Comments on: Synchronising your life

By: Google Calendar Sync — kristarella.com

Google Calendar Sync — kristarella.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:02:51 +0000

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By: kristarella

kristarella — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:26:08 +0000

Oh, that is weird!

There’s also that joke that Hagrid is a terrible cook though. :)

By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:43:42 +0000

Ah yes, times tables. I guess I was just skimming through too fast. We just call them schedules here.

Hehe, the wizarding world sure does have a lot of weird candy! The part I’m referring to is in Ch 7 when Ron’s slug spell backfires they are at Hagrid’s house and he offers them some candy. He later gives Harry some for Christmas. I have the audio book, so I can’t tell you what page it’s on :(

edit: I forgot that I got the (hardcover) books for Christmas. I looked it up! It always says fudge, but the actor reading the book interchanges fudge and toffee several times. Weird!

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:13:58 +0000

Yep – by timetable we mean class schedule. The maths one is times tables :P

I think of fudge and toffee the same way you do – I never noticed a discrepancy in Harry Potter, but then they have some pretty crazy candies!

By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:06:24 +0000

Ok, another one of those words that doesn’t translate from English to English very well… Timetable? To me that is the list of 1×1 = 1, 1×2 = 2, 1×3=3, etc. I think that is not what you’re talking about! Is this the schedule of classes for school? I’m guessing this because that’s what it is in Harry Potter… Yes, closet Potter fan here!

And to you, is there a difference between fudge and toffee? To me, fudge is soft and usually (but not always!) made of chocolate. Toffee can either be crunchy hard (English toffee) or gooey hard (like taffy), and it’s usually more like carmel than chocolate. In HP2, the author keeps interchanging toffee and fudge when refering to the same item. I’m confused!

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:32:59 +0000

Ahhh, okay cool…
I might explore that when my Term 1 timetable comes in…cuz it will be a very long time before I have access to iCal!! :P

By: kristarella

kristarella — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:51:41 +0000

Jus – Oh my goodness, I know! Timetable software is very thin on the ground. I’ve tried so many things. None to my satisfaction.

Last semester I ended up using Google Calendar because you can actually set up repeats (I think you can in iCal too). When you edit the event details you tell it to repeat weekly, then tell it every 2 weeks, then you can give it an end date (e.g. end of term).

LaurenMarie – So disappointing to lose things! I actually went looking for some of my wedding lists recently because I’m a bridesmaid for a friend and thought they could be useful!

Sounds like you have an effective system. Your husband has to tell you when he’s made plans! Sometimes I feel like I never know what’s happening with my in-laws. :P

By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:00:56 +0000

I use my Palm PDA. My husband has learned to always check his plans with the Palm (usually by asking me) and then have me write down any appointments he makes. He likes it because then he never has to remember anything and he can just defer to me when someone asks if we’re busy. We have a paper calendar in the kitchen, too, but I’m lazy about writing on that.

And I’ve learned the hard way to always, always back up my Palm on my computer. I don’t use the computer software to enter data, but I lost my info one time, including contacts that I only had on the PDA! Oh, that was so sad… I had entered all kinds of information about our wedding day, too, and I lost that. It was after the wedding, so no plans or appointments were forgotten, but now I don’t have that schedule to look back on and remember! I’m a sentimental sort and that’s disappointing to me :(

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:45:07 +0000

On a few occasions, I have tried syncing my life into a computer…using programs that are like iCal for Windows etc…but none of them ever did what I wanted…so now I basically just rely on my brain!! Which…could be very dangerous…
Luckily I usually remember what I have to do…it’d be a bit of a worry if I forgot I had school…but, things like Timetables is what I have never found a program for doing…
Can iCal do that? and have the ability to repeat a certain week every 2 weeks…so like week A and B etc etc..?
Or do I just have to wish that it could?

By: pelf

pelf — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:00:40 +0000

I get what you mean, Kris :D

I guess I find it extremely easy because I am a student (I take note of things that are related to appointments, deadlines and my research), I am not married (enough said!), and I don’t stay with my Mum (I manage my own life entirely).

But all the best to you, Kris. I hope you find the best way ASAP! :angel: