Archive for June, 2008

Inc: Article: “How Hard Could it Be?: Glory Days – Bill Gates – working for Microsoft”

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 [...]

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 [...]