I got this from Joanna's library, and I promise the dog did not lick it. Not even once.
I'm sort of a rule person myself, so I really appreciated the elements of story-telling that involved the rules for certain types of situations. I also think it applies really well for a 12-year-old because 12-year-olds are, in a lot of ways, also learning the rules. In this book, the rules mostly apply to Catherine's brother with autism, but some apply to her. Throughout the course of the book she has to learn which rules are real and which ones should be broken and when-- and sometimes that's even harder than learning the rules in the first place. Great read, and I enjoyed it as much now as I would have as a 12-year-old, and maybe more.
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I borrowed this from Joanna's library.
Loved it. Clementine was adorable and sympathetic, and seemed like a very real little girl to me. I know it's been a long time since I was a little girl, but I identified with a lot of parts of the story. Great read, hopefully as enjoyable to children as it was to me.
Loved it. Clementine was adorable and sympathetic, and seemed like a very real little girl to me. I know it's been a long time since I was a little girl, but I identified with a lot of parts of the story. Great read, hopefully as enjoyable to children as it was to me.
I've been looking for years, I kid you not, for a DVD cataloging product that wouldn't make me want to poke my eyes out because it was so ugly, or wouldn't make me want to toss my computer out the window because the functionality sucked so bad. It's surprisingly hard to make a DVD cataloging product, apparently.
Today, I am here to tell you that I have finally reached DVD cataloging Nirvana, and it is called DVDpedia. I was unwilling to fork out the $18 for the full version until I gave it a whirl, but luckily there's a free download version that is fully functional, except you can only put in 25 DVDs. Still, 25 is enough to convince you that you must have it now now now! And in the grand scheme of things, $18 is well worth it, especially if you're looking for a way to make sure you have a record of your vast collection in case something happens: fire, burglary, etc.
I run a Mac, so everything I'm showing you and talking about will be re: the Mac version. I have never and probably will never try the Windows version, and it may suck (though I doubt it), so if you are a Windows person, please try it for yourself before you cough up for the full version.
So, points that make me want to hug DVDpedia:
1. The desktop client is super pretty. It looks like iTunes, only in a lot of ways, it's better than iTunes. The graphics are swooshy and beautiful, but the load time is really good.
2. There are lots of ways to organize. I have my DVDs stored in boxes, so I made my library into two "collections" and then divided those by genre so that you can browse through them in the same order they'd be in the actual physical box. They also have Smart Collections, which can search through your DVDs and find, say, all the ones with Hugh Jackman in them. (Like 10 percent of my library... Hm.)
3. The database of DVDs is huge. There were only a few in my collection that didn't have an entry, and those were obscure BMX ones. The obscure skiing ones were even in there!
4. There is totally an iPhone app! Yep. That was the clincher for me. And the iPhone app is free. (Side note: check me out with my awesome iPhone screenshot. I did that myself. Cool, huh?)
5. There's also an export to web feature, so if you have some free webspace, you can export your library. This is great if you're looking for a remote backup solution, in case, like, your house burns down and you need to put all your DVDs on your insurance claim form. (Clothes? Bah. Electronics? Bah. But of course you have to claim your DVDs.) I exported mine as an iPhone friendly page so that I can direct my friends to it to browse on their iPhones. Pretty slick. If you're an iWeb user, you can export there too, but beware it's sloooow if your DVD collection is big.
So there you have it! DVD catalog Nirvana. What do you think?
Oh, and just thought I should add, I didn't get paid to say any of that stuff, so it's really true. However, if someone from DVDpedia wants to appreciate me in the form of a linkback, I wouldn't refuse... (What? You don't know until you ask.)
Today, I am here to tell you that I have finally reached DVD cataloging Nirvana, and it is called DVDpedia. I was unwilling to fork out the $18 for the full version until I gave it a whirl, but luckily there's a free download version that is fully functional, except you can only put in 25 DVDs. Still, 25 is enough to convince you that you must have it now now now! And in the grand scheme of things, $18 is well worth it, especially if you're looking for a way to make sure you have a record of your vast collection in case something happens: fire, burglary, etc.
I run a Mac, so everything I'm showing you and talking about will be re: the Mac version. I have never and probably will never try the Windows version, and it may suck (though I doubt it), so if you are a Windows person, please try it for yourself before you cough up for the full version.
So, points that make me want to hug DVDpedia:
1. The desktop client is super pretty. It looks like iTunes, only in a lot of ways, it's better than iTunes. The graphics are swooshy and beautiful, but the load time is really good.2. There are lots of ways to organize. I have my DVDs stored in boxes, so I made my library into two "collections" and then divided those by genre so that you can browse through them in the same order they'd be in the actual physical box. They also have Smart Collections, which can search through your DVDs and find, say, all the ones with Hugh Jackman in them. (Like 10 percent of my library... Hm.)
3. The database of DVDs is huge. There were only a few in my collection that didn't have an entry, and those were obscure BMX ones. The obscure skiing ones were even in there!
4. There is totally an iPhone app! Yep. That was the clincher for me. And the iPhone app is free. (Side note: check me out with my awesome iPhone screenshot. I did that myself. Cool, huh?)5. There's also an export to web feature, so if you have some free webspace, you can export your library. This is great if you're looking for a remote backup solution, in case, like, your house burns down and you need to put all your DVDs on your insurance claim form. (Clothes? Bah. Electronics? Bah. But of course you have to claim your DVDs.) I exported mine as an iPhone friendly page so that I can direct my friends to it to browse on their iPhones. Pretty slick. If you're an iWeb user, you can export there too, but beware it's sloooow if your DVD collection is big.
So there you have it! DVD catalog Nirvana. What do you think?
Oh, and just thought I should add, I didn't get paid to say any of that stuff, so it's really true. However, if someone from DVDpedia wants to appreciate me in the form of a linkback, I wouldn't refuse... (What? You don't know until you ask.)
A side effect of decluttering seems to be empty shelves... I did Joanna's DVD organization magic, but the shelves where my 278 DVDs once lived are so lonely now!Wednesday I'll review an awesome DVD database program for you, complete with fancy iPhone screenshots (I hope).
In the meantime, tell me what you would do with so many empty shelves in your living room.
Check it out. That's totally my skull. Neat, huh? Well, it's my skull for the next 24 hours or so anyway. Because tomorrow is braces day. Ah, yes, adult braces, signature pieces of awkward social interactions. (Like I really needed any help being awkward in social situations.)
There's not really a point to this post except to show you my skull because I am just really disproportionately excited about seeing a picture of my skull.
Just be glad I didn't post the pictures of my teeth. Because I could do that too, and you'd all be sorry. Very, very sorry.
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