Monthly Archives: January 2008
XO Cool
Yesterday we got our laptop and I had a chance to play with it a bit last night. Pretty dang cool! It’s not the fastest thing in the world (I think it’s not quite as slow as my TiVo but … Continue reading
Buying a Car Online
This isn’t a post on how to buy a car online – maybe I’ll write that one later. I need a new car. I’m not a car guy and really don’t enjoy shopping for cars. My wife and I decided … Continue reading
Skins Coach?
Anyone want to coach the Washington Redskins? According to the AP the Skins have fired Gregg Williams and Al Saunders and promoted Greg Blache and hired Jim Zorn. I can’t be sure but I’m guessing this means Gregg Williams won’t … Continue reading
Email Support, Not Provided
I’m having problems with my TiVoHD unit (second unit, same problems). After tinkering with things I finally decided to go to TiVo for help. While I was bummed to see that they don’t offer support via email (“at this time”), … Continue reading
Football Coach
Shortly after the Skins lost to Seattle a few weeks back, Coach Gibbs let us know that he wasn’t coming back next year. On the one hand this was a big shock – it seems like next year could be … Continue reading
Computerworld’s Rock Stars
There’s a new Computerworld article out about Rock Star Coders. Several folks at Viget talked with Mary Brandel, the author of the article, about the concept of rock star coders. Our connection to the “phenomenon” is that Emily used the … Continue reading
Washington QBs
As the Skins get ready for a rare playoff game a lot of the media attention has been on the play of backup quarterback Todd Collins. I can see how this is a compelling sorry. He hadn’t started a game … Continue reading
Customer Service – why bother
I could make this a long story but I’ll try to keep it short. It starts off with me buying something from Verizon Wireless so you can guess where this is going. I’m finally ready to give up on my … Continue reading