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The Wife was stressing out because the sheer number of people we were sending Christmahanakwanzika cards to this year. She usually handwrites out the envelopes, but there's just too many now. I suggested cutting back, or using email, and was prompted put in my place. I suggested a Mail Merge, and while The Wife is a competent Microsoft Office ...

I've got an old Compaq Ipaq that I gave my then 10 year old niece to play with. I put Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" on it. Fast forward to today, and she wants it refreshed. It hasn't been on the Internet for 3 years so it doesn't have any updates. I remember years ago that Ubuntu had an update manager so I figured it'd be pretty straight ...

We have a new president here in the US. He is president-elect Barack Obama. This was a very long presidential race, long by even American standards. We're all exhausted from this race as a country and excited for January 20th, when the new president is inaugurated. It was a good race. John McCain gave a thoughtful and gracious concession speech. ...

Sometimes there's little victories, tiny victories that make me happy. It's a big*ss company, Microsoft is, and sometimes it's hard to get stuff done. But sometimes I get something small done that might make a larger difference. Remember SmallestDotNet.com (blog post) from August? Well, that kicked off a number of discussions about how it was ...

Eight years ago, I got married three times. Er, I've been married three times. No, that's not right, we've had three weddings. Where to start? Eight years and a few months ago a friend of mine was graduating from school and somehow my house became the central gathering place. One of her friends, a mutual friend, was moving to the East Coast after ...

Looks like the 10 month old is walking. As The Wife says, "now we're screwed, they're both mobile!" We've spent the weekend chasing this little man all over the house. He's already insane and now his speed has doubled. ;) It's interesting how the 10 month old has done things (sign, talk, walk, solid food) considerably faster than the ...

Ok, it's meme time. Now, you may be surprised to hear that under my cool exterior, I was a nerd in school. No, no, you say! It's not so! Surely you were the most popular kid, Scott? You weren't beaten brutally each day for having glasses that weighed more than your huge head? Nonsense! Alas, it's true. It's probably true for you as well, Dear ...

Are you in King County/Seattle/Redmond/Bellevue Washington and surrounding areas? Are you a huge nerd? Perhaps a geek? No? Maybe a dork, dweeb or wonk. Maybe you're in town for an SDR (Software Design Review) or a meeting with Steve Ballmer. Quite possibly you're just a normal person. Regardless, why not join us for some Mall Food at the ...

Had my one year review at work last week. I met with my boss for an hour and we talked about what I was doing well and what I was doing poorly. I talk to him face to face a few times a week using video conferencing. I also have a mentor at Microsoft who helps me navigate the maze. He didn't have a web camera so I just had one sent to him so that ...

The "2.0" in the post title there refers to Baby #2 who is pushing 9 months now. Insert gratuitous baby footage here (It's all good, but the best bit is just after 1:23): He's a clever little dude, I like to think. One of the things that we did with Baby #1 (now Toddler of Pure Evil©) was that we taught him Baby Sign Language. I ...