It’s a weird world
I'm always amazed at how far the on-line world has come in the last ten years. I'm even more amazed at how much I assume everyone else is amazed by that. I…
New security threat
Update: Patch for part of the problem: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D056748-C538-46F6-B7C8-2FBFD0D237E3&displaylang=en On line news sources have picked up ISC's warning of a new threat to IE users which could allow hackers to steal on line banking…
Movement from the Mac guys
A couple big changes this week involving the guys from the Mac team (I used to test PWS, IMN, OE and Entourage for the Mac team): Tantek Çelik has decided to leave…
Are Blogs really “all that”?
Seriously now... blogs are little more than personal home pages with built-in text editors. People put up web pages for a number of reasons, but it's really all about a real or…
Hmm, I was going to charge more than that
While I was only joking about selling addresses (see comments) it appears the AOL workers are a little less loyal to their users. A snippet of the whole article from Reuters: US Charges…
I guess Gregory Mendel wasn’t crazy
Hoo boy, I bet this crew is fun a the local neighborhood fourth of July barbecue! Lance Champion of McMinnville, Tennessee decided to pull over a local deputy for violating the speed limit…
Try this on
So, you're sitting at home thinking... “I had a Cesarean section with my first child and that means I'll have to have one for my second child. I should just get a…
If a blog falls in the wood…
My Cousin Mark Robert (I can't remember a name for two seconds? Must be time to put me out to pasture) used to work for Nokia as a patent attorney, now it…
The official word
The official press release is now available on MS Press Pass. Enjoy! In related news, Omar is also stoked about the change. :)
Are they allowed to do that in Disneyland?
This, um... "enthusiastic" fellow was seen sitting in the front window of Jamba Juice in Downtown Disney: Click for big
The cat’s out of the bag…
Yep, it looks like the articles are starting to roll off the presses, even before any press releases are out from MS Press Pass. How do they do it? :) Here's what's important: we're…
When it has been a long day…
... and especially if you've been drinking, this kind of thing is really funny. Perhaps they really know their customers.
Happy laptop once more
The nice help desk guy got me up and running once again (and in fairly short order too). There are a lot of perks to to working at Microsoft, not the least…
I never knew I had cockles…
... I thought that warm feeling was heart burn. :) My lovely wife has started a blog... it does me proud.
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men…
I was hoping to keep a record of my vacation (more for my sake than for any interest it might have) but my laptop threw a shoe. Windows could not start because…
Overheard
The first three hours of parking at Downtown Disney is free with validation. Reeves: “Can you validate me?” Waiter: “You're a wonderful human being.”