On the weekend I got this email from Ebates saying I should make a purchase soon to claim my Walmart $10 gift card. I decided to go looking at the stores from which they offer rebates and decided to purchase a subscription to the Canadian Chatelaine magazine to which I have previously subscribed in the past. (I will get a $2.99 cash rebate from the purchase!) It seems I will get a free wristwatch with the subscription and it also entitled me to a free digital subscription on the Ipad. We have an Ipad in the house, so I decided to download the Chatelaine app (with my son's help) so I could receive the online subscription. It is no extra cost with a paper subscription. I just had to ask K not to tap so fast through all the options to ensure I didn't end up paying twice for the subscription and so I could see what he was doing.
I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile so it was fun browsing the magazine on the Ipad. There was an advertisement for a new Disney Oz movie and wouldn't you know, I was able to play the trailer from the digital magazine ad! Then I got to the recipe section and it was showing me before and after photos of the food as I rested on the page! So I'd be looking at a raw steak, then it would show me the cooked steak! I could press a certain spot on the screen to toggle between the images. At the end of the day, I am still more comfortable with a paper magazine, and my copy should arrive in some weeks. But of course, I was able to browse the online magazine the day I bought the subscription. It was fun.
Here is some chicken pot pie I bought from Costco the other day. It's a winner. It's the Costco Kirkland brand I think, it came unfrozen, about 10 inches wide and you bake it for about 40 minutes. It had lots of large pieces of chicken breast inside.
My son K has been playing with the Instagram social photo network. He took a photo of the beautiful Transformer actress Megan Fox and posted it. He tagged her in it (via a hashtag similar to Twitter) and she (or her staff) actually 'liked' the photo! So did her magazine. He was thrilled. These days you can be in touch with the whole world from your computer, as with blogging of course.
I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile so it was fun browsing the magazine on the Ipad. There was an advertisement for a new Disney Oz movie and wouldn't you know, I was able to play the trailer from the digital magazine ad! Then I got to the recipe section and it was showing me before and after photos of the food as I rested on the page! So I'd be looking at a raw steak, then it would show me the cooked steak! I could press a certain spot on the screen to toggle between the images. At the end of the day, I am still more comfortable with a paper magazine, and my copy should arrive in some weeks. But of course, I was able to browse the online magazine the day I bought the subscription. It was fun.
Here is some chicken pot pie I bought from Costco the other day. It's a winner. It's the Costco Kirkland brand I think, it came unfrozen, about 10 inches wide and you bake it for about 40 minutes. It had lots of large pieces of chicken breast inside.
11 comments:
No kidding we can be connected with the whole world, even with somebody from Canada. LOL! I love being able to get recommendations from you. I'll check out that chicken pot pie. It looks yummy. I like their super sweet corn.
Your magazine subscription sounds good, have fun, but that chicken pot pie looked even better! Valerie
It seems like you had a good time browsing through that magazine on the iPad. Another relaxing day! I might try that pot pie, myself.
that sounds yummy, I am so slow moving into the digital world but I am getting there,
I like to do my reading with paper, but am firmly mired in cyber-land. I bought a Canadian Living the other day, it sucked me in with the fast dinners... There is a chili recipe I want to try, using noodles and cocoa and cinamon. Maybe for valentines day?
I kinda like more to read on the paper too, but it is also fun to experience something different from ordinary and explore the world of technology. The chicken pot pie looks yummy~ thanks for sharing Christine:)
I am still stubbornly sticking to reading on the paper :)
I miss my old magazines, most of them folded before I wanted to end my sub. to it.
our daily newspaper went digital...still can't get used to it...
going to costco today...looking for sample and ideas!!!
I am slowly getting use to the digital reading, but can sometimes prefer to read the paper. That pie looks very tasty. Enjoy your day
I love reading in paper I have some subcriptions and digital too but love magazines paper are the best!!:)
this pie look delicious!
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