Blogging has been a longtime hobby of mine, dating back to 2006, when I started my Windows Live Spaces blog. In fact, it evolved into the blog you're reading now. I find blogging to be a great way to share tips and tricks about my geeky pursuits, even if my posts don't find a wide audience. Moreover, it …
Coming out of the closet
For many years, I’ve kept a secret that only my close family and a few open-minded friends know. But I feel it’s time to be honest with all of you, because you deserve to know who I really am. No more avoiding the subject. No more smiling politely and remaining silent when the topic comes …
Have it your way
In response to the outcry over the removal of the Start menu in the recent Windows 8 previews, Microsoft has announced that they are restoring a key piece of classic functionality before the final release of the highly anticipated operating system this fall. “We’re listening to our customers.” said Richard Astley, Vice-president of the Consumer …
Please excuse the mess
I'm in the process of cleaning up my Microsoft SkyDrive, which previously hosted some of the images used in various blog posts that migrated over here from Spaces. Some of the images and links may appear broken, until I can get them updated. Although it's hard to see based on the near-abandoned state of my …
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
So, it's been a while. Hope you had a good summer. You look great! Have you lost weight? Anyway, I got a shiny new Windows Phone 7 device, and I pretty much wasted the last three months of my life getting to know it. In that time, I've really put it through its paces power-user …
Create a group using Windows Live Messenger
Messenger certainly has grown into one hell of a social networking desktop client. When properly configured and linked to your various profiles, it allows you to control almost every aspect of your social experience in one convenient interface. In this post, I’ll discuss how to quickly create a small Windows Live Group from Messenger. First, …
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Remote control
I love a good hack, especially when I can accomplish it with some help from my Windows Live tools. You may find yourself somewhere that blocks access to BitTorrent. I’ll show you how to download and retrieve your torrents anywhere easily. Disclaimer: I have to give props to The How-to Geek for the idea (although, …
Viva la lists!
Here’s a quick tip for my fellow Spaces ex-pats out there. Remember lists? They were these really nifty containers for interesting links that you could display on your space’s main page. There were 4 list templates, tailored for specific types of content: But in truth, you could use any of them to house links to …
Coming Soon
I’m in the process of setting up WordPress and transitioning my Windows Live Spaces content over here. Stay tuned for more posts.
The shortest path
My eldest son, three-year-old Logan, attended a friend’s birthday party at Jumpity Jump on Saturday. As you might glean from the name, it’s one of those event hosting places that caters to kids’ parties with huge inflatables and so forth. The kids spend an hour bouncing off the walls, get plied with sugary cake and …
