Tagged by Joan (though I’m not sure what exactly a “Hi 5 Meme” is).
5 things found in your bag: (Since I am a guy I am going to substitute “pockets” for bag)
1. HTC Touch Dual2. Wallet (given to me by the co-founder of Circos.com and a former Microsoft colleague)
3. Keys
4. Paper towel (I don’t usually [...]
Archive for February, 2008
29 Feb
Tag Hi 5 Meme
29 Feb
Do lapel flag pins = patriotism?
The talk revolving around whether Obama is unpatriotic because he doesn’t wear a US flag lapel pin is dumb.
Doesn’t this congressman realize how ridiculous he sounds?
29 Feb
World Wide Telescope
While Microsoft is actively trumpeting the launch of its commercial software (Windows Server 2008), a small project from Microsoft Research has garnered interest.
It’s called the WorldWide Telescope and basically allows people to look around the night sky and zoom in to see stars, galaxies, solar systems… anything that has been captured by the high-powered telescopes [...]
28 Feb
Ever wonder what an Embassy caution message looks like?
As a US citizen abroad, I get messages from the U.S. Embassy every once in awhile. I thought for the Americans that are still living in the USA, they might find it interesting to see an example of a “caution” message that is sent out:
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Security Message from the United States Embassy
February 28, 2008
The United States [...]
28 Feb
Re-synchronize Outlook with Exchange calendar
I checked my calendar in Outlook this morning and saw, to my horror, that my meetings and appointments were not showing up on my main work machine. The calendar appointments were still on my Exchange server as I could see them via Outlook Web Access, and I was also able to see it in the [...]
27 Feb
We’re all going to be broke
Headlines from MSNBC.com today:
“Consumer confidence weakens”
“Foreclosures up 57 percent in the past year”
“Producer prices soared in January”
“U.S. home prices fall sharply”
It is the end of America.
26 Feb
Adobe PDF file editing – freeware
You may be familiar with this scenario. You download a document from the internet – an application form or some other document that you need to fill out.
Why… why… why do people save these forms as PDF files? Even worse not even in the PDF form format where certain fields are editable but as a [...]
26 Feb
Downloading Gmail messages from multiple POP clients
I’ve recently decided to route all my e-mail messages through Gmail. This lets me stop paying for the Runbox service that I had been previously using and also gives me a very effective junk mail filter. Best of all, for a free service, Gmail allows me to download my e-mail via POP so I can [...]
25 Feb
Lenovo ThinkPad X300
Could this be a Macbook Air “killer?”
Check out Cnet’s review.
While performance is less than the Macbook Air, it comes with many more features while still being ultra-thin. Built-in DVD Burner, WWAN, GPS, and more. It also contains the 64 gb solid state disk drive.
25 Feb
And in totally pointless news
Ralph Nader has announced he is running for President… again.
Okay buddy… you had your shot in 2000. You barely registered in 2004… why are you trying again in 2008?
I think he needs to go on a date.
