A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, he silently picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and started to fill it with golf balls. When the jar would hold no more golf balls, he then asked the students if the …
Moya
When I met my wife, Ginny told me about her two Siamese cats, Moya and Leia, so I guess I knew what I was getting into right from the start. I'd lived with cats previously and wasn't in any particular hurry to resume the arrangement. I'm fond of animals in general, but like most guys, …
Really specific syndication
You may already know a lot about RSS, the technology that empowers consumers to subscribe to a data source (such as a web page) and receive updates via a reader or news aggregator. You may know that it's a great way to follow a popular blog, because those updates are pushed to you each time …
Hold the spam
As I've mentioned, I don't get a ton of spam on Windows Live, but it does happen to me every once in a while. One way I personally combat it is to stay on top of my blog, guestbook, and profile note comments. Typically I check my recent comments every few days, and I can …
To be continued…
If you're an ardent blogger on Windows Live Spaces, then you've probably stumbled across trackbacks. You may have even used them once or twice to create automatic links from other blog entries that point back to your post. For the uninitiated, I posted a write up of trackback basics a while back (take your time, we'll …
Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s Windows 98
Thursday night, in conjunction with the worldwide release of Windows 7, yours truly hosted an official Windows 7 launch party. Far from being the joke that some have made it out to be, I thought it actually went off pretty smoothly. About two weeks prior to the party, I received my official Windows 7 party …
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Is Windows Live Writer dead?
I certainly don't like the notion of a "dead pool" for Windows Live products and services, but this morning, LiveSide is reporting on the (very thin) rumor from a Microsoft insider that Windows Live Writer may be the next tool slated for the digital chopping block. Now, let me start by saying that I personally don't …
Sum it up
If you’ve spent any time cruising around on Windows Live, then you’ve probably run across Windows Live Spaces, Microsoft’s consumer-based blogging platform/personal webpage network. Spaces evolved from an MSN service a few years back, and it arguably laid the foundation from which Windows Live has grown ever since. In fact, the post you’re reading originated …
Lay it on me
Windows Live Mail is a great entry-level desktop mail client, and I’m certainly not knocking it. But many of you have discovered the goodness that is the Outlook Connector, and you use Outlook 2007’s vastly superior tools to manage your Windows Live Hotmail inbox, calendar, contacts, AND tasks (a feature which is sorely lacking in …
Reaching out
I recently mused in one of my Windows Live Groups about the future of Windows Live Home, the role of the What’s New feed, and dragging people kicking and screaming into my Windows Live network. It seemed like interesting fodder for a Clubhouse post, so thought I’d pare it down (yes, this is the pared …
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