This hardly seems a fair trade
… you just keep yours.
Year: 2005
The frequent trips to Redmond paid off…
A free upgrade to business class for my flight back from New York.
This is a great type of specialist
This is a great specialty to look for in your podiatrist.
Words to live by
I love this quote from an interview with Richard Pryor on NPR's Fresh Aire. Mr. Pryor was talking about dealing with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), he said that his disease was a blessing…
Windows Live Mail supports more browsers
Ellie has written a great post on the Windows Live Mail team blog about the yeoman's work that has gone into the product to support older browsers. Ellie worked with a team…
A Windows Live Mail update
The latest update to Windows Live Mail beta was released to the world today. There are lots of great improvements including performance, in-line spell checking and the introduction of the "down-level" experience…
A tip for smugmug users – timeline
When I made the choice between smugmug and Phanfare one thing I found I missed was the ability to filter my pictures by year taken. To my delight, smugmug added this feature…
Oh dear… they’re back.
Trina posted the first installment of these two Chinese students lip synching "I want it that way" about a month ago... and Paula and I almost wet ourselves. Well, if you were…
Want to be part of Windows Live Mail?
I get this question a lot: "how do I get on the beta?" I get it almost as much as "could you please send me an invite?" Well, we've taken the human…
A great toy for kids who don’t like imaginary stuff
Do your children like to wait in line and get hassled by disgruntled minimum-wage government employees? The perfect toy has arrived just in time for this holiday season: the Playmobile security check-in…
Application-like spell checking… on the web?!?!?
I don't think I can understate how cool this feature is: spell check as you type. Ever since I first saw this feature in Word I've been wanting it in every application…
Alfred Anderson 1896 – 2005
The oft-romanticized Christmas truce of 1914 has lost its final witness. Alfred Anderson was thought to be the last living veteran of the famed yule truce when German and British soldiers sang carols,…
MBMT9
Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape 9 is out along with some other interesting news: MB is branching out from the music business into the spoken word. Early December Mercedes will publish its first volume of text tracks…
Picture sharing sites
Over a year ago I started trying to find a photo sharing site. Now, many moons later, I have finally narrowed down my search and chosen the perfect service... all three of them.…
GoogleBlogTag is sooooo last micro-minute
Bengt, Steve and I spent a bunch of time posturing to figure out who could get their blog to the top of the Google search results for a made up word. It's…
Great picture idea for grooms
When Dick and Trina got married they hired a really cool photographer, Craig Merrill, who a) takes great photos b) isn’t satisfied with producing "more of the same" One of the Craig's complaints is there are…