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Getting Raveled in Washington

The Prairie Spinner Posted on April 16, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

My conference in Arlington, Virginia was a very good one on several levels. Overall, my expectations for conferences have nudged downward over the years, in spite of some very beneficial experiences, but I’m always willing to be pleasantly surprised. This was one of those times. I attended 14 regular sessions over three days and took tons of notes. I also… Continue Reading Getting Raveled in Washington

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Posted in Tech Tips | Tagged library, ravelry, social software, technology

Knitter’s talk radio

The Prairie Spinner Posted on March 23, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

What would you choose if you were program director of your own knitting radio show? You can actually do that with podcasts! “Podcast” – put simply, an audio file that can be downloaded and played at will – got its name from the iPod, but you don’t need one of those gadgets to enjoy listening. All you really need is… Continue Reading Knitter’s talk radio

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Posted in Tech Tips | Tagged audio, podcasts, RSS, social software, technology

Keeping up?

The Prairie Spinner Posted on February 11, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

I don’t know about you, but once I got hold of the concept of reading knitting blogs, I found a whole slew of them that I liked! Problem was, I never knew when some of my favorite bloggers were posting, and felt like I was missing out on the news. I had some of them bookmarked, but it was a… Continue Reading Keeping up?

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Posted in Tech Tips | Tagged blogs, feed reader, RSS, social software

It’s not thumbs, it’s stories

The Prairie Spinner Posted on January 21, 2008 by spinnerNovember 29, 2024

Apes have opposable thumbs (in fact, they are ahead of us – they have four and we only have two).   And lots of other species use tools. Storytelling is what really sets us humans apart.   Get any two people together, and provided they have the rudiments of a shared language, they start in with the stories. Where they… Continue Reading It’s not thumbs, it’s stories

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