The Velvet Zebra

Author: The Velvet Zebra

  • Something new

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    Okay, so I’m trying something new here – we just finished our summer Art Festival, and I have a week off to relax, ride shotgun on the new kittens (did I mention the new kittens?)  and work on creating a new web store for our products. So, being an Indie artist who is unwilling to…

  • When Apples Attack!

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    I love my iPad. In fact, the only tech thing I have right now that I love as much AS my iPad, is my iPhone. And that’s saying a lot, considering the fact that I was a PC person from the start, and considering the fact that I try not to jump onto trends and…

  • Cheap Tweet

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    I miss Twitter sometimes. There, I said it. Yes, I deleted the App from my iPad months ago and stopped Tweeting altogether, but recently I’ve been missing it just a tad, and today, while reading an excellent Guide to Promoting Your eBook at Smashwords um … guide … I was reminded what a good and…

  • Oh Siri, I didn’t mean it !

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    Needless to say, I LURV my iPhone 🙂 Just like I Lurv my iPad. Only my iPad didn’t come with SIRI. Yes, yes, I know she’s not perfect. There’s a running gag on the radio: “Siri, tell my wife I’m leaving the gym.” “Texting your wife – You are sleeping with Jim.” But if you…

  • Kicking and screaming (with delight)

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    Hello 20th century ! Yes, I know it’s the 21st right now, but that’s how far behind the times I’ve been. UNTIL NOW! So the other day, my oldest sister was over, we were celebrating her birthday, and she shows us her brand new, husband-bought-it-for-her-birthday-present iPhone 4s. She’d had a crackberry for years, used it…

  • What a dumb move

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    I’m one of those jerks you work with who never takes Leave, so it piles up and piles up and eventually I find myself in a Must Leave situation, where I’ve stored up the maximum allowable and have to use the remainder or give it up. That happened years ago, which was my plan all…

  • News you can Use

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    It’s been a crazy year so far – not really in a good way, just crazy. Which is a lame way to excuse how little I’ve been blogging lately, but life happens now and again and you just gotta deal with it. Anyway, in an effort to simplify my online life, I’ve decided I no…

  • RIP Ray Bradbury

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    Martian Chronicles and Farenheit 451 are some of my earliest memories of Science Fiction. So long Ray, and thanks for all the good reads.

  • The Trouble with eReaders

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    For the record, I have a Nook. The Nook Simple Touch, to be specific. But the issue I have with eReaders spans them all – the Nook, the Kindle, et al. (okay, so those are the only two I can remember the names of, I’m sure there are some et al.s) And the problem is…

  • Randomosity

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    Every now and again I look up, gaze around, and am shocked to find I’m not the only person on the planet ! I know, right? Well it’s easier to concentrate on important stuff these days. I got rid of Twitter, so I’m not pissed off anymore when I realize everyone is busily bobbing about…