I linked to Gladwell's review of Chris Anderson's Free, and you guys mentioned the HP's downloadable craft projects. Awesome. I'll have to check it out.
I just signed up for Travelocity's Fare Watcher Plus, so they can let me know when the flights to Cananda go down. (Ugh. Should have bought my ticket last week.)
What other cool/free/handy things have you recently found online?
Big girl has gotten to be a Star Trek fan and she and my husband are eventually planning to make an Enterprise paper craft and hang it from the ceiling of her bedroom. In the past, they've already done a space shuttle, a rocket, a couple of planes, etc.
Posted by: Amy P | July 02, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Canon, too, don't forget canon. They have lots of vehicles, dinosaurs, animals there, for example.
Here's paper trains:
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/2028/list_15_1.html
and, if you're into jewelry making:
http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/bead_techniques.php
(they've gotten me to buy a lot because of their free instructions. Well worth their money, I think)
Posted by: bj | July 02, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Have you already got your hotel reservations in Toronto, Laura? I picked up mine earlier this week. The conference hotel is already sold out. I ended up at the York, or whatever it is, about six blocks away from the APSA convention. Bummer.
Posted by: Russell Arben Fox | July 02, 2009 at 01:36 PM
APSA? I've only been once, years ago when I was able to confirm that Phil Converse does indeed look like Col. Sanders. Can I give you a list of people to smack?
Posted by: MH | July 02, 2009 at 01:48 PM
I stayed in the York when I went to MLA in Toronto one year. I liked it, and the walk wasn't so bad, even though MLA is in fargin' late December.
Posted by: Wendy | July 02, 2009 at 04:12 PM
You should check to see if the York is connected to the underground tunnel system to get around the city. I'm pretty sure it is and it is a great way to get around in the winter.
Posted by: sasha | July 02, 2009 at 08:20 PM
Yes, give me the list, MH. I like smacking people.
I put off getting a flight and a hotel, but we couldn't decide if I was going with the family or if I was going solo. Glad that you're going, too, Russell. Let's have coffee.
Posted by: laura | July 02, 2009 at 09:39 PM
Will do, Laura. I'm planning on attending your panel, anyway. Let's see if we can round-up Dan or Jacob or Scott and have a blogger lunch on Saturday or something. (Awesome title for your paper, by the way.)
Posted by: Russell Arben Fox | July 02, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Thanks. Now I just need to find out who knows who reviewed which piece for ISQ in 1997.
Posted by: MH | July 02, 2009 at 11:39 PM