Monthly Archives: August 2010

Video: “SlideSix Presenter Overview”

Posted on August 31, 2010 | Comments Off

Video:  “SlideSix Presenter Overview“

cfsilence’s YouTube Channel (other videos about SlideSix by its creator)

Thanks to tektrekker for pointing readers to SlideSix.

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Diigo Bookmarks: Week Ending August 28, 2010

Posted on August 29, 2010 | 1 Comment

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A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters

Posted on August 28, 2010 | Comments Off

A River in the Sky (New York:  William Morrow-HarperCollins, 2010) is Elizabeth Peters‘ most recent installment in the Amelia Peabody series.  As with most lengthy series of novels, the later books aren’t as good as the first ones.  They become father formulaic as the author churns them out.  This is true of A River in the Sky.

In addition, as the series has progressed, I’ve found Amelia less and less likable.  She has gone from naively confident to arrogant.  I’m also not sure I like the integration of passages from “Manuscript H.”

A few years ago, I reread the then existing Amelia Peabody novels in chronological order according to when they were set not when they were written.  This latest novel was written and published out of sequence.  According to the “Amelia Peabody series” article at Wikipedia, the novels occur in the following order:

  • Crocodile on the Sandbank
  • The Curse of the Pharaohs
  • The Mummy Case
  • Lion in the Valley
  • Deeds of the Disturber
  • The Last Camel Died at Noon
  • The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
  • The Hippopotamus Pool
  • Seeing a Large Cat
  • The Ape Who Guards the Balance
  • Guardian of the Horizon
  • A River in the Sky
  • The Falcon at the Portal
  • He Shall Thunder in the Sky
  • Lord of the Silent
  • The Golden One
  • Children of the Storm
  • The Serpent on the Crown
  • Tomb of the Golden Bird

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Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: August 27, 2010

Posted on August 27, 2010 | Comments Off

This weeks “to read” list:

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Diigo Bookmarks: Week Ending August 21, 2010

Posted on August 22, 2010 | Comments Off

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Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke

Posted on August 21, 2010 | Comments Off

I’ve read all of Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swenson Mysteries, and I recently discovered that another one, Apple Turnover Murder (New York:  Kensington Publishing, 2010), had been published earlier this year.

I didn’t care for Apple Turnover Murder as much as I remember liking earlier books in the series.  A lot of the dialogue seemed stilted, and quite a bit of the action seemed designed solely to introduce new recipes.  (I wish, though, that she would publish a cookbook with the recipes from all of the mysteries.)  The plot didn’t seem coherent or well developed, but I can’t put my finger on anything specific.

Also, I’m tired of Hannah’s inability to choose between Mike and Norman (whose last names weren’t even mentioned in the most recent book–at least not that I can remember).  Norman is clearly the better choice.  Based on the ending of Apple Turnover Murder, it appears that Hannah may lose Norman to his new partner in his dental practice.

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Renaissance Island’s Local En Garde! Rankings

Posted on August 20, 2010 | Comments Off

I don’t know how it happened, but as of this morning, I’m at the top of Renaissance Island’s Local Champions list:

Renaissance Island's Local En Garde! Champions

Renaissance Island's Local En Garde! Champions

I haven’t played again since I posted about winning my first game.

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Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: August 20, 2010

Posted on August 20, 2010 | Comments Off

Interesting articles and other items I ran across this week:

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Video: “How to create a screencast v2.0″

Posted on August 19, 2010 | Comments Off

Video:  “How to create a screencast v2.0“

screencastomatic’s YouTube Channel

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Floria’s First Win Playing En Garde!

Posted on August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Since I watched the “En Garde! Tutorial” video earlier this month, I’ve joined the Renaissance Island team and played four games.  Last night I finally won:

First Win at En Garde!

First Win at En Garde!

After winning the game, I was ranked 502nd (out of 657) with 71 points:

En Garde Ranking after First Win

En Garde Ranking after First Win

Though I haven’t played again since last night, this morning I’m ranked 485th with 75 points.  I guess some people who were ranked ahead of me have lost since then.

I used the Snapshot function in Second Life to take the first picture and Jing to capture the screenshot for the second.  I then used Fireworks to blur my opponent’s name in the first (to protect her identity) and to highlight my name in the second.

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