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Welcome!
Welcome to simplyblogging.net.
For our first post we would like to introduce ourselves and let you know what you can expect to find on simplyblogging.net.
This website is run by 3 friends who are based across 3 countries, Zara in the UK, Annette in Germany and Susan in the USA.
We have joined together in creating this website [...]
Featured Article
My First Apple Mac Computer
Back in early April I bought my very first Apple Mac computer from Ebay. It is a Dual 1.8GHz Power ...
Review : Dr. Elsey’s Precious Cat Senior Litter
As a dedicated cat owner, I often find myself obsessing over some facet of their care. I have dedicated countless ...
Zizek’s “The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema” in Berlin
"Cinema doesn't give you what you desire. It tells you how to desire." This is the tag line and opening ...
Tech/Gadgets
Which Twitter App do you use?Over the past few weeks I have been exploring different Twitter applications. I have started using Twitter a lot lately due to adding it to another website and wanted to find reliable applications that would cater to my requirements.
For my personal twitter account, I find Twitterfon for the iPhone/iPod Touch suits me just fine, as [...]
Entertainment
Review: Public EnemiesMichael Mann may be the only true auteur left in US cinema who is steadily working today, relentlessly exploring his major theme of professional men who conduct their lives along a code that seems outdated even in their time. Not coincidentally, this mirrors Mann himself, who works years on a film and is involved in [...]
Miscellaneous
My Favourite City : Chicago, IL, USAAs I am visiting Chicago later in the year I thought I would share why this city really is one of my favourite cities I have ever visited.
I have been fortunate enough to drop into “The Windy City” on several visits to the US, even more so in the last 4 years to meet up [...]
Photography
Cross Processing in AdobePhotoshopTutorial #1
Cross processing (or xpro) refers to physically processing a film in a chemical solution intended for another type of film, resulting in unnaturally coloured photographs giving them a surreal quality. This can be done for photographs or movies, Tony Scott’s Domino being a recent example.
Example:
Thankfully, Adobe Photoshop makes it easy [...]
Home & Garden
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow…Ever since the first women’s razors and depilatories appeared upon the pages of the Sears Roebuck catalog in 1922, it seems as though the majority of women have been waging war against their unwanted leg and underarm hair. It also seems as though companies from all over the world have been trying to capitalize on [...]
Fun Stuff
Our Flickr GalleryCheck out our various photos from our travels as well as much more in our Flickr Gallery.