I just finished lunch at my desk, which consisted of a Marie Callender’s frozen slow roast beef, with garlic mashed potatoes, with green beans and carrots. The heating instructions clearly stated a cooking time of 4 minutes, but by about 3:15, I grew impatient and decided I knew best. Boy, was I wrong. Apparently the …
My own Windows Live wish-list
I just finished reading Jamie Thompson’s excellent post, Laundry list of wants for Windows Live wave 4, and I have several of my own to offer. I would have just left these as a comment, but my list is a bit lengthy, and I wanted the option to include it on my own blog and …
What’s all this, then?
In response to a recent question in one of my favorite Windows Live Groups, I discussed some of the lesser-known blogging tools that are available in WL Spaces: As you're reading a blog post on someone's WL Space, you may have noticed a string of links across the bottom of the post. While most of …
Windows 7 lures “beta” testers
I’m here to preach the gospel according to Steve Ballmer and lay out the much-anticipated Windows 7 Beta that Steve-o unveiled during last night’s CES keynote. Considering that nearly everyone who would care already knew everything about the announcement, I’m not sure “unveiled” is the right word. Maybe “acknowledged.” He should really just start posting …
OMG! Twitter gets pwned
It seems that nobody is immune to a good hack every now and then. The Huffington Post, Alley Insider, and ReadWriteWeb (among others) are reporting that social networking’s golden child, Twitter, has succumbed to an recent attack of unknown origin. According to Twitter, as of this morning: Conservative talking head Bill O’Reilly is gay CNN …
Wheels in the sky keep on turnin’
I’m really intrigued by online file storage. Some of you may disagree, but I think that it’s a first step toward a future where the vast majority of our digital activities, from working with productivity applications to more basic functions that are currently assigned to the OS, are conducted online. The physical devices we use …
The machine is us/ing us
Good day, fellow spacers. I’m back from my holiday vacation, and I decided to take a minute and reflect on what this whole Web 2.0 thing is all about (‘cause I’m thoroughly convinced that there are a lot of people out there who still just don’t get it). Rather than bore you with my own …
As seen at Old Navy
Ginny and I were starting finishing our holiday shopping yesterday at our local Old Navy, when I noticed this in-store ad: Old Navy jeans: Now with 2 leg openings! I’ll wager these outsell the one-leg opening style was all the rage last year. I suppose that makes sense, considering most customers have two legs. - …
WAF
Gleaned from the Australian Media Center Community (link): Wife Approval Factor (n.): Applicable to an object, especially an electronic device, that normally appeals only to men. Also refers to any features added to or modified in the object to make it acceptable to women. See also, Wife Acceptance Factor. It's clear that men are generally …
Everything but the kitchen “sync”
Being a Windows Media Center enthusiast means learning to cope with a fair amount of frustration and disappointment. Media Center is one of Microsoft’s most forward-thinking and innovative applications, but like many of their endeavors, it’s just “that short” of true greatness. You definitely have to be a “roll your own” type to get a …
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