We all instant message. It has become a routine part of life. Wake up in the morning, log onto messenger. Get into the office, log onto messenger. Come home at night, log into messenger. (Though not always appearing online – I like the appear offline feature quite a lot).
Did you know that Microsoft donates money [...]
Archive for March, 2008
29 Mar
Message for charity
27 Mar
Laptop
I am in the market for a new laptop.
Any recommendations? I’ve been thinking about the Toshiba R500, the Dell XPS M1530, and the MacBook Pro (15 inch).
26 Mar
Gambling
Recently I’ve been throwing more money at the stock market. I use the term “throw money at” since it evokes an image of dollar bills fluttering all around while the target stands in the middle and watches the bills fall to the ground. I believe I’m single-handedly responsible for the rebound the market has undergone [...]
24 Mar
It’s Raining McCain
So I’m back after a long weekend getaway.
This video is not what I needed to see on a Monday morning return to work:
I prefer Obama Girl…
19 Mar
N.Y. Governors have fidelity issues
“I think we have a marriage like many Americans, maybe even like many of you,” the governor told reporters. “Elected officials are really just reflections of the people we represent.” – David Paterson, the new New York governor that just replaced Eliot Spitzer (who resigned after his prostitution scandal surfaced). I feel offended that David [...]
18 Mar
How the Iraq War is changing US military officers
Newsweek has an interesting article about how military officers are adjusting their tactics to deal with the violence in Iraq.
“But Wright is not the warrior he expected to be or that he was first trained to be. When he became a young infantry officer out of West Point in 2000, he entered an Army whose [...]
16 Mar
Radio
Tomorrow (Monday) morning, 9 AM on the Dan and Young show.
987fm
I am on what Dan has dubbed “The Electric Chair.” I assume this implies that they will be grilling me with “tough” questions. Since I’m not a politician or anyone of any substantial importance, I’m not sure what kind of tough questions these are going [...]
16 Mar
Comedy gold
There is nothing funnier than real people’s behavior and passions.
If I was Hillary Clinton, I would ask this supporter to please move to the Republican party.
“We need a cleaning in that White House, and we need a woman to clean it up. And that woman is Hillary Rodham Clinton!”
“We don’t need [...]
15 Mar
How does Apple get those designs?
Senior engineering manager, Michael Lopp, from Apple discussed how the company comes up with their extremely palatable designs.
Seems rather straightforward, and I think many companies have a similar process… but just fail somewhere along the execution…
13 Mar
Blogtv.sg
Hello! There are 3 episodes left of Blogtv.sg. If you’re not aware of what it is, it’s a discussion show on Channel News Asia (new episodes Thursday nights at 8:30 pm in Singapore, varying times around the region – and then reruns over the course of the week). The topics are geared towards young adults [...]
