I’ve been giving Google’s streaming-music, the somewhat awkwardly-named Google Music All Access service, a try ever since the announcement at IO. For the most part I like it, and I’ll likely move to it full-time (especially given the news of an iOS app soon), though I haven’t really figured out the dual nature of it, [...]
I know Daylight Savings Time is hard, but this is ridiculous.
In my own defense, I can point out that I have also written heartwarming books where people return from the dead. Usually to eat the living, it’s true, but surely that is a quibble — a miracle is a miracle.” – Stephen King, in his article ‘A History of Violence’
How to get a Swiss army knife onto an airplane at the world’s busiest airport (Atlanta): put it in your carry-on bag next to a full-sized tube of toothpaste where the friendly TSA security checkpoint workers can fail to see it with their X-ray scanners. How to get a sharp-tipped ”club-sized object” with a onto an [...]
There’s another “thing” making the rounds. 15 Favorite Books: “Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.” Here’s my list: The Shack – William P. Young The Gunslinger (and the rest of the Dark [...]
Almost two years ago I wrote about and published photos of Lake Lanier, at that point somewhere around 15 feet below it’s normal level. Here’s the good news today:
Over on Facebook, there’s this “thing” going around, posting a list of “25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself” then tagging it with 25 friends, asking them to do the same. It’s a way to learn more about your friends (or at least to learn what they’re willing to admit or brag about). [...]
So, as I understand it, if the Groundhog comes out of his hole, sees his shadow, is scared and goes back into his hole again, we get six more weeks of winter. What if it’s cloudy and raining? What if he comes out and says “hey, I’m not a stupid rodent. It’s raining, I’m going [...]
If, like most Americans and other people around the world, you have little-to-no idea how the “economy” got into such a “mess,” then you need someone to explain it. It would help if that person were both “knowledgeable” (i.e. smart) on the topic and was able to tell us how things work in words that [...]
Twitter’s connected to Facebook. FriendFeed’s connected to Twitter. Google Reader’s connected to FriendFeed. FriendFeed’s connected to Del.icio.us Facebook’s connected to FriendFeed. FriendFeed’s connected to Flickr and Smugmug.
When thinking about those leaves, remember… When you’re planning on raking leaves, it’ll always rain the day before the work’s scheduled to be done. No matter which way you’re raking, the wind will always be at your face Those of you with trees on your property know of what I speak.
Today is the 8th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day, so let me take a minute to pass along just a few important words (6 of them, to be exact) that I know don’t get said often enough : Thank You, Allen. Thank you, Lee. Hopefully, we’ll never have “one of those days†where we all [...]
I’m on the road today, riding along and catching up on my reading – news, blog posts and the like. I’m using a Cingular 8525 running Windows Mobile, which is a lot better than nothing but it’s a long way from an optimal browsing experience. For exmple I’ve been trying to get a message to [...]
Despite plenty of administrators’ work, emails from various hardware, software, and service vendors, and even mentions on the morning radio programs, there’s a phrase we’re hearing much more often than usual this morning… “what time is it?”
To the officers and marketing director at Capital One: Go away. Stop bothering me. I don’t want your credit card. My wife doesn’t want your credit card. My children don’t want your credit card. Above all I don’t want the advertisements and “pre-approved offers” your company is dropping into my mailbox almost every day. If [...]
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.
Have you flaked yet? Thanks to Rob for pointing to the SnowDays site, where you can make fabulous flakes and help out the Salvation Army at the same time. It’s a fun diversion with a good cause.
Another Thursday, another Song Lyric of the Week. I know, I know, the songs change but the rules never do: I post a lyric, you guess what song it’s from (preferably without using Google or other search tools). Are you ready? Searchin’ for light in the darkness of insanity Quick, know what song that’s from? [...]
December 1st’s 60-Second Science podcast, High and Higher, is well worth the minute it takes to listen. Steve Mirsky does a good job of pointing out a deficiency in wording that’s used every day by advertisements and government alerts. Check it out.
I’m no great football analyst, but on the subject of the BCS National Championship, I’ve got three words: Let’s Go Ohio. Or three others: Anybody But Florida. Or still three more: Michigan Was Robbed.
In between rounds of multiplayer Gears of War tonight, I’m making cakes for my son’s Confirmation tomorrow. The recipes call for egg whites and let me just say this: Eggs are officially the gookiest thing there is. Ooky, gooky, yucky, ucky. Ick. And while I’m ranting, what’s the deal with KitchenAid mixers? I mean, people [...]
Hey hey, Tommy, from Bellview Washginton, is happy. He was the first in the inbox with the answer from yesterday’s Song Lyric of the Week: Alright! One I know. “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant†by Billy Joel. Good ol’ Brenda and Eddie… That’s right, this week’s song is the wonderful three-section love song from 1977, [...]
Over a cup of coffee at Starbucks this morning Eric asked me about the custom ringtones on my mobile phone, specifically how I get exactly what I want and how I transfer it to the phone. I’ve looked through the software shelves at Fry’s, BestBuy, CompUSA and other places, and there are lot of packages [...]
Wow. A month ago I didn’t think that this would be such an emotional day. Walking around the building this afternoon, saying goodbye to co-workers friends that I’ve known for so long – that was tough.
…in which he actually does a great job of describing one of my strengths. Sometimes it’s not what you know but what you can find out. I’ve often said that “being an expert isn’t always about knowing the answer as much as it is about knowing where to find the answer.” It’s a good article, [...]
“Your world just got a lot bigger,” Cingular and AT&T Wireless ‘cell phone’ customers are being told, and the TV advertisements proclaim that they can now talk with all 46,000,000 subscribers “for free.” Well, it’s true that the two companies are now one and have a large combined subscriber base. And it’s also true that [...]
Internet scammers casting about for people’s financial information have a new way to lure unsuspecting victims: They go “phishing.” Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information. … The FTC, the nation’s [...]
I had dinner last night with John Porcaro. Good time, great conversation. It’s refreshing to talk with someone who “gets” Doc & the Cluetrain, Clayton Christensen, Purple Cows & Re-invent! (unlike anyone in the groups I have to deal with at work, most of who’ve not even heard of ‘em) and is struggling with some [...]
Still using Internet Explorer and tired of being taken off to auto.search.msn.com when you mis-type a URL? That’s easily changed. Start IE. From the View menu, select Explorer Bar > Search. Click the Change Preferences link. (if steps 3 and 4 don’t quite look like your system, look for a [Customize] button at the top [...]
October 13, 1492: At daybreak great multitudes of men came to the shore, all young and of fine shapes, and very handsome. … I was very attentive to them, and strove to learn if they had any gold. Seeing some of them with little bits of metal hanging at their noses, I gathered from them [...]
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