tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post7540987206082059119..comments2024-03-28T20:39:15.991+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77555744737218785902012-10-29T02:50:32.973+00:002012-10-29T02:50:32.973+00:00Actually, it look lik it might be worse than the h...Actually, it look lik it might be worse than the hype in terms of the storm. I had a few friends who had to evacuate last minute.<br /><br />My mom does something similar with her odds and ends Jean. Since sh only makes ankle socks she has lots left over, so she will make pairs with mismatching sections, toes, heels or the body different colors of leftovers. They are fun in their insanity.Angelhttp://knittingangel.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69301562474683044932012-10-28T16:38:31.234+00:002012-10-28T16:38:31.234+00:00re: sock yarn. I was intrigued by the Jacques Cou...re: sock yarn. I was intrigued by the Jacques Cousteau cap that you mentioned. After knitting two plain for adults, I switched it up for a couple of child-size hats, using leftovers of sock yarn knit two strands at a time. I am most pleased with a nearly-solid red mixed with a wild variegated - overall looks red but much more interesting. Thanks for the pattern note.<br /><br />Beverly near YosemiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82469787693202878882012-10-28T16:33:35.620+00:002012-10-28T16:33:35.620+00:00Some people on the east coast have evacuated to sa...Some people on the east coast have evacuated to safer places and others are battening down the hatches while hoping it won't be as bad as they are predicting it _might_ be. It just occurred to me that the weather predictions sound as overblown as some of the political rhetoric. It's all "might be" with very little solid information.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-61100612892064233322012-10-28T15:45:09.465+00:002012-10-28T15:45:09.465+00:00For all things technical I go to CNET. Here's ...For all things technical I go to CNET. Here's the review http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/microsoft-surface-rt/4505-3126_7-35332494.html<br /><br />It seems the learning curve is steep on the Surface if you are a committed Windows user but since your husband doesn't have to "unlearn" a lot of things it might be just the thing. The chief complaint about the Surface seems to be the lack of apps but for your husband's use I don't see that as a problem. The apps will no doubt come in the future.Theresa Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561062155625437881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-25958916597142248522012-10-28T13:29:58.124+00:002012-10-28T13:29:58.124+00:00You might want to hold off on the Microsoft Surfac...You might want to hold off on the Microsoft Surface. From everything we are reading...it's a mess. Here's a link:<br />http://tinyurl.com/8mayws8<br />catmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340783525589988900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-4560625647700428782012-10-28T13:00:32.164+00:002012-10-28T13:00:32.164+00:00I have a personal, admittedly irrational (in part)...I have a personal, admittedly irrational (in part) dislike of Microsoft and its products. (For me it dates to those pre-Windows days when one typed Ancient Greek, or any non-Latin character set on an Apple and "what you saw was what you got" but on pcs you typed code, printed, and hoped you had done it correctly. The intervening years brought further experiences which did nothing to change my initial impression.) So that factors into my suggestion: instead of a tablet, why not one of the newer Kindles or Nooks? They provide e-mail access & web surfing, but are also designed for consultation of books (even if self-imported). And perhaps the publisher would provide a free author's copy of the electronic edition? Just a thought. - Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com