DAVE!!! 

This entry is for you!  Here's a link to Ifranview.  This little freebie is perfect not only for viewing pictures in a host of obscure formats, but it allows you to convert the files into formats that are far less obscure, such as jpg, gif and tiff.   Here's the official site: http://www.irfanview.com/  and you can download it at Cnet: http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_4-10021962.html?part=59333&subj=dlpage&tag=button or you can get it from tucows: http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967  Tucows is supposed to be faster.  There are also plug in available, but the meat of the program is in the basic download.   It now allows some drawing, painting and color palette, but thats' not the real purpose of this program.  It won't replace photoshop, but why use a meat cleaver when all you need is a butter knife? It can "save as" tiff, gif, jpg. ICO (icon) and png without any other plug-ins needed.

Also, if your file is in EPS format you might need something called "ghostscript" to help read the postscript format. It's similar to PDF, same company, and a bear to convert. Here's ghostscript on Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/  and here's the programs website: http://www.ghostscript.com/  and again, this is free and open-source.

So I hope this helps you at work with your file format issues.  If you want i can download some of these here at home and you can send me the problem graphics and I can try to fix them here.

See you after work.  We need dry cat food, BTW.  Later!

Posted by lincatz at 10:54 AM EDT

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SPEAKING of Sandman and my kids and their odd crush on Death...

and Gaiman's blog

What everyone has been waiting for...Death comes to the big screen. There are few comic books that qualify as literature, and all of them have been penned by Neil Gaiman.  Preludes and Nocturnes, even though it's rough around the edges, is a masterpiece that transcends its medium.

Posted by lincatz at 10:58 AM EDT

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So I think I did this correctly this time.  Come and visit my new subdomain. Linda's Sewing Room  it's all freshly painted and decorated and looks nice and pretty.  There will be more things soon.  Right now I'm taking all the skirt to shirt recon stuff and putting it on a page.  That should be cool.

Posted by lincatz at 1:18 PM EDT

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As I've said, my next mnachine is a 20U75.  No questions about it.  Until this morning, when what should appear in my inbox but a "new product" notification from the delightfully good people of JUKI.  I've said the 20U...but what I really mean is the JUKILZ2290 latest model which now can be prgrammed to automatically sew welt pockets in one step automatically switching from straight to zigzag where needed!  Does it get any better?

The specs from Juki's site.  Clicky these pretty coloured letters! THIS is a real dream machine.  

That's all for now! And likely my next machine will still be the 20U75.

Posted by lincatz at 11:15 AM EST

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It's been several weeks since we've watched CSI:Horatio Caine Super Cop and His Sunglasses of Justice! Warren Ellis calls him Carusobot, another name that seems to be catching on.  It's now considered one of television's best/worst-it's-so-bad-it's-good shows.  Every episode begins the same way...and here's a You Tube collection of Horatio Caine's best opening one liners.  Is it me, or do his sunglasses show more emotion then him?  Somone strung together the very best/worst of all his opening scene one liners and they are just totally hilarious and cheesy when put together in one segment.  One warning...you get to hear Roger Daltrey scream over and over and over and over!  

And for 18$ you too can have your own Sunglasses of Justice! 

Posted by lincatz at 11:01 AM EST

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Mood:  silly

Hey! There! Showing off my blog from the Waterloo Library!  This is how we make an entry!  I have two stories that prove I know that irony has nothing to do with rain on your wedding day or unfortunate coincidences.  So isn't his story Alanis?  Maybe she didn't get her hubby's memo.  Or she couldn't read it! Harper cancels literacy program while wife promotes the importance of literacy!

Second truly ironic thing comes from a place that sells fireproofing. Except you can't buy it.  If only someone could have done something!  I guess it wasn't enough! 

And that's how easy tripod blog builder is.  Whattaya think?

Posted by lincatz at 1:22 PM EDT

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