Monday, April 30, 2007

Microsoft employee blogs about switching from Windows to Ubuntu at home

What was able to drain the marrow of life from my body and leave only hollowed-out shell of the man who once occupied this space?Six years ago I began working for Microsoft.



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Sunday, April 29, 2007

USBCell - AA Battery with built in USB charger




This is super cool, it's a functional AA battery. Popping the top off reveals a USB plug which allows you to charge the battery. Super handy if you are traveling and don't want to carry around the bulky chargers.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Culver's

Culver's is the closest thing to In n Out burger that I can find in Texas. It's good, but In n Out is better.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Pirate 4 Life

We love GWB - lawl

Mii and my Wii

Birthday shopping for the kids at Toys r Us netted me one of the 5 Wii's they just got in. w00t

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Government Funded Open WiFi Censored

It never occurred to me that the free wifi being provided and rolled out throughout the country would be censored. Very scary! Apparently the city of Boston's open WiFi is banning sites like boingboing and any other site they deem "inappropriate for consumption". I am shocked we are still playing this game.

The best part is the seal of the Mayor on the blocked page.

Mayor of Boston bans Boing Boing
Biblical Curse Generator
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Friday, April 20, 2007

Pei Wei

A fast food version of P.F. Changs

Prime / Tangers Outlets - San Marcos, TX

World class outlet shopping

Red Robin

Royal Red Robin Cheeseburger, no mayo

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Global Crossing Hold Music - Suck it

So in my life I spend roughly 2 hours a week on hold, waiting for conference calls to begin. Unfortunately, most of the organizations I work with use Global Crossing (Ready Access!) as their 'conference call' provider.

It's pure torture listening to the roughly 30 second musical jingle that is on constant loop/repeat for extended periods of time.

Of course it would be nice if the conference call moderators showed up on time, however I don't see that happening any time soon.

Perhaps GC will someday end this torture and provide a freaking MUTE option.

[sample]

sigh

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Olive Garden

7 Little Known Ways To Drastically Improve Your Learning
Whether you’re heading into exams or haven’t seen the inside of a textbook in years, how you learn is going to have a big impact on your life. Unfortunately most people have pretty ineffective strategies for learning. Here are a couple tips for how to maximize the amount you learn so you can use more of it later.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Kobe Steakhouse

Teppan rules

Selma Police Cruiser

Sporty new police cars