Oh wow
October 31, 2011, by happykatie in Tech, Totally randomFrom Mona Simpson’s eulogy for her brother Steven Jobs: Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times. Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them. Steve’s final words were: OH WOW. OH [...]
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iPhone 4s – boxy, but good
October 30, 2011, by happykatie in Gadgets, Mobile, TechParting might be such sweet sorrow when it comes to old houses, your first car and family right before an awesome trip (more on that later) – but when it comes to old phones…. no such thang, yo. Let’s all collectively wave to the image above. We picked up my iPhone 4s today – the [...]
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A lovely, passionate woman – may we all be so strong
June 3, 2011, by happykatie in Blogher, political technologyThe very first Blogher that I ever attended featured Elizabeth Edwards as a keynote speaker. She was BRILLIANT – so genuine, smart as a whip and a beautiful personality that stuck with me for months. Actually no, cancel that – years. I still keep a piece of that onstage discussion with me. It was her [...]
Continue reading →Easier: iPhone meet Velcro
July 8, 2010, by happykatie in Gadgets, VideoApparently this video has made its rounds online since I was on vacation (how dare the Internet keep turning while I'm out!!!), but it still tickles me. I need / want an iPad. It didn't hit me until this weekend. I'm smitten. Consider the KoolAid drunk (further).
Continue reading →Easier: Kindle for Mac
March 23, 2010, by happykatie in Gadgets, Web/TechYou don't have to own an electronic reader to be excited about the abundance of books available electronically. Amazon's Kindle e-book reading application is now giving a little love to Mac users (beyond their already handy iPhone app). I am the first person to admit that I have a special kind of love [...]
Continue reading →Giveaway: EasyBloom = the cure for gardener’s black thumb
December 19, 2009, by happykatie in Gadgets, gardening, GiveawayI have an EasyBloom to give away on Monday – you can read my review post here, if you missed it. It's a computer for your garden… which basically makes it the coolest plant-y/geeky object ever. "We brought NASA Mars Rover Technology down to Earth, with the help of our Plant Doctors! The EasyBloom [...]
Continue reading →Holiday gift love – Easybloom (a computer for your garden!!)
December 18, 2009, by happykatie in Gadgets, gardening, Giveaway, ShoppingUPDATE: I'm doing an EasyBloom giveaway here!! This post goes out to all the green thumbed gardeners – the lovers of flora, the devotees of dirt. And also to the rest of us who are none of those things at all. There's something amazing about watching a little plant grow from a tiny seed [...]
Continue reading →Woo hoo – new Helio (now Virgin) Ocean coming soon!
February 2, 2009, by happykatie in MobileJust one more reason I can't decide whether to stick with Helio (now Virgin) or run to an iPhone — the new Helio Ocean is coming out in mid-February!
Continue reading →Win a Wii – one last day to comment!
December 8, 2008, by happykatie in Nintendo Wii FitYou've got one more day to leave a comment on this post to WIN A WII and WII FIT!! Just drop a comment on how a Wii would rock your world and we'll be selecting a winner tomorrow, December 9th. Be sure to leave a comment with Jenny the Bloggess on her Good Mom Bad [...]
Continue reading →Beyond fangirldom and into Brand Enthusiast – why I heart the Wii
December 2, 2008, by happykatie in Events, Nintendo Wii FitLooking for the Wii Giveaway post? Click here to leave a comment on how winning a Wii would rock your wii-rld (errr… world)! The happy in happykatie is no joke. I'm the kind of gal that gets genuinely excited about things. Not EVERYthing, but when certain things/products/people that completely tickle my fancy I just don't [...]
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