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…
TV worth watching: House
This is why House is the best medical show on TV... period: There are few shows I must watch, four total, in fact. House (aka House, M.D.) is at the top of the short…
See… spot… run…
Does anyone else find it amusing that I have been reading "Faster" for several months now?
Thoughts on being a closet MS employee
I was always at odds with myself when I was working in the Mac group at Microsoft. The team is a great, smart bunch of people who really love the Mac platform…
Oh-Are-Eee-Oh
Last night Kraft food announced they were raising prices on some of their products including Oreo cookies, Oscar Mayer lunch meats and even prices at California Pizza Kitchen. They said the price…
Keeping multiple PCs in sync
I have a work laptop, a work desktop and a personal computer at home. Moving between each of these machines could be frustrating if it weren’t for a couple nifty tools. The…
The Internet is the greatest!
Ah... it's the random stuff that's the best. Here's a guy who dresses up like Elvis... dressed up like a storm trooper. Yes, it's...
Dad rocks really, really hard
This made me happy: Dad's home Click then click "watch this movie!" (don't tell me it's old... I'm just out of touch)
My computer is now a fat jukebox
Success! I have finally reached the end of my CD collection... they are now all ripped. 870 (give or take) CDs are now stored on my PC. 17,501 files in 1,411 folders…
Things to California when you’re dead
I find it strangely disturbing that Activision has people running around graveyards playing a somewhat morbid game of poker relying on info from tombstones. Sure, marketing never really worries too much about…
California carpool lanes are starting to get more crowded
I’ve started noticing some interlopers into the carpool lane on the way to work… Toyota Priuses with only one passenger. What the hell? The rules for the carpool lane as I understood…
Where’d I take that picture?
Pick a trip you took from, say, two years ago. Take a look at the pictures. Do you remember where each picture was taken? Exactly where? Great, do you think you'll remember…