Category Archives: Catherine

Future Shop Tech Blog: Catherine is a social butterfly

By Catherine Winters | Published: July 1, 2010
“But Catherine,” you might ask, “how is it you always seem to know what’s going on in Vancouver?” Easy. Over at the Future Shop Tech Blog, I’ve written about my foolproof method for organizing and sorting the many events and parties you’re undoubtedly invited to every day. Read the post: Staying on top of Canada Day [...]
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In Which Catherine Blogs for Future Shop

By Catherine Winters | Published: June 29, 2010
So apparently I’m now a guest blogger at Future Shop’s Tech Blog! My first post is up this morning, bringing you my solution to a very specific and picky iOS4 problem. Imagine that, me complaining about something. Read the post: iOS4: Rotation lock good, backgrounds bad. (For future posts, check the Future Shop Tech Blog [...]
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A Post in 140 Words: Catherine Remembers Events Accurately

By Catherine Winters | Published: June 16, 2010
I’m told certain people have trouble keeping their writing punchy and to the point. Apparently. As I recently told Renee, what Twitter’s done for me–yes, beyond all the espresso machines people keep trying to give me–is force me to tighten up my writing. I wondered if Twitter’s limit of 140 characters helps me keep my [...]
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WordCamp Vancouver 2010: Tris and Catherine tell you why your current WordPress theme sucks.

By Catherine Winters | Published: June 13, 2010
So! WordCamp Vancouver 2010, huh? That was pretty good, I thought. I particularly enjoyed the “Is WordPress a CMS?” panel featuring Dave, Christine and Cam. Consensus: Sort of! Maybe! As promised, Tris Hussey and I presented “WordPress 3.0 & Parent-Child Themes” Being a generally nice sort of person, I let Tris cover the whole, “check [...]
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Notational Velocity and Simplenote: In which Catherine schools you on notetaking

By Catherine Winters | Published: June 2, 2010
After Monday’s “I wasn’t tweeting, so there!” recap of FreelanceCamp Vancouver, a few people asked about my much-touted notetaking technique. I’ve been wanting to write up a good explanation of this for some time, so this is a particularly good opportunity. I’ve known from a very early age that I tend towards clutter and disorganization. [...]
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Catherine is speaking at WordCamp Vancouver 2010

By Catherine Winters | Published: June 1, 2010
Happy news, Vancouver-area WordPress users! I’m pleased to confirm that, yes, I will be at WordCamp Vancouver 2010 on June 12. I’ll be speaking with Tris Hussey about the upcoming (Possibly just-released by then!) WordPress 3.0 and child themes. For more information about child themes, check out Tris’ blog. Personally, I’m excited about the new [...]
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In which Catherine attends FreelanceCamp Vancouver

By Catherine Winters | Published: May 31, 2010
Last Saturday, I attended the first FreelanceCamp Vancouver, the unconference for people who don’t have bosses or paycheques. I am happy to report that I had an excellent time and had several questions answered most satisfactorily. See? Photographic evidence: “Hey,” you might exclaim, upon seeing the above photo, your voice pitching with excitement in having [...]
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Catherine’s Guide to Backups, Part 1

By Catherine Winters | Published: February 23, 2010
So there I was at Best Buy, finally taking care of that “backups” business.1 Since Apple added their super-convenient Time Machine app to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, I’d been meaning to get around to using it. A year later, I bought a simple external USB drive, a Western Digital MyPassport. Easy. Tiny. USB-powered.2 So [...]
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In which Catherine is even more conspicuous than usual

By Catherine Winters | Published: February 23, 2010
“Wow, Catherine! You’re wearing a sling and everything!” Yeah! I tore my rotator cuff1 doing extreme sports. “It’s a good thing you wore your loosest possible jeans to work then, isn’t it? Really tight ones would make going to the bathroom really, really difficult.” It sure would. Dammit. Yes, again. [↩]
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Catherine is not speaking at SL Pro!

By Catherine Winters | Published: February 15, 2010
Contrary to popular belief, I will not be speaking at the upcoming SL Pro! conference this month. I had some recent questions about that point, so I wanted to clear things up in case you were planning on emailing me: To say you are excited to hear I was speaking To ask questions about why [...]
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