Comments for Martha's Ramblings http://www.marthas-blog.com Just another blog Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Bed Sheets by Philis http://www.marthas-blog.com/2008/01/18/bed-sheets/#comment-23 Philis Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:59:29 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/bed-sheets/#comment-23 Thank God. Finally the information I have been looking for. I'm gonna get Muslin sheets. Thanks to the person that clarified that Muslin is just Percale woven lightly. Thank God. Finally the information I have been looking for. I’m gonna get Muslin sheets. Thanks to the person that clarified that Muslin is just Percale woven lightly.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Firefox For Now by Martha's Blog » Blog Archive Can’t Find Google | Martha's Blog http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/01/12/goodbye-firefox-for-now/#comment-49 Martha's Blog » Blog Archive Can’t Find Google | Martha's Blog Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:17:01 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=253#comment-49 [...] Some time back I wrote a post about ‘Firefox cannot find the server‘. [...] [...] Some time back I wrote a post about ‘Firefox cannot find the server‘. [...]

]]> Comment on Bed Sheets by barry http://www.marthas-blog.com/2008/01/18/bed-sheets/#comment-22 barry Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:37:24 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/bed-sheets/#comment-22 To all the readers.I would recommend these 500 thread count bed sheets there 100% bamboo.I have never slept on anyting like this before.Thank you sleepsosoft. To all the readers.I would recommend these 500 thread count bed sheets there 100% bamboo.I have never slept on anyting like this before.Thank you sleepsosoft.

]]> Comment on Bed Sheets by Rob Briganti http://www.marthas-blog.com/2008/01/18/bed-sheets/#comment-21 Rob Briganti Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:27:50 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/bed-sheets/#comment-21 Here’s the skinny. Muslin is just percale woven loosely. Hence it feels softer and drapes better than percale. Percale tends to be “crisper”, which some people prefer. They are both a simple 1 over 1 weave. There are many weaves that are more durable such as denim. These other weaves are constructed by skipping over threads before weaving under in each direction, where the thread will lie flat on the surface for a small distance. Typically they can be made with one thread skipping over 4 threads and under two, This makes the top surface mainly composed of flat threads and disperses the wear over an area of flat threads rather than “bent” threads. This also allows the material to be heavier and also allows a finer thread to be used without loosing durability. These weaves are also smoother than the simple 1 over 1 weave. This fabric is known as sateen because it looks like satin but is made from cotton. Other fibers can also be used, which are more durable and softer than cotton including bamboo fiber and birch fiber. (Yes from the tree). As far as ironing is concerned regular elastic sheets tend to wander around and after the elastic dies from dryer heat they are all over the place, bunching up and becoming very uncomfortable. The new thing is the drawstring sheet, (www.drawstringsheet.com) where the sheet is mechanically tightened by the drawstring. Since it stays tight it is always smooth under the sleeper. This eliminates the need for ironing! Here’s the skinny. Muslin is just percale woven loosely. Hence it feels softer and drapes better than percale. Percale tends to be “crisper”, which some people prefer. They are both a simple 1 over 1 weave. There are many weaves that are more durable such as denim. These other weaves are constructed by skipping over threads before weaving under in each direction, where the thread will lie flat on the surface for a small distance. Typically they can be made with one thread skipping over 4 threads and under two, This makes the top surface mainly composed of flat threads and disperses the wear over an area of flat threads rather than “bent” threads. This also allows the material to be heavier and also allows a finer thread to be used without loosing durability. These weaves are also smoother than the simple 1 over 1 weave. This fabric is known as sateen because it looks like satin but is made from cotton. Other fibers can also be used, which are more durable and softer than cotton including bamboo fiber and birch fiber. (Yes from the tree). As far as ironing is concerned regular elastic sheets tend to wander around and after the elastic dies from dryer heat they are all over the place, bunching up and becoming very uncomfortable. The new thing is the drawstring sheet, (www.drawstringsheet.com) where the sheet is mechanically tightened by the drawstring. Since it stays tight it is always smooth under the sleeper. This eliminates the need for ironing!

]]> Comment on Free (But only for your private information) by Jackie http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/10/17/free-but-only-for-your-private-information/#comment-53 Jackie Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:27:43 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=362#comment-53 Now you can use Facebook but still keep your messages private. And you don't have to depend on Facebook privacy settings. Just ‘CLOAK’ your messages with your own private keyword using the free CloakGuard browser plugin. This garbles your message and only the people you've shared your keyword with (and not Facebook) can read your messages. Free Cloakguard plugin for Facebook available from: Download - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/194385/ Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4qN3TBqx08 Now you can use Facebook but still keep your messages private. And you don’t have to depend on Facebook privacy settings. Just ‘CLOAK’ your messages with your own private keyword using the free CloakGuard browser plugin. This garbles your message and only the people you’ve shared your keyword with (and not Facebook) can read your messages.

Free Cloakguard plugin for Facebook available from:
Download – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/194385/
Demo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4qN3TBqx08

]]> Comment on Bed Sheets by Cotton-Eye http://www.marthas-blog.com/2008/01/18/bed-sheets/#comment-20 Cotton-Eye Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:26:17 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/bed-sheets/#comment-20 I like to keep our bedding simple so that it's not a hassle to toss the sheets in the dryer for 5 minutes every day. This means not using a bunch of pillows and extra frilly stuff. It also gives us that fresh dryer sheet smell every day. =) I like to keep our bedding simple so that it’s not a hassle to toss the sheets in the dryer for 5 minutes every day. This means not using a bunch of pillows and extra frilly stuff. It also gives us that fresh dryer sheet smell every day. =)

]]> Comment on Goodbye Firefox For Now by Angelia http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/01/12/goodbye-firefox-for-now/#comment-48 Angelia Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:00:16 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=253#comment-48 Is this why Windows 7 "falls" off line erratically? Thanks, A Is this why Windows 7 “falls” off line erratically?

Thanks, A

]]> Comment on Guess I am an ‘Old Fogey’ by Pat Geary http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/07/27/guess-i-am-an-old-fogey-2/#comment-52 Pat Geary Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:52:29 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=307#comment-52 Oh Martha, you wrote exactly what I think. I got a Twitter account and hardly use it. I got a Facebook account so we could keep up with our grandchildren. I absolutely HATE Farmville and hide anything to do with it or any of the other dumb games that show up on it. As for the cell phones, we do not even own one. My husband can not hear anything on them anyways. Old Fogeys are good. Oh Martha, you wrote exactly what I think. I got a Twitter account and hardly use it. I got a Facebook account so we could keep up with our grandchildren. I absolutely HATE Farmville and hide anything to do with it or any of the other dumb games that show up on it. As for the cell phones, we do not even own one. My husband can not hear anything on them anyways. Old Fogeys are good.

]]> Comment on Misbehaving Programs by mamccb http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/06/30/misbehaving-programs/#comment-51 mamccb Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:16:25 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=304#comment-51 I am totally aware of that and that's what I do. My point is, I shouldn't have to do that as my default browser should open, not IE. Martha I am totally aware of that and that’s what I do. My point is, I shouldn’t have to do that as my default browser should open, not IE.

Martha

]]> Comment on Misbehaving Programs by Peter - Snagit Guide http://www.marthas-blog.com/2010/06/30/misbehaving-programs/#comment-50 Peter - Snagit Guide Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:33:37 +0000 http://marthas-blog.com/?p=304#comment-50 With Snagit you can always download your upgrade through firefox. Just go to the download site and download the latest version with firefox. With Snagit you can always download your upgrade through firefox. Just go to the download site and download the latest version with firefox.

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