diff --git a/public/assets/wristkeeb.jpg b/public/assets/wristkeeb.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b13a854 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/assets/wristkeeb.jpg differ diff --git a/src/posts/free-software.md b/src/posts/free-software.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..619b707 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/posts/free-software.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +layout: ../layouts/BlogPost.astro +title: Amazing and Free Software +slug: free-software +description: Here's some great free software! +tags: [] +added: 2010-03-22T05:00:00.000Z +--- + +I've been "collecting" free software for ages, and now I think it's time to start sharing the fun. Here's a list of come of my favorite software that you can have for FREE! + +## Graphics +[GIMP](http://gimp.org/) - Adobe Photoshop-like image editor +[Sumo Paint](http://www.sumopaint.com/home/) - Online Photoshop-like image editor +[Inkscape](http://www.inkscape.org/) - Adobe Illustrator-like vector editor +[ColorPic](http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/) - Color picker (i.e. "Gee, I want to use the color of her shirt" \*uses ColorPic\*) +[Blender](http://www.blender.org/) - 3D content creation + +## Desktop Apps +[Handbrake](http://handbrake.fr/) - Converts DVD videos to computer formats +[DVDVideoSoft](http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/) - Converts pretty much anything, anywhere from YouTube to PSP to MP3. +[Skype](http://www.skype.com/) - Online phone and video calls + +## Audio +[Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) - Incredible audio editor, plug-ins available +[Juice](http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/) - Organizes and captures your podcasts +[EphPod](http://www.ephpod.com/) - Similar to iTunes, but does more, including moving music from your iPod to a new computer! +[WavePad](http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/) - Audio editor (make sure you get the free version!) +[Screamer Radio](http://www.screamer-radio.com/) - Record internet radio in many different formats + +## Others +[ADRIFT](https://www.adrift.co/) - Text/Interactive Fiction/Game generator + +That's all for now. Have fun! diff --git a/src/posts/hello-blog.md b/src/posts/hello-blog.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b97556 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/posts/hello-blog.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +layout: ../layouts/BlogPost.astro +title: Hello. +slug: hello-blog +description: Wee a blog! +tags: [] +added: 2009-01-11T06:00:00.000Z +--- + +I will post pretty much nothing that really matters here. diff --git a/src/posts/the-t-in-often.md b/src/posts/the-t-in-often.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4251da9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/posts/the-t-in-often.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +layout: ../layouts/BlogPost.astro +title: The T in Often +slug: the-t-in-often +description: Don't pronounce it! +tags: [] +added: 2010-04-21T05:00:00.000Z +--- + +It is common to pronounce the letter "T" in the word often. I must say this is a huge pet peeve of mine. + +The stem word for often is "oft" -- in which the t is pronounced. But when the ending "en" is added, the t sound is lost (though it remains in the spelling). There are, in fact, MANY examples of this sort of shift in English and in every other case the t becomes silent when followed by an -en or -le. + + +For example, soft (pronounced) vs. soften (silent). + + +More examples: + +* list -> listen +* glisten +* fast \[as in 'held secure'] -> fasten +* haste -> hasten +* moist -> moisten +* nest -> nestle +* castle; mistletoe; whistle; trestle; gristle; thistle + +Unfortunately, so many people started to pronounce the "t" that many regard is as an acceptable alternative, in certain dialects. That's the way language goes, I suppose, if enough people make the same mistake for long enough that it is no longer a mistake! diff --git a/src/posts/wrist-keyboard.md b/src/posts/wrist-keyboard.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7911381 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/posts/wrist-keyboard.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +layout: ../layouts/BlogPost.astro +title: The Wrist Keyboard +slug: wrist-keyboard +description: Someone made a wearable keyboard! +tags: [] +added: 2009-02-02T06:00:00.000Z +--- + +This looks fun, yes? It's a keyboard for your wrist. It wraps around your arm and has a standard QWERTY keyboard. It comes in green and blue and black and "smokey," and has glow-in-the-dark letters! It is built for harsh rain and weather conditions. Why you would be out in the rain with a keyboard around your wrist, I don't know. Oh wait, I just read the site again and it isn't rated yet for complete submersion in water. Darn. + + +![](/assets/wristkeeb.jpg) + +[Here's the link to the site for it!](https://www.l3sys.com/wristpc/wristpc.html)