Category Archives: In the Geek Cave

Hands on: Velocity Micro Cruz Reader (with pics!)

Since the Cruz Reader is still relatively new and I struggled to find more than a couple of reviews that weren’t embedded deep in Android tech-head fora, I thought I’d put out a rough and ready overview of my own. I’ll do a proper review when I’ve owned the reader for more than a day…

On Using Social Media for PR

… Any time you send an unsolicited message about a product directly to someone on any of these social media, you are not being an uber cool company that is down with what the kids are doing these days – you are TELEMARKETING. Not only are you telemarketing, but you are calling during a dinner party. Imagine being at that dining table when the call comes through. Now imagine the talk about you and your product afterwards – it’s not going to be good is it?…

In which I cheat with my latest post.

In a post this week, Betsy Learner asked her readers to post a comment about their favourite local bookshops. It prompted from me a meander down Memory Lne, and, since I have been too busy settling into my fancy new Sydney life to write about said fancy new life (which I will do at some point soon), and also since I’d like for my latest post not to remain the one about my father, I thought I’d post what I wrote.

My Week in Tweets 2010-03-22

iTunes damage undone! CDs back to WAV – no more distorted mp3s engineered to make iTunes purchases sound bett http://tweetphoto.com/14704638 # Beautiful, Donna! Thank you for sharing RT @Donna_Carrick: Waiting For Sunrise~Writers' Craft: http://bit.ly/9a0PPE Sharing a golden moment. # Working on my antogonist's role this week and probably next, too, to get a good hold…

My Week in Tweets 2010-03-15

"Place setup mic at listening point 1 at ear height" no http://tweetphoto.com/13766825 # "Place setup mic at listening point 1 at ear height" not what I bought it for… http://tweetphoto.com/13766855 # But the mic had a standard tripod fitting… Why. not? http://tweetphoto.com/13766966 # Ah, Autumn. Gotta love it. http://tweetphoto.com/13936088 # Look at that green! lettuce,…

My Week in Tweets 2010-03-08

Reading corner done but for pile of boxes waiting for Nippon Ex. http://tweetphoto.com/13570933 # Work space done but for temp white table while damage to desk is fixed http://tweetphoto.com/13571201 # Unpacking done but for a couple of boxes of craft stuff in the spare room, which can be done later! Should be back to #amwritingparty…

My Week in Tweets 2010-03-01

SEA SHIPMENT DAY!!! Seriously, it's like Christmas # All our sheets smell of Kakuozan. I'm not sure I've ever missed a place like this before, I usually move on and don't look back. Odd. # RT @SeeInANewWay: It's Lensbaby's 6th B-day and our friends are celebrating by giving YOU gifts: http://cot.ag/aorTjo # Last kitchen box…

My Week in Tweets 2010-02-22

Expected my toenail to be purple-black this morning but it's a vibrant, almost peacock blue – kinda pretty LOL # WOOHOO! Sea shipment arrives next Tuesday – by end of that week this move will be over and I will be #amwriting again!!! # Note to men: Passing a dish or pan through a sink…

My Week in Tweets 2010-02-14

Any sims3 players out there who can tell me where I buy clothes? # Seems our sea shipment is in the country and could be here next week! Now we'll see if all the decorate-by-memory will come together or not! # MX Air mouse is AWESOME! Ah Logitech, no wonder they call you LogiCOOL in…

My Week in Tweets 2010-02-07

Not much sleep last night thanks to spider the size of hubby's palm skittering about while hubby tried to catch it. Just kill 'em, I say! # We take our steak knives seriously in Australia! http://tweetphoto.com/10284746 # Aching to have this move over so mind and body have room to be #amwriting. Already feel I…