Archive for October, 2009
Dear France
Oct 29th
Could I please borrow one of your Grandmothers to knit me a hat? Everyone loves a warm fitted hat during the cold wintry months!
The concept developed by Golden Hook is simple. You can custom design your own winter hat on their site and they will create and send it to you. The entire process is customizable.
- You choose the style.
- You choose the fabric.
- You choose all the colors.
- You choose the GRANDMA. That’s right. I said the Grandma.
[photo courtesy of Golden Hook]
Golden Hook provides you with an online tool to customize your hat and then gives your photos and descriptions of all of their knitters, all older grandmothers, to choose who you would like to knit your hat. The hats start at about $60 ( FYI: the site prices in Euros) and the shipping differs depending on where abouts they are sending the hat (they are sending them from France after all).
USB Jewelry Collection
Oct 29th
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a coffee shop searching for your flash drive? Look no further than your wrist!
I’ve seen alot of items with a USB twist.
Whether it be USB drives that look like humping dogs, USB fans, USB chargers, USB belts, etc there are tons of items to choose from.
The USB jewelry lines are awesome.
Many jewelry designers have tapped into the geek chic market and added USB devices to different styles of jewelry.
Necklaces, cuff links, bracelets..I’m waiting for someone to invent USB earrings, now that would be a feat. USB jewelry is fully functional as a high fashion piece or a modern tool!!
While the more designer sterling silver bracelets and necklaces are not currently available in stores, I did find some nice examples of USB watches on ThinkGeek here.
The Baker’s Dog, Myrtle Beach SC
Oct 29th
About The Baker’s Dog (right off the website!):
“The Baker’s Dog is a pet bakery and retail store located in Myrtle Beach, SC. We have over 10 years commercial pet baking experience in the Myrtle Beach area. All of our treats are made from people quality ingredients with no added salt, sugar, or preservatives. We offer a variety of treats ranging from hard to soft and we even have wheat-free and corn-free nibbles for your allergic pooch.
Contact information and directions are available on this page.”
Megabyte is my lab/boxer 2 yr old and I adore her. We stopped in to see Paul, the co-owner and cookie chef at The Baker’s Dog, and took home a fantastic treat box for her. She is now the #1 fan of all of the great fresh baked treats.
The store offers a large variety of toys and treats for your pets. Squeaky toys, stuffed toys, unique toys, lots of different flavors of crackers, cookies, bagels and even doggy birthday cakes!
I’m very excited to bring Megabyte in the store tomorrow for the howl-oween treat giveaway. If you bring your pet in dressed for Halloween tomorrow or Saturday, you will receive a free dog treat! Megabyte has an adorable pumpkin costume somewhere in the attic that is perfect for the occasion.
<<—Megabyte 
I 100% recommend that if you live in the area, or are just visiting and love your pets then you should stop by and see what The Baker’s Dog has to offer for you! I guarantee that you will find something you love!
Save A Life: Crystal Aspirin Packs
Oct 27th
PLEASE NOTE: Always consult with a physician before beginning an aspirin regimen or in an emergent situation.
Heart health related conditions are the #1 leading cause of death in the world.
Bayer has developed a new form of aspirin, quick dissolving crystals.
It is a good idea to keep some of these packs handy in or on your bedside table.
Note: There are other symptoms of a heart attack, other than pain in the left arm and chest pain. You may experience no chest pain at all. You can also experience intense pain in your chin, nausea and sweating. These symptoms are less frequent, but could help you realize that you may be having a heart attack.
About 60% of people who suffered a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. <
If chest pain may wakes you up from a deep sleep you should immediately dissolve the recommended dose of aspirin crystals or two aspirin tablets in your mouth.
Then quickly phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by and tell them you may be experiencing a heart attack, let them know that you have taken 2 aspirin and then take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and… DO NOT LIE DOWN!!
I hope this valuable information helps us save a few lives!
Charleston BarCamp
Oct 27th
CHARLESTON BARCAMP 2009 GROUP PHOTO
@oubipaws and I headed down to Charleston on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 to partake in a BarCamp “unconference” in Charleston. It was an extremely educational geek gathering.
With limited slots available (250 in all) it was a great event for techies and non-techies alike.
The Sessions We Attended:
#1:“iPhone in Your Face” brought to you by @mbgeek was a session about programming for the iPhone and submitting your app to the App Store.
#2:“Amazon Cloud Computing” was lots of information on how to use Amazon for your cloud server needs. In this session I learned that cloud computing is way too complicated for me, but @oubipaws thoroughly enjoyed racking his brain.
#3:“Ruby On Rails using git” brought to you by @JebSchneider was a great session and one of our faves of the day.
#4:“Asp.NET MVC Bing API” brought to you by @kodefuguru was a session about using the bing API, flickr API and programming Asp.Net. Even after learning about the new twist on Asp.NET I still prefer all other programming languages first, and I can safely say that I will always prefer Google’s API.
#5:“Drupal” brought to you by @exposur3 was very interesting to me because I had never had any experience learning about Drupal. After I heard all about it, I still prefer Wordpress as my CMS but I wouldn’t mind playing around with Drupal in the future.
#6: We had every intention of heading to “BaconCamp” (lol) but we were so exhausted that we decided to head home a little early.
All in all we had a fantastic time in Charleston and we are looking forward to next year!!!
There’s a Breeze Blowing Through Here Tonight
Oct 25th
Ahh, back on track and ready to go.
New design is up and in the process of being customized, new info to soon to be posted and I’m a happy camper.
Stay tuned for the return of your random read of the day.
Thanks for stopping by!!!
-Ms.Caesi