Comments on: Curio and Curio-ser http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Gina Black http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2334 Gina Black Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2334 Thanks, Jenny. I'll head over to the CherryForums. :) Thanks, Jenny. I’ll head over to the CherryForums. :)

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2308 Jenny Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:49:37 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2308 Gina, I got the professional version because it had a presentation feature and I do a lot of teaching. But the regular version does pretty much everything I've done here, I think. Heidi knows Curio better than I do and there's an entire thread about it over at CherryForums.com under the Writing Life Topic. Sheri, the Macs all come as one piece now, monitor and processor, except for the mini, which is this little white box that has everything except the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, so if you want to switch over from a PC processor, you can. And there's software that will allow it to easily run PC programs, too, so you get it all. Go to www.apple.com. The info is all there. I am a Mac evangelist since 1987. Sorry. Gina, I got the professional version because it had a presentation feature and I do a lot of teaching. But the regular version does pretty much everything I’ve done here, I think. Heidi knows Curio better than I do and there’s an entire thread about it over at CherryForums.com under the Writing Life Topic.

Sheri, the Macs all come as one piece now, monitor and processor, except for the mini, which is this little white box that has everything except the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, so if you want to switch over from a PC processor, you can. And there’s software that will allow it to easily run PC programs, too, so you get it all. Go to http://www.apple.com. The info is all there.

I am a Mac evangelist since 1987. Sorry.

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]]> By: Sheri http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2236 Sheri Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:41:45 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2236 Kat--thanks for the link. I checked out Inspiration and realized it would be awesome for my girls and their reports for school also, so I could justify spending the $$$. (Found one on E-Bay a little cheaper...) gotta love the Cherries and Jenny--always learning something new. Kat–thanks for the link. I checked out Inspiration and realized it would be awesome for my girls and their reports for school also, so I could justify spending the $$$. (Found one on E-Bay a little cheaper…) gotta love the Cherries and Jenny–always learning something new.

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]]> By: Sheri http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2235 Sheri Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:48:58 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2235 My neighbor is the computer/tech person at our local junior college. They use all Dells, but at home she has Mac. She swears by it, and has almost convinced me that maybe I should get one. After looking at your collage--wow. But what is a "mini" Mac? Never heard of that. Could I hook it up to my Dell laptop, perhaps? Slave it in? Or just buy a cheap monitor? I already have an extra keyboard. Love the images for Always. Different sort of book for you. Looking forward to hearing more about it. My neighbor is the computer/tech person at our local junior college. They use all Dells, but at home she has Mac. She swears by it, and has almost convinced me that maybe I should get one. After looking at your collage–wow. But what is a “mini” Mac? Never heard of that. Could I hook it up to my Dell laptop, perhaps? Slave it in? Or just buy a cheap monitor? I already have an extra keyboard.

Love the images for Always. Different sort of book for you. Looking forward to hearing more about it.

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]]> By: Gina Black http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2218 Gina Black Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:24:45 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2218 Which version of Curio? I went there and I had choices! Argh indeed. Which version of Curio? I went there and I had choices! Argh indeed.

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]]> By: ZaZa http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2217 ZaZa Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:50:07 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2217 It sounds like we've been living parallel lives, at least as far as the work goes. I've spent a lot of time collecting pics, trying to pin down some characters, in the last couple days. Only I just use Fireworks to do what you're doing. What do Curio or Inspiration do that I can't do in a graphics program? Ooh, or Visio (or whatever it's called these days)? Not lobbying for them instead, just wondering if folks, like me, who already have those would gain any benefit from adding either of these two. Anyone have any have knowledge of both kinds of programs? Great title, BTW. ;+) It sounds like we’ve been living parallel lives, at least as far as the work goes. I’ve spent a lot of time collecting pics, trying to pin down some characters, in the last couple days. Only I just use Fireworks to do what you’re doing.

What do Curio or Inspiration do that I can’t do in a graphics program? Ooh, or Visio (or whatever it’s called these days)? Not lobbying for them instead, just wondering if folks, like me, who already have those would gain any benefit from adding either of these two.

Anyone have any have knowledge of both kinds of programs?

Great title, BTW. ;+)

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]]> By: Jennifer Talty http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2215 Jennifer Talty Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:40:15 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2215 That is amazing. I think it's cool how you do all that visual stuff, but it's visual overload for me. I think. I don't know, maybe if I did with my own stuff...maybe. That is amazing. I think it’s cool how you do all that visual stuff, but it’s visual overload for me. I think. I don’t know, maybe if I did with my own stuff…maybe.

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]]> By: downundergal http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2214 downundergal Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:03:11 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2214 I love the title, Jenny. And is that Maggie Gylenhall (? spelling). I realy like her. Just saw Stranger than Fiction and she's delightful in that. It's an impressive coallge. Very atmospheric. I love the title, Jenny. And is that Maggie Gylenhall (? spelling). I realy like her. Just saw Stranger than Fiction and she’s delightful in that.
It’s an impressive coallge. Very atmospheric.

