Christina Marie

First, let me start off with what I owe you guys.

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Now, here is my plan. Now that it is summer, I have much free time on my hands. Besides for the homeschooling I am doing to keep up with my work, I plan to spend some time to write. I have always enjoyed writing, and now with my blog, I plan to share it with the world.

So this is just a saying to you guys, that I am coming back. I am still staying off Twitter (mostly- I just plan to tweet when I blog), and I will not be posting YouTube videos. Sorry for the inconvenience to all of you out there.

In other news, happy summer!

Everyone has their own little OCD. Sometimes it’s your locker, your room, your kitchen, anywhere! Now in my case, my OCD is my Mac, my House, and especially my room. It’s very hard for me to work in a cluttered area.

One of the reasons I like to keep everything nice and neat, is because it is hard for me to concentrate. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I always like to clean my room before I start my homework or any of that stuff. I do that, because if I don’t do it before my homework, I’ll just be thinking Gotta clean, gotta clean and then eventually get up and clean it. Everyone tells me, “Wow, your room must be really messy to clean it so much.” That’s not my case, usually when I’m cleaning, I’m just putting some stuff away and picking a few things up.

Another reason is because it’s easier. Being organized helps me keep track of all of my stuff, which makes everything easier. Instead of searching for my Math book, I can just reach into my shelf and grab it. Being organized makes life easier.

I know this is a random post, but I figured it might be able to inspire a few of my readers to be organized. If it did help you, please tell me! Thanks!

Wallet is a great application. It’s very handy and can be used just like a real wallet. In our case, you can keep passwords, serials, and credit card information. Let’s check it out:

Protection: Now, we all don’t want everyone who goes on your computer (especially if you share one) to gain access to all your passwords and serials. So you can set Wallet so when you first open it you have to enter a password. It’s great to protect other people from getting into all your stuff!

Design: Wallet has a great design. Very simple and easy to use. On the far left side, is where you can choose from your serials, passwords, or credit card info. Then, in the middle, you can choose your App for let’s say your Serial. You choose your application and then you see the serial! Simple as that.

Entering a Serial: With Wallet, it’s very easy to keep track of all of your serials, so you don’t have to go digging through your emails to find it. You can enter the serial, then the name its under, and then the developers info and such. Very easy and keeps all the info you need when you are registering an application.

That’s Wallet! It’s a great application from Acrylic Software. Go check it out here and download the 14 day trial there too. Enjoy!

Hey everyone! sorry for not writing in a while, I’ve been super duper busy with school and my big Medieval Market (which was over on Friday). Now that it’s over, I want to dedicate more time to working and writing. So for a comeback post, I decided to use a blog post that Glenn Wolsey written a while back (http://tinyurl.com/cctccp). So here we go!

1. A Great Comfy Chair
Everyone needs a good chair to keep them focused, and on the job. You should also have something that keeps your back straight and head forward. Even though laying back and relaxing is nice, it is not good when your typing an essay or such. I recommend something with arm rests, because they are comfy for when your keyboard is really close to you.

2. A Good Keyboard and Mouse
When your working, you can’t be fiddling around with your mouse’s battery, or a stuck key on your keyboard. You always need to have a good sturdy keyboard and mouse set. I would always recommend Apple’s Mighty Mouse and Keyboard. They have a variety of keyboard’s from wired to wireless now, so you can pick your choice!


3. Good Music!
Really not much to say here. It’s always great to have your favorite music playing in the background while working to keep you going.

4. Good Lighting!
When your working, you should never be working in the dark. That’s why you should have a good lamp on your desk to keep your eyes awake and to make everything easy to read. It’s also better on your eyes!

5. Focused Environment
Everyone knows how hard it is to stay focused in a loud, cluttered, and busy environment. You should close your door if there is noise, or put on headphones. It’s extremely hard to focus in that kind of background (Trust me).

So there you go! I know some of those you can’t really buy, but they’re just some good tips. Enjoy!

For my family’s cell phone provider, we use Sprint. Sadly, by that I cannot get an iPhone, but in a week or two we are switching to AT&T for TiVo so I don’t know what will happen after that. This is my second year of having a cell phone, and I’m really satisfied with my tiny little pink Samsung M510. Lately, I have been very upset with Sprint’s service.

Most of the time when I use my cell phone is when I am at home. That will most likely be changing as of now. Lately, I have not been getting ANY service from my house. It’s very hard because I’m running all over the house and getting barely one bar. It’s really stinks! My Dad and I think that the service tower or some sort of thing.

