My look of the day. The whole outfit is from the H&M pink label collection, the bag is from See by Chloé and the scrabble ring is from Vipxo.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Two toned
My look of the day. The whole outfit is from the H&M pink label collection, the bag is from See by Chloé and the scrabble ring is from Vipxo.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bright orange
It is a bit of "between season" weather, so it hard to choose what to wear. Today I mixed shorts from Romwe with a furry coat from River Island to keep me warm. The platforms are from Jessica Simpson, the bag is vintage and the corsage is from H&M.
Don't forget to join the Les Jumelles giveaway in the post below! Good luck!
Android Overview
Android™ delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications.
Open
Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It was built to be truly open. For example, an application can call upon any of the phone's core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users. Android is built on the open Linux Kernel. Furthermore, it utilizes a custom virtual machine that was designed to optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile environment. Android is open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The platform will continue to evolve as the developer community works together to build innovative mobile applications.
All applications are created equal
Android does not differentiate between the phone's core applications and third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to a phone's capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of applications and services. With devices built on the Android Platform, users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can swap out the phone's homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the applications. They can even instruct their phones to use their favorite photo viewing application to handle the viewing of all photos.
Breaking down application boundaries
Android breaks down the barriers to building new and innovative applications. For example, a developer can combine information from the web with data on an individual's mobile phone — such as the user's contacts, calendar, or geographic location — to provide a more relevant user experience. With Android, a developer can build an application that enables users to view the location of their friends and be alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them a chance to connect.
Fast & easy application development
Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. For example, Android enables developers to obtain the location of the device, and allows devices to communicate with one another enabling rich peer-to-peer social applications. In addition, Android includes a full set of tools that have been built from the ground up alongside the platform providing developers with high productivity and deep insight into their applications.
Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROM for Samsung Galaxy S Leaks
The ROM is version XXJVK and works on the international Galaxy S, the Samsung I9000. Android 2.3.3 brings the API level to 10 and improves Bluetooth, graphics, media framework and speech recognition.
Here’s a video that shows off the new ROM running on the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S, including a whole bunch of benchmarks.
ROM running on the Samsung 19000 Galaxy S video
The firmware is a leaked official ROM, but there are still risks involved in installing an unofficial, unsupported software on your phone.
If you do want to install it on your Samsung Galaxy S, you should start with these instructions and watch the step-by-step installation video. The ROM can downloaded from here (there are versions with and without a boot loader). You might want to wait for the official update, it should arrive soon (or not, you never know).
Here's Youtube Video Link for Install:
Installation Video
How to install in theory and snap format:
How to install
Monday, March 28, 2011
Les Jumelles Giveaway
Hi Lovelies! Hope you had a great weekend? This is my look of last sunday, the weather was so nice! I am wearing a Only dress and blazer, ASOS clutch , Miu Miu heels and a vintage hat. And don't you love my necklace? It is from the adorable shop Les Jumelles.
And do I have some great news for you; you can win it here because I can give away 2 of those lovely necklaces to 2 of my readers!
What do you have to do:
1) Follow my blog with Google friend
2) Become a fan of Les Jumelles on their facebook fan page
3) Leave your email in your comment so I can contact you if you win
You have the time to enter this giveaway till sunday the 3th of April. This contest is open for national and international readers. I wish you the best of luck!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Aged Bronze Lanslides
Happy Sunday Everyone!
Today I have some Bronze Lanslide beads with rifle knurling. I have given these a deep patina followed by an aging and antiquing process. The OD green cord goes very well with them I think and they will look great on a jacket or tool. This is it on the bronze Lanslides, at least for the time being...They are the usual $15 each plus shipping and the link is below, thanks!
Bronze are all gone, thank you! :)
Today I have some Bronze Lanslide beads with rifle knurling. I have given these a deep patina followed by an aging and antiquing process. The OD green cord goes very well with them I think and they will look great on a jacket or tool. This is it on the bronze Lanslides, at least for the time being...They are the usual $15 each plus shipping and the link is below, thanks!
Bronze are all gone, thank you! :)
Friday, March 25, 2011
Gear Leashes
Howdy all,
This evening I have a bunch of the black delrin Gear Leashes done. I have plain black cord and I have black reflective cord. I'll send one of those unless I hear in the comments or email that you want a specific color. The black cord is not as thick as the other cords I have and the beads are not quite as snug, just so you know. I also have some of the colored reflective cords left shown a few posts below as well as reflective cord in maroon and OD green. For solid colors I think I have a couple of tan ones left as well as bright yellow, royal blue and hot pink. Link is below, thanks again for stopping in this evening! :)
All gone for tonight, thank you!
This evening I have a bunch of the black delrin Gear Leashes done. I have plain black cord and I have black reflective cord. I'll send one of those unless I hear in the comments or email that you want a specific color. The black cord is not as thick as the other cords I have and the beads are not quite as snug, just so you know. I also have some of the colored reflective cords left shown a few posts below as well as reflective cord in maroon and OD green. For solid colors I think I have a couple of tan ones left as well as bright yellow, royal blue and hot pink. Link is below, thanks again for stopping in this evening! :)
All gone for tonight, thank you!
