Category Archives: la vida xicanista

QR codes without any extra work

Posted on December 21, 2011 by xicanista

I just discovered bit.ly has a QR code feature on their information pages. Every url you shrink automatically has a QR code created for it. For example, if you scan this code with your smart phone you’ll be taken to … Continue reading →

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I remember when…I graduated from grad school

Posted on May 9, 2011 by xicanista

I graduated from Mills College in 2004 My kid was 4 years old, and I was ready to make my move into the tech industry.  I remember being completely exhausted from raising a toddler and finishing my thesis.  I also … Continue reading →

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Jesus in a tortilla

Posted on April 15, 2011 by xicanista

Tonight me and the kid-o are watching the movie Tortilla Heaven.  It stars Jose Zuniga, Miguel Sandoval, George Lopez and Lupe Ontiveros and many others.  A man living in a small New Mexican town finds that his tortilla quemada has … Continue reading →

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w00t! w00t! My website is back in action

Posted on April 8, 2011 by xicanista

Why, oh why, did it take me so long to get my site whipped back into shape?  I did a fresh WordPress install, updated the theme, and slightly modified the css.  Next step will be to dump my old db’s … Continue reading →

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