Lost in transition
UPS, FedEX, USPS... take note: if you can do a better job keeping track of packages than DHL I will insist that all shipments to me use your services. I recently ordered…
Monday media
A couple of e-mails slowed my progress on work this am... A random vacation from reality sent by Ellie: 1) Go to http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/2063732) Go to "watch this movie", click on "without subtitles"3)…
I couldn’t resist
New Tech News World article: Microsoft and Pfizer Team Up Against Viagra Spammers C'mon, what happened to the good old days of clever headlines? How about: "Unwanted advances from Viagra spammers turn…
Who knew?
Here's some Hotmail trivia to impress your friends: Hotmail is used in more than 220 countries and territories – more than the number recognized by the United Nations. If MSN Hotmail’s 190M…
More free music*
I love free music... well, I love free legal music. I may have to wait a while for another Mercedes Benz mixed tape but starting tomorrow (2/8) MSN Music is starting its…
This would have saved me a ton of time…
I was up until 10:30 last night fast-forwarding through football just to get to the commercials. If I had only known that MSN Video would have put all the commercials up on their web…
It’s about freakin’ time
The broadband world has been here for a while but getting good content over the net is still not a simple matter. Where's that on-demand, world-wide entertainment network we've been promised? Well, for…
Great quote
This quote was given to Fareed Zakaria, the international editor for Newsweek, by an Iraqi politician: "There are currently two Grand Ayatollahs running Iraq: Sistani and Bush. Most of us feel that…
Where’s Steev?
Steev (no, not a typo) is a ton of fun... apparently too much fun for a single web page. http://spaces.msn.com/members/steev/ http://homepage.mac.com/sjanssen/ http://www.steevil.com/ http://steevil.textamerica.com/ Aparently he needs more to do.
Oh come on… I can still write specs… honest!
While working on the Hotmail schedule I discovered that my worth as a PM has been diminished now that I'm a lead. I know it's true, our project management software, used for…
Get movin’ Maggot!
Er... creative and just plain weird. Dip a maggot in paint and watch it wander across a page. Use different colors of paint and you get... wait for it... Maggot Art! The…
Want less Spam in your Hotmail account?
There's a quick and easy step you can take: turn your junk e-mail filter from "Low" to "Enhanced". At the lowest level Hotmail will delete the known junk e-mail before it even…
Table Nutball anyone?
No, it's not that questionable appetizer your Aunt Mildred serves... it's playing table hockey... with nuts... against squirrels. A hint, you get bonus points for hitting the squirrels in the naughty bits.…
Eye candy with a capital EYE
Imagine a 90 minute classical music video filmed in beautiful locations. Imagine a martial arts sword movie with lots of wire work. Toss the two in a Cuisenart...et voilà! Hero. Hero is…
Would that be considered a hardware or a software problem?
A friend e-mailed me... [My Wife's] crt stopped working so I took a look around making sure everything was still plugged in, etc., Then I took a look on top where the cat…
Are you crash-safe?
No one ever wants to believe their computer will fail them. You can try to make yourself feel safer... your computer is new, it's under warranty, you take good care of it...…