Short one today, cause I have lots to do. Here’s a clip of the always hilarious Louis CK chatting last fall with Conan O’Brien, and it pretty much summarizes my attitude toward chronic complainers. Enjoy the rant. "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy"Uploaded by Meowbay. - See more comedy videos. Whew, that feels …
I want to go to there
Say what you will about Microsoft, but they do occasionally blow off the doors, innovation-wise. In this 5-minute video montage called “2019,” the software company paints a picture of a world where technology is literally a functional extension of ourselves. It’s melded into our everyday lives in ways that we’re just beginning to realize. http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf …
Pin a favorite location
Windows Vista has a slew of little features that make file management much easier than ever before. In this article, I’ll show you how to create a link for quick access to your important files. If you routinely need to access content on a deeply buried network folder, for instance, then you could easily spend …
Bizzaro-world Live Search
There are not many things in this world for which I’m truly thankful: my beautiful wife and baby (not one in the same, mind you), my family and friends, my personal freedoms, and of course, SnagIt. When I opened Live Search this morning, I was greeted by a gorgeous vista of America’s own beloved Mount …
Cupid, draw back your bow…
Here’s my quick list of 5 signs that your upcoming Valentine’s Day may fall short of spectacular, lover boy: You’ve watched more than 3 episodes of Battlestar Galactica in the past year. You put “in a relationship” on your Facebook profile, even though you’re single. Your girlfriend can be repaired with a little duct tape …
Sticky discussions in groups
I’m quite active in a number of popular communities in Windows Live Groups. The service is definitely still in its infancy, and even some of the more technical and experienced Windows Live users have had a difficult time wrapping their heads around the current feature set. I won’t attempt to provide a full review of …
Don’t sell out your friends
There are a lot of websites around that offer the ability to send content to your friends via e-mail. You simply enter your name, e-mail address, and the addresses of friends to whom you’d like to forward that little digital gem. You click Send, and away it goes. Boy, that was easy. Life is good. …
Wordplay
Has anyone seen the ads for this anti-depressant medication called aripiprazole? You probably have, even if you don’t realize it. That’s because in the ad, they refer to its trade name, Abilify. I’m not making light of a serious mental condition (in fact, I probably have a few myself), but that has to be just …
Who’s been commenting on my blog?
In an ongoing series of how-to’s based on questions I’ve received in my Windows Live Groups, this post shows you a couple of interesting ways to get the scoop on comments that your friends have left on your Windows Live Spaces blog. Blog summary At first blush, the most obvious method is to navigate to …
Getting to know all about you
If you’re a Facebook user, then perhaps you’ve seen the “25 random things” activity that’s making its way around that community. In a nutshell, it challenges you to write 25 random but honest facts about yourself, and then tag 25 other people to do the same, and so on. There’s no set of questions or …

