Author Archives: Marja

DIY: computer sleeve

August 12, 2011
By Marja

I would love be skilled in handicrafts. However, in reality this is not the case. I have many unfinished, quite laborious projects on my hands – a fall jacket, a sweater and a pair of pants just to mention a few. The problem might be that they all require more patience than I truly have. [...]

Don’t look beyond the surface

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May 7, 2010
By Marja

I’ve always taken weird pleasure in twisting concepts and meanings around. I’ve also always had problems with keeping my laptop safe (my previous one ended up with an ugly bump on one corner). I know I could just go and buy a laptop case from the store, but all the ones I’ve seen so far [...]

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Don’t do it – not even in a virtual world

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April 16, 2010
By Marja

Hannu Ahola has an interesting story to tell. His story takes place in a virtual world that many of us who are too busy in the real world never visit. Hannu is an active player of an online role-playing game called World of Warcraft. What is he doing then when he is “playing”? In the [...]

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Spam from Xavier – how to avoid your email address getting stolen

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March 4, 2010
By Marja

Hi Xavier, I was happy to receive your e-mail. I was a bit surprised though that you urged me to go to a website selling Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton. You should know I’m more into labels of smaller designers. (Check out my new mittens from Lumi below. So beautiful, well made and functional in [...]

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