Next on reality TV – Spammer Bounty Hunters
Okay, so perhaps they don't have a show in the works, but I'd certainly TiVo it if they did. Ah... the wonderful vision of underwear-clad spammers being dragged across their front lawns by…
Some geeky fun
I was chatting with Omar over lunch the other day and he was telling me about his latest wireless network setup and his frustration with trying to troubleshoot connection drops. I feel…
Some more travel tips
Ah, the joy of business class! On the way back from Korea (more on that later) Paula and I were able to upgrade to business class. When you’re dealing with a flight…
Travel reference for the travel portion of your trip
Airlines often allow you to pick your seats when you're buying your ticket... but how do you know if you should pick 16a or 27f? Will there be in-seat power for your laptop? …
That’s it! I’m writing off the retail industry!
Perhaps my shoes are too tight but this kind of thing really irks me: Harrods, British department store extraordinaire, has started its Christmas shopping season. GAH! It still annoys me when I…
I don’t get it
If you want to watch the Olympics, you watch it on one of the NBC stations (which includes MSNBC). Now, if you're on the web and you tune to MSN Video, guess…
Windows tip
Here's a helpful tip that is quite simple but, surprisingly, quite under-used. When you go to your Start -> All Programs menu to you find it's difficult to location a particular application? …
Google, say it ain’t so!
Update: obligitory slashdot link Wow, who'd have thought this would happen? And before any conspiracies start... no, Microsoft didn't do it. :P The problem is a new worm on the loose is…
Redundant
Last night I came to a realization... ... I'm impressed by impressions.
Interesting article on PC Myths
PCWorld has a good write up on PC myths... but read carefully as their ratings seem to contradict the text at times. They rate the responding to Spam myth as a level 4 out…
I stand corrected
So, after being all annoyed and stuff by the overly-complicated error message given to me by the OneNote updater I decided to follow the directions. Guess what? It helped me fix my…
You’re joking, right?
Ah... a well thought-out dialog is a thing of beauty...
Safe list, address book, mailing list… what’s the deal?
Receiving mail from friends shouldn’t involve searching through a bunch of potency ads in your junk e-mail folder. If you want to make sure you receive these messages you need to tell…
More work news
Exciting news was announced at the end of last week, I am now the Lead Program Manager for the Hotmail feature team! Yay me! I'm really excited about the new challenges coming up…
Judge gives stiff sentences
Oklahoma Judge Accused Of Pleasuring Himself In Court State AG Seeks Judge's Removal From Bench OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson asked a state court Thursday to remove a Creek…
Maybe it’s something they ate…
Did I not get the memo that it's open season on doing crazy stuff with food? 6/22 in Monterrey: the world's largest taco 7/1 in Scottsdale: the world's largest ice cream social 7/2…