Rest of the Croc Wrenches
Hi Folks,
Thanks for bearing with me this past week. I just finished grinding some more Poltergeist tools and E115s. These will go out to heat treat in the morning and will be back in about two weeks. In the meantime, I expect to see the previous batch of Poltergeists and mini Poltergeists to be back from heat treat sometime next week. I've been trying to get a lot of stuff going this past week or so with the idea of preparing for a fairly steady stream of sales throughout April and into May.
Today I have the rest of the Croc Wrenches done. These are the raw bar ones and there's only a handful of them available. So it will be one per customer sale and they are $70 each plus shipping, link is below. Thanks for stopping by!
Sold Out, thank you! :)
Shown next to a G5 Prybaby for size comparison:
Thanks for bearing with me this past week. I just finished grinding some more Poltergeist tools and E115s. These will go out to heat treat in the morning and will be back in about two weeks. In the meantime, I expect to see the previous batch of Poltergeists and mini Poltergeists to be back from heat treat sometime next week. I've been trying to get a lot of stuff going this past week or so with the idea of preparing for a fairly steady stream of sales throughout April and into May.
Today I have the rest of the Croc Wrenches done. These are the raw bar ones and there's only a handful of them available. So it will be one per customer sale and they are $70 each plus shipping, link is below. Thanks for stopping by!
Sold Out, thank you! :)
Shown next to a G5 Prybaby for size comparison:
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Why No Bends?
People keep asking me for XL bends and so I thought I better explain it here rather than keep on telling one person after another what the problem is. In my current designs with thumb scallops and hex cutout shapes it is not possible to do XL bends. Oh, I can do it, it's just that I end up having to fix half of them. The problem comes in anytime you have an edge that is not perfectly straight and one that has not been completely deburred and rounded over. What happens is, you get tiny stress cracks forming inside these edge features. They probably aren't a big deal in normal use and would not break but they look unsightly to anyone who is studying the piece and so they undermine confidence in the integrity of the tool. At least, that's my feeling when I look at them.
So, in order to make XL bends in any of my tools, I would have to go back to the original boring straight shapes which, to be honest, I have made tons of them over the years and I'd like to keep moving on with my current designs. Plus, they require an extensive tumbling BEFORE I make the bends because the sharp edge of a freshly sanded bar of steel is also susceptible to these tiny cracks. You need rounded corners to avoid the problem. My currently production flow does not include a pre tumble and so that would add another step and two weeks more time to get it done.
So that's why I haven't been making anything with XL bends in a while. ;) Who knows though, maybe I will get around to it at some point...I am planning to revisit some older designs this year like I did last year with the mini Prybabies and Perfbabies, just haven't decided which tools yet.
So, in order to make XL bends in any of my tools, I would have to go back to the original boring straight shapes which, to be honest, I have made tons of them over the years and I'd like to keep moving on with my current designs. Plus, they require an extensive tumbling BEFORE I make the bends because the sharp edge of a freshly sanded bar of steel is also susceptible to these tiny cracks. You need rounded corners to avoid the problem. My currently production flow does not include a pre tumble and so that would add another step and two weeks more time to get it done.
So that's why I haven't been making anything with XL bends in a while. ;) Who knows though, maybe I will get around to it at some point...I am planning to revisit some older designs this year like I did last year with the mini Prybabies and Perfbabies, just haven't decided which tools yet.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Chocolateria & Carven
I am still sooo busy at the moment, especially with my design internship at Supertrash and doing things for the blog. But luckily these are all very nice things to do! Hope you guys are doing well?
Here is a quick post with my look of the day! The dress is from Chocolateria (don't you just love the sweet umbrella print, it is so cute), the jacket is from Pieces, the hatbox and hat are vintage and the shoes are from Carven via Luisaviaroma.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Public Beware Giveaway Winner
I have send you an email with all the details, so check your inbox!
And thank you all for joining this giveaway! I have one giveaway more planned for this week so stay tuned!
Grinding Grinding Grinding...
Working on Poltergeists and E115 tools this week! :)
Here's a sneak peak at an unfinish raw bar E115 before it goes to heat treat. A neat little tool, it is similar to an Atwrench but more slender and without a bottle opener. I'm still waiting on surface grinding to be finished for the rest of the batch before I send them out but I'm hoping to get these out for heat treat by the weekend.
Here's a sneak peak at an unfinish raw bar E115 before it goes to heat treat. A neat little tool, it is similar to an Atwrench but more slender and without a bottle opener. I'm still waiting on surface grinding to be finished for the rest of the batch before I send them out but I'm hoping to get these out for heat treat by the weekend.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Pointy cape
Hope you guys are enjoying the weekend? I certainly am, especially because the nice weather in Holland continues and I am enjoying it a lot! Let the sunshine in!
What am I wearing today? The cape is from Storets, the headband is from New Look, the bag from H&M and the shoes are from Christian Siriano for Payless.