I know that’s a really random blog post type thing, but I thought it’d make a good post. See you all later, and expect some posts soon! I may have some additions to iChris soon… :O

Hey everyone. How is everybody doing this week? Well I got one heck of program for you. It’s called Awaken by EmbraceWare. What is Awaken exactly? Well let me show you.
Awaken is an Alarm Clock program. It allows you to make Alarm Clock’s, timers, and more. I have to say, it’s Great!

Interface: Awaken has a very clean, very nice looking Interface. It’s very simple, yet has everything you need.
You can change the color of the clock at the top (as you can see I chose green). It’s very sleek and appealing.
Alarm Clock:

The main use of Awaken is using it to make your own alarm clocks. When you are making your alarm clock there are many settings to choose from. When your choosing your alarm, you can choose what you want to wake up to. Awaken comes with 13 built in ringers. Then you can also have Awaken wake up to your iTunes music. You can have it set to a certain playlist, or just have it on shuffle. Then you can even have it open up an application, or have it start playing a Podcast. Let’s say your making a school alarm, you can set it to have the Alarm open on Mon. - Fri.
The interface of the Full Screen alarm is great. It makes me think of a giant iPod.
It’s very much like Front Row. As you can see there are a few choices at the bottom. You can either Stop the Alarm and go to your Mac’s Desktop, Snooze for 10 minutes, or change the song. It’s very nice, and then you can even use your Apple Remote to change the song.
You like? You should! Awaken is a great App that I use weekly for school. Check it out at http://embraceware.com and if you buy Awaken now, it’s a free upgrade to Awaken 5!

I made a video on this not too long ago (check it out at www.youtube.com/ChrisMarieG) but a common thing people have been asking me is how to get little Drawers on my Stacks in my dock.
It’s very simple and fun to do, so here you go and enjoy!
1. Download the Drawer icons from here.
2. Download the program XTaste from here.
3. Pop open XTaste and search for the program Stacks In Da Place and download it.

4. Now open up Stacks In Da Place and make sure you have a stack highlighted on the left bar.

5. Drag a drawer picture from the site and drag it to the picture on the right and then press Apple Icon. Your dock will reset and will be all pretty! And if it does not work, right click on the stack and make sure on Display it is on Stack.

Hope you guys have fun with this little trick and enjoy! Don’t be afraid to email me a picture of what your dock look’s like right now, so send to chris@chrismarie.com

Thanks!

Hey everyone, I’m starting a new little series on my blog where I’m going to show you guys the sweetest Mac shots I can find on Flickr and MacRumors. Please comment and tell me what you guys think!

Note: This is not in any order and I do not own this pictures. The owner is the username and the site they’re from next/below it. Thanks.

Glenn Wolsey - Flickr
Glenn Wolsey - Flickr
Nick Danforth - Flickr
Nick Danforth - Flickr
MacBenz - Flickr
Thanks!

Happy New Year everybody! Sorry I took forever to write a post. Been very busy (currently sick ). So I just wanted to wish everyone a great Happy New Year, and please everyone have a fun, exciting, great, and safe 2009.

Also just wanted to let everyone know, I took my 2 latest videos down because they were not very good in my opinion, and I wish to re-do them.

Happy MacWorld everyone! I’m excited (especially considering the fact since I’m staying home from school tomorrow I can watch it ASAP. What do you guys think Apple will announce?

Is there a possibility that there is gong to be an update on the Mac Minis at WWDC ‘09? Many people say that the Mac Mini will be removed from Apple’s Lineup. But there is a new rumor that the Mac Mini will actually be updated!
My thoughts on the Mac Mini itself, is that it is a great little Machine, for someone who doesn’t need a laptop but doesn’t need anything big. I think it’s a great little family computer, very small but fun. It’s also great for people who already have a screen, keyboard, and mouse.
It is expected to be two major changes. I quote this from a MacRumors article (link below), “The internal optical drive will be an SATA drive that can be swapped out with a second SATA hard drive.” I think that will be one great upgrade! It is defiantly needed.
The next major upgrade is that the design will change from the current white plastic to black plastic and aluminum. I think that will defiantly make Apple’s whole line Aluminum. I originally did not like the aluminum, but I am growing to like it.
What do you guys think they will do to the Mac Mini’s? Luckily there won’t be long to wait!

Source: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/12/31/mac-mini-to-launch-at-macworld-san-francisco/