2006 November « Yummy Wakame

Nov12

A book like no other

Thank you EllynAnne and Andrews McMeel Publishing for sending me a copy of your gorgeous book!

The Apron Book is a beautifully photographed historical documentary of the American apron.

apron This great American icon for mothering and pop-culture is back in contemporary fashion. Each page is lovingly put together with photographs from EllynAnne Geisel’s vintage apron collection — over 300 collected from around America — as well as apron patterns. Apron lovers from the past and present share their stories and memories. I love this book. It fits in perfectly with my quirky little collection.

Take a peek inside the book or visit EllynAnne’s site to learn more at apronmemories.com.

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Nov11

Fairy Godmother inc.

Fairy Godmother Inc. is waving its wand throughout South Africa helping ordinary people turn their dreams into reality.

Prior to being a Fairy Godmother, Donna McCallum was a serial entrepreneur who has started, run and sold a number of successful businesses in both Marketing and IT. Her latest workshops – â€œDream Mappingâ€ – is just one of the many fabulous offerings of Fairy Godmother Inc.

So what is Dream Mapping you may ask? (more…)

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Nov11

Ever wonder how Futurephone can offer international calls for free?

This is how they do it. Very clever!

I’m so thrilled with this service. The lines are high-quality and clearer than any paid calling card I have ever used… certainly 100 times better than skype. Unfortunately their lines have been down the last 2 days but I still keep trying.

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Nov8

Airseal your home for winter and save on your heating bills

The EERE Consumer’s Guide shows you how to detect air leaks, set up correct insulation and ventilation to avoid the buildup of indoor pollutants, and shows how moisture control improves a home’s energy efficiency.

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Nov8

Treehugger

“TreeHugger is a fast-growing web magazine, dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible. Our goal is to make sustainability mainstream and to be the one-stop for the environment. If you want doom & gloom, this is not the place. We are looking for solutions, constructive developments and positive initiatives.”

Articles of note:

Starting in 2007, a new daylight savings time will save us upwards of 3 billion kilowatt hours of energy.
How to green your life: How to green your meals and your public transportation.
Reinventing the bike shed – new solutions to the bike parking problem.

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Nov8

CSS compatibility in IE7

Internet Exploder An article on the MSDN network explains the differences between how IE6 and IE7 interperet CSS.

Thanks Pieter.

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Nov7

Great jorb!

ClickNathan has written a solid article on How to Use WordPress as a CMS.

Nathan has a huge amount of experience creating content managed sites for clients such as the Lippis Report so this article is pretty in-debth with links to all the plugins you need and how to get it up and running.