The single chain stitch in crochet is the basic of all crochet stitches
Entries from April 2009
Chain stitch in crochet
April 19th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts
cast on for knitting
April 18th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts
Casting on will make the first foundation rows for starting a knitting project.
ssk knitting
April 17th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts
ssk – slip, slip, knit
Tags: knit, knitting, slip, ssk
knitting abbreviations
April 16th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts
yf, s, k1, passo, k2togg
Tags: knitting
free stock photos
April 15th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts
awesome article by the tutorial blog lists down 25 sites for free stock photos:
- StockVault
- Pixel Galerie
- Free Range
- MorgueFile
- EveryStockPhoto
- Stock.xchng
- Openphoto
- Unprofound
- PhotoRogue
- Geek Philosopher
- Woophy
- PhotoRack
- FreePixels
- Design Packs
- FreeFoto
- Pixel Perfect Digital
- Free Digital Photos
- Public Domain Photos
- Free Historical Stock Photos
- NationsIllustrated
- Kave Wall
- Free Stock Photos
- ImageBase
- Cepolina
- Abstract Influence
Tags: stock photos
iPhone PCB
April 14th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology
iPhone PCB
mobile phone standards
April 13th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology
Wiki has a very sleek table summarising them all:
| Feature | NMT | GSM | UMTS
(3GSM) |
IS-95
(CDMA one) |
CDMA 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | FDMA | TDMA | W-CDMA | CDMA | CDMA |
| Generation | 1G | 2G | 3G | 2G | 3G |
| Digital | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year of First Use | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 1995 | 2000 / 2002 |
| Worldwide market share[2] | 0% | 72% | 12% | 0.6% | 12% |
Tags: mobile, phone, standards
international year of astronomy
April 12th, 2009
Tags: Science
2009 is the Internaltional Year of Astronomy – 400 years since Galileo started using the telescope to observe the universe that engulfs and all encompases this earth.
Some links to follow: astronomy 2009 and 400 years.
Tags: astronomy
IP Rating
April 11th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology
IP rating (or Ingress Protection Rating) is an itneresting way to find out the degrees of protection for an object. It consists of 2 digits…
First digit:
| Level | Object size protected against | Effective against |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | No protection against contact and ingress of objects |
| 1 | >50 mm | Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part |
| 2 | >12.5 mm | Fingers or similar objects |
| 3 | >2.5 mm | Tools, thick wires, etc. |
| 4 | >1 mm | Most wires, screws, etc. |
| 5 | dust protected | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact |
| 6 | dust tight | No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact |
Second Digit:
| Level | Protected against | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | not protected | — |
| 1 | dripping water | Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect. |
| 2 | dripping water when tilted up to 15° | Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15° from its normal position. |
| 3 | spraying water | Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60° from the vertical shall have no harmful effect. |
| 4 | splashing water | Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. |
| 5 | water jets | Water projected by a nozzle against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
| 6 | powerful water jets | Water projected in powerful jets against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
| 7 | immersion up to 1 m | Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). |
| 8 | immersion beyond 1 m | The equipment is suitable for continuous immersion in water under conditions which shall be specified by the manufacturer. NOTE: Normally, this will mean that the equipment is hermetically sealed. However, with certain types of equipment, it can mean that water can enter but only in such a manner that produces no harmful effects. |
Tags: ingress, IP, rating, standards
gog.is
April 10th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology
Instead of pasting that long url for search results, gog.is comes the rescue!
I have been using these for easier access:
- shop: Try gog.is/shop:ipod.
- blog: Try gog.is/blog:kevin,rose.
- book: Try gog.is/book:poetry.
- news: Try gog.is/news:google.
- stock: Try http://gog.is/stock:apple.
- wiki: Try http://gog.is/wiki:leo+laporte
- youtube: http://gog.is/y:standup.
Tags: apps, google, internet, search
Snapping Shrimp
April 9th, 2009
Tags: Science
How amazing it is that a littel shrimp can blast water at high speed with temperatures equal to the surface of the Sun!
lensbaby
April 8th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology · Music and Arts
how awesome is this!
Tags: camera, DSLR, lens, lensbaby
Henri Cartier-Bresson
April 6th, 2009
Tags: Music and Arts · People Profile
Cartier-Bresson was a famous French photographer who is the father of candid street photography. He famously said:
There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.
I came across his photography library and i loved almost all of them, notably these 2:
Tags: Cartier-Bresson, France, photography
ZAGG invisible shild for iPhone 3G
April 4th, 2009
Tags: Current Technology
from Zagg
Tags: iphone, protection, zagg
Wheatstone brige
April 2nd, 2009
Tags: Current Technology · Science
Tags: circuits, electricity, resistors