till I can control the wild amounts of things I already own). Let's face it, people. I have a hard row to hoe.
That being said, I have a weak spot for antique fruit things. My uncle Jim owns an orchard and I think it has something to do with spending so many girlhood days swinging under an apple tree.
Next up, I'm dying to buy this Victorian stone
peach, but I need to clear a space for it first!
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fawaid on Rabu, 15 April 2009
I received a great question from an interested customer and thought it would be a good idea to share with everyone else. :)
Question: "I am a newbie to using patterns. How does an ebook work? I want to purchase the LUCY pattern, but am not sure if I need to go to a Kinkos to enlarge?"Answer: Great question huh! I hadn't thought about it since I am very familiar with ebooks and what they are, how they function, etc but it hadn't occured to me that some might not be so sure. In the Lucy Ebook Pattern most the main (large) pieces for the apron you will construct. I provide illustrations, diagrams, measurements, etc and help you step by step. Some of the smaller pattern pieces are provided and you will simply print off, cut out and use. An ebook requires a bit more "effort" on the customer's end. Someday there will be a printed version of the Lucy Apron with full size pattern pieces to buy. I had several customers "want it now" so that is why I did the ebook first. --------------------
Does that help? hopefully.......
I thought I would share a few more "Lucy" photos. There were
several photos I just loved from
Susan , but had to pick only one for the cover! hummmm..........it's so hard to narrow it down...................
Didn't
she do a great job? If you aren't up for sewing your own
Lucy apron - I would be happy to
send one your way..........
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Now I know why my beloved fresh squeezed orange juice is so wildly expensive. It takes a ton of oranges and creates a massive sticky mess.
Oh but it's worth it.
Now if I can just get myself to slow down while drinking it, I'm a criminal gulper.
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fawaid on Selasa, 14 April 2009
Every so often, along comes something that really inspires our inner geek. Check out the latest twist on making the Apple logo into a second display using the Century USB mini display and DisplayLink drivers at
Edsjunk.
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Want my new apron? Now you can! Snatch yourself up alittle
Lucy with my new designs. Perfect for brightening up your day and heading into the Spring and Summer Season. Thinking Mother's day yet? It's only about 1 month away! eek! These would be great to give to YOUR Mother or Mother in law or to give to
yourself! ;)
The
Lucy Aprons are reversible and they tie back at the waist/hips or the chest - Fun flirty looks!
Want to create your own? You can! The Lucy Apron is available in
ebook format for you to sew up!
Looking for a great hostess apron? I've got those too! and it's super "sweet" -
Mint Chocolate Chip sweet to be exact.
Be the hostess with the mostess, give a great hostess gift or what about Teacher gifts for the end of the year? This hostess apron is reverisble as well!
what's on the other side??? You'll have to head over to
my shop to find out!
The threads have been flying around here and there are a few more aprons to come! Don't wait though because these fabric combinations won't be created again!
Enjoy your day! xo ~ Meg
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It's happening, trees are finally blooming.
The magnolias are in full bloom at the botanic garden and I'm so thrilled I don't even mind that the sun hasn't shown in about 2 weeks.
I haven't been back to the garden since
this, it seems spring has sprung while I was fretting over other things.
I love grey spring days, I could just burst with happiness.
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fawaid on Senin, 13 April 2009
Tonight the circus leaves town.
Instead of going, I spent the evening looking through my beloved children's book "Great Days of the Circus". Who knew a little dumpy 60's pictorial could have such great original images?
I was a big fan of the circus as a kid. Not so much the ringmaster bit, but the popcorn and elephant rides. It was like a big glittery zoo with men in tights.
At the impressionable age of 8 I saw a PETA expose on the circus that soured the whole experience a bit. I cried. But I still love a bit of circus romance, especially an old
timey circus.
You can't forget the sideshows. Here's Lambert, the giant baby.
Side note- Some of my favorite X-Files episodes of all time are the sideshow ones, oh so good!
The actual photos of the performers are just so heartbreaking. This sweet little girl makes me, the stay at home curmudgeon, want to run away with the circus.
So amazing.
And yes, I love a girl in a dainty white Edwardian dress with a whip and a handful of leopards.
You know she was a toughie.
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fawaid on Minggu, 12 April 2009
Happy Easter, lovelies.
As a kid my mom would give my sister and I real live baby chicks in our Easter baskets. What a good hippie mom!
So when I saw this darling 1920's poster in the basement of the
best store ever I was smitten. The amazing owners have it hung over top of their own personal collection of drool worthy little boys toys. I love these people.
And in the spirit of Easter, Jim's mom gave me these adorable candy molds. A bunny and mother hen, I wish I was a
chocolatier.
Hope the Easter Bunny stopped by your house this morning, too!
