Even before joining, I had friends who were Microsofties that would tell of the infamous BillG reviews. Joe Spolsky is someone I never had the chance to know while at Microsoft, but whose blog I am a big fan of. He’s written a very interesting story about his first (only?) BillG review, that not only [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The Grill Man Cometh
Well, I finally did it! I’ve had my eye on a new grill for about 2yrs now, struggling with justifying the cost. My old grill was a nice, 2-burner with a cooktop, but it just wasn’t the size I felt we needed and definitely not enough BTUs. Even after moving and a couple of [...]
What part of “Away” do people not understand on IM?
Honestly, it’s something I just don’t understand. Picture this, I get back to my computer and have an IM session highlighted. Here’s the (1-way) dialogue: Hi! Hey! You there? {Important or seemingly important chatter goes here} I know it says your away, but thought I would try Let me know, ok? {blah blah blah} What [...]
My Favorite Things: Zune
Let’s make this clear upfront: I LOVE music – I pretty much live my life with a soundtrack or theme music most waking hours, and sometimes when I go to bed. I have loved music, all types of music, for most of my life. For me, it’s been about finding the least costly way to [...]
Blogs I Read: The Consumerist – “Danger: Crocs + Escalator = Yet Another Mangled Foot”
I didn’t believe Jacinda when she first mentioned this phenomenon, but I’m now a believer and SHOCKED that there isn’t more publicity about it. That said, is it really Crocs’s fault? I mean, do you sue every flip-flop maker? What about long, flowing dress designers? Like with the warning about strollers, there should probably be [...]