Renaissance 2.0
Everyone knows how important it is to backup their data but most of us don’t take the time to do it. This applies to even I.T. professionals like me. We get so busy that we rationalize this bonehead move not to make backups and regret it when (not if) the inevitable happens and there’s a…
I’ve always loved Eddie Money’s “My Friends, My Friends” but more so lately than ever before because of all the old friends that I’ve been reconnecting with online. It’s been such a shock to the system realizing how much time has flown by since the last time I saw my friends. I plan to make…
I’m still kind of speechless from watching Katy Perry’s latest music video for her new song “Thinking of You”. No, not because she looks that hot or because she did something outrageous like kissing a girl, but simply because it totally caught me by surprise. I did not expect it to be as incredible as…
If you use Microsoft Outlook, then you might appreciate this free plugin called QuickIcons that creates shortcuts in your taskbar to the most common features. For example, you can create quick access to the following: My favorite shortcut is to the New Email Message which allows me to launch a new blank email window with…
The subject matter of death spooks many people so this new website called FarAwayFish will surely give many of you the creeps. Basically, it’s a service that will send emails to your loved ones after you kick the bucket. It will also publish a profile page with your biography and share your wisdom which you…
I really enjoy the movie “Valley Girl” (1983) starring a young Nicholas Cage as a punk rocker and a fantastic cast. The soundtrack was also loaded with a slew of 1980s goodness such as Josie Cotton, The Plimsouls and Modern English with their big hit, “I Melt with You”. Basically, it’s nothing more than a…
I’ve always loved going to public libraries and getting lost in the stacks which usually meant somewhere deep in the bowels of a library where their oldest books were kept. My favorite section was the biography area. I loved learning about brilliant people from our past. One of the most memorable figures that I learned…
Previously, I shared XTC’s “Dear God” but my favorite XTC song is “King for a Day”. It’s a more positive and upbeat song but it also has their trademark message embedded