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]]> By: Chelle http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2213 Chelle Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:28:25 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2213 Ooooooh, a mini. Now, there's something to think about! Great idea, thanks! chelle Ooooooh, a mini. Now, there’s something to think about!

Great idea, thanks!

chelle

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]]> By: roben http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2212 roben Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:41:21 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2212 Wonderful collage. I adore it. It reminds me of my collage for Beyond the Shadows, which is a contemporary Gothic. (Unfortunately mine is photos cut from magazines, etc. not nearly as gorgeous as this.) But it's got the house, the trees, a citrus grove, and storms, and a dead witch who won't cross over. Heh. Love the gorgeous hunky guy, all that kissing and stuff, and then more stuff, which of course you can't show us because it would be x-rated ... Wonderful collage. I adore it. It reminds me of my collage for Beyond the Shadows, which is a contemporary Gothic. (Unfortunately mine is photos cut from magazines, etc. not nearly as gorgeous as this.) But it’s got the house, the trees, a citrus grove, and storms, and a dead witch who won’t cross over. Heh.
Love the gorgeous hunky guy, all that kissing and stuff, and then more stuff, which of course you can’t show us because it would be x-rated …

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]]> By: Heidi http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2211 Heidi Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:18:26 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2211 Jenny, it's wonderful! I absolutely love the colors and the MOOD. Wow. And EVERYBODY should be on the Mac. And definitely buy Curio. Jenny, it’s wonderful! I absolutely love the colors and the MOOD. Wow.

And EVERYBODY should be on the Mac. And definitely buy Curio.

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]]> By: Diane (TT) http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2210 Diane (TT) Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:33:24 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2210 What an awesome collage - shapes and symmetry in the way the images are arranged - and lots of Eerie Trees. But definitely darker atmospherics, between the ETs and Burning Bushes... What an awesome collage – shapes and symmetry in the way the images are arranged – and lots of Eerie Trees. But definitely darker atmospherics, between the ETs and Burning Bushes…

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]]> By: zeldaz http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2209 zeldaz Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:11:54 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2209 Oohh, looks like you've got pictures from that naughty movie The Secretary. I like James Spader--very charismatic and delightfully deviant. The images have a gothic feel. I miss gothic novels. And I want that house on the lake. Oohh, looks like you’ve got pictures from that naughty movie The Secretary. I like James Spader–very charismatic and delightfully deviant.

The images have a gothic feel. I miss gothic novels.

And I want that house on the lake.

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]]> By: kat http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2208 kat Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:10:38 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2208 Oh, man. I was looking at this thinking, "Oh, man, just what I need, more software," and then I looked at Curio and went "hey, this looks a lot like <a href="http://www.inspiration.com" rel="nofollow">Inspiration</a>, which I already own. I wonder...?" And it <i>works</i>. Probably not as well as Curio, but very well (and it is available for Windows, for those of you in the Dark Ages who still wanna play.) Cool! I get to waste time <i>cheaply</i> for once! Oh, man. I was looking at this thinking, “Oh, man, just what I need, more software,” and then I looked at Curio and went “hey, this looks a lot like Inspiration, which I already own. I wonder…?”

And it works. Probably not as well as Curio, but very well (and it is available for Windows, for those of you in the Dark Ages who still wanna play.) Cool! I get to waste time cheaply for once!

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]]> By: Marcia in OK http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2207 Marcia in OK Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:03:42 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2207 Oh Wow! - what a cool collage. And we're hearing about a new book idea. Always Kiss Me Goodnight looks a bit eerie and chock full of characters. Can't help it, but I'm already projecting some of my "James Spader off of center" characterstics into the images. Zelda will be amazing also. Can't wait to see her Curio collage. This blog sure has me thinking about the world of Mac also. Oh Wow! – what a cool collage. And we’re hearing about a new book idea. Always Kiss Me Goodnight looks a bit eerie and chock full of characters. Can’t help it, but I’m already projecting some of my “James Spader off of center” characterstics into the images.

Zelda will be amazing also. Can’t wait to see her Curio collage.

This blog sure has me thinking about the world of Mac also.

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2206 Jenny Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:31:37 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2206 Get a Mac mini, Chelle. It's $600 and you hook it up to your existing monitor and keyboard. And then you can get Scrivener and Think and CoolIris, too. Not to mention iTunes and iPhoto and . . . Macs. They're not a computer, they're a religion. Get a Mac mini, Chelle. It’s $600 and you hook it up to your existing monitor and keyboard. And then you can get Scrivener and Think and CoolIris, too. Not to mention iTunes and iPhoto and . . .
Macs. They’re not a computer, they’re a religion.

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]]> By: Chelle http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2205 Chelle Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:25:26 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/03/07/curio-and-curio-ser/#comment-2205 Crap. Ya'll are making me reeeealllly want a Mac. Because what you and Heidi are doing is too cool for words!! Now, how do I justify this and still get the write-off....:-)! Chelle Crap. Ya’ll are making me reeeealllly want a Mac.

Because what you and Heidi are doing is too cool for words!!

Now, how do I justify this and still get the write-off….:-)!

Chelle

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