Yesterday, our country inaugurated its 44th President, Barack Hussein Obama. Borrowing from the buzzword du jour, I’ve taken to calling the country under this new President “USA 2.0.” Kinda catchy, don’t you think? President Obama takes the oath of office I was at work during the Inauguration, but my colleagues and I didn’t want to …
C’est lamour…
Ginny, Logan, and I were Wal-Marting (it’s a verb, look it up) yesterday, and I decided to pop over to the greeting card aisle to grab a card for my dad, whose birthday is this week. As I was surveying the available selections, I noticed several other patrons (mostly women) who were browsing nearby for …
Milo and me
Last night, I watched the film Marley & Me, which is based on the Marley memoirs by John Grogan. It recounts the tale of the “world’s worst dog” and the family whose lives he upended. I know what you’re thinking: didn’t they already do this one? In fact, it sounds a lot like the entire …
Here, there, and everywhere
In my ongoing series of Clubhouse posts, I’ve decided to turn really good questions I’ve been asked into blog entries. Recently, a member of one of my Windows Live Groups asked the group’s experts to explain hyperlinks in a way that makes sense to newbies. It seems that she had been having trouble getting her …
Farewell, Andrew
Painter Andrew Wyeth, who captured the the American landscape with a melancholy realism and a bleak, subdued color palette, passed away today at age 91. He happened to be one of my favorite artists. I have a framed print of Christina’s World, probably his most famous piece, hanging above my desk at work. Christina’s …
E-mail etiquette
Someone (who shall remain nameless) in my Windows Live network recently included me in a mass e-mail message that contained lots of pictures. I’m pretty open with my communication preferences, so I don’t mind getting direct e-mail from anyone in my network and beyond once in a while, but like most of you, I’m primarily …
Put this on your calendar
Windows Live Calendar is awesome. It pulls in all the best features of calendar-management software, including personal appointments, events (like parties and group activities), and tasks, and presents them in a web-based interface. Think of it as WL Hotmail for your personal calendar; in fact, it sort of grew out of an extension of Hotmail …
Cold snap
I gotta tell ya, it was cold outside last night. How cold was it? It was so cold, my wife actually let me sleep in the house. http://www.instantrimshot.com/rimshot.swf Rimshot courtesy of Instant Rimshot. - Greg Windows Live Tags: One-liners, Rimshot, Humor
Epic fail
By now, you’ve probably heard the story of Marcus Schrenker, the beleaguered Indiana businessman who (allegedly) attempted to fake his own death last Sunday via an elaborate, dare I say Rube Goldbergian, plot of epic proportions. Our boy, Schrenker (apparently during happier times) According to reports, Schrenker was in financial hot water over his businesses and …
RSS! What is it good for?
I’ve seen a few discussions in my favorite Windows Live Groups on this topic, so I thought I’d contribute a quick post on what RSS is, how it relates to Windows Live Spaces and other parts of Windows Live, and how to use it in Internet Explorer. RSS stands for “rich site summary” or “really …
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