I know I’m a couple of months late, and the news has already made its way around the social networks, but I wanted to “officially” announce the birth of my second child to the blogosphere. On June 15, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Aidan Lucas Edwards officially joined the cast of the Edwards family. Although Aidan’s …
Round robin
If you're a Windows Live enthusiast, then you've no doubt discovered that Twitter has recently been removed as a web activity partner. In my recent tip, Surviving the Twitpocalypse, I described how you can effectively restore the ability to include your tweets in your Windows Live activity stream and keep these friends in the loop …
Project Management 101
I think parenting is the perfect training for aspiring project managers. Logan: Daddy, I have grass in my shoe. Me: Ok, take it off and shake it out. Logan: Ok! Long pause. Logan: Daddy, I don't have my shoe on. Me: Ugh, put your shoe back on, son. Logan: Ok! - Greg Windows Live Tags: …
You’ve got a friend in the business
I was cleaning out some old files, when I came across a text document that contained the specs of a Gateway 2000 PC I purchased in early 1996. As there really was no standardized e-commerce in those days, you couldn’t order directly from their website (a reasonably close snapshot of which is pictured to the …
It’s in the mail
Yesterday morning, Ginny asked me to drop a birthday card in our mailbox on my way out of the house. No problem. Except that I was running late (as usual), so I dropped it on the front seat of my car, promptly forgot about it, backed out of the garage, and zoomed up the street …
Surviving the Twitpocalypse
I had been planning to postpone any posts about the wave 4 beta until all of it was rolled out (I'm still waiting on the new Hotmail and related bits), but I decided to post this quick tip. As you may have heard, Windows Live no longer officially supports Twitter as a web activity, er …
My week with the whistle pig
I’ve been meaning to write about this all week, but with a hectic household and a big project at work…well, you know how that goes. So, last Sunday was Mother’s Day, and my parents dropped by to spend the day with Ginny, Logan, and me. We had just returned from a great family brunch and …
Scary clowns live in the sewer
Ginny, Logan, and I were out walking around our neighborhood on a particularly pleasant evening last week, when I told Logan that he shouldn’t play around the storm drains. When he asked why, as inquisitive three-year-olds are apt to do, I made the off-hand remark that a scary clown lives down there, and he eats …
Farewell, my friend
I don’t quite know why it’s taken me so long to write this post, but it seems like tonight I just need some closure. Our family dog, Milo, went missing a month ago today, and I’ve finally accepted that he’s not coming home. I don’t want this to turn into a weird pet elegy or …
Eternal sunshine of the grateful mind
If you follow me on Windows Live, then you may have noticed my personal message today is “have an attitude of gratitude.” As corny as it may be, I think it’s an incredibly simple and powerful sentiment that helps to combat feelings of entitlement and general ennui. Most of us experience those emotions from time …
