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serynI sort of want to show you my iPod holder. But it would require a lot of Blur™ because I have it attached by giant binder clip to a drawer of my filing cabinet which is plastered with my magnet collection holding ads and bumper stickers and notes. It is much more definitive about my RealLife than I would feel comfortable sharing. Still, it's like way cool that I have something that holds both the featherweight Nano and my studio-grade headphones.
I ordered some books. Managed to get a 4 for 3 deal from Amazon and free shipping means it's just over $21. Also put some stuff on hold with the library. My to-be-read pile hovered near zero for years and only lately have I been able to find enough stuff to keep up with the demand. A lot of it has sucked. One of the blogs I started reading a few months ago does not distinguish between new books that are good and new books which are bad. All their "reviews" look the same. Although it is a useful source for new book announcements, I think I might unsubscribe just so I never run across something as stupid as City of Bones.
Does anyone have any recommendations on task managing software? What about version control? I am a casual user, but I find that my brain fights with itself and I need to be able to revert to previous versions and to track changes, in case I work on a story during a zombie day without realizing it. For the task managing software, I could use to be prompted about regular tasks on a consistent basis (my car needs washing, and as far as I can tell, it's needed washing for 15 months without me doing anything about it.) I also need to track sub-string ideas for on-going interests. Like if I find a plot bunny or write a snippet of something, there needs to be an organized place to store it for expansion or inspiration. I have a number of knitting projects and at any point in time I can remember at most one of them. I have 3 active projects and they all need some specialized attention but when I look at the bag with the project in it, I can't remember what it is that I should be doing about it. Consequently nothing gets done. And I need an alarm for my computer. I want it to interrupt me at 10:30pm so I can shut down and go to bed.
And can someone give me a pointer to something that explains iPod playlist generation? I'm flummoxed. My iPod is full of crud I don't really want to listen to (Carl Orff is not a personal favorite.) Although I can skip ahead manually (and this information is supposed to help it choose in the future) I find that to be rather annoying to do all the time. I have competing needs for music. If I'm looking for background stuff while I'm writing or reading, it helps a lot for it to be instrumental. But if I'm playing a game or doing something non-verbal, I prefer the standard pop music. Having it mix them is the most atrocious experience. Additional extra credit given if someone can explain where the library flag for "never sync this to iPod" is. Christmas music should not be included in a random mix.
I ordered some books. Managed to get a 4 for 3 deal from Amazon and free shipping means it's just over $21. Also put some stuff on hold with the library. My to-be-read pile hovered near zero for years and only lately have I been able to find enough stuff to keep up with the demand. A lot of it has sucked. One of the blogs I started reading a few months ago does not distinguish between new books that are good and new books which are bad. All their "reviews" look the same. Although it is a useful source for new book announcements, I think I might unsubscribe just so I never run across something as stupid as City of Bones.
Does anyone have any recommendations on task managing software? What about version control? I am a casual user, but I find that my brain fights with itself and I need to be able to revert to previous versions and to track changes, in case I work on a story during a zombie day without realizing it. For the task managing software, I could use to be prompted about regular tasks on a consistent basis (my car needs washing, and as far as I can tell, it's needed washing for 15 months without me doing anything about it.) I also need to track sub-string ideas for on-going interests. Like if I find a plot bunny or write a snippet of something, there needs to be an organized place to store it for expansion or inspiration. I have a number of knitting projects and at any point in time I can remember at most one of them. I have 3 active projects and they all need some specialized attention but when I look at the bag with the project in it, I can't remember what it is that I should be doing about it. Consequently nothing gets done. And I need an alarm for my computer. I want it to interrupt me at 10:30pm so I can shut down and go to bed.
And can someone give me a pointer to something that explains iPod playlist generation? I'm flummoxed. My iPod is full of crud I don't really want to listen to (Carl Orff is not a personal favorite.) Although I can skip ahead manually (and this information is supposed to help it choose in the future) I find that to be rather annoying to do all the time. I have competing needs for music. If I'm looking for background stuff while I'm writing or reading, it helps a lot for it to be instrumental. But if I'm playing a game or doing something non-verbal, I prefer the standard pop music. Having it mix them is the most atrocious experience. Additional extra credit given if someone can explain where the library flag for "never sync this to iPod" is. Christmas music should not be included in a random mix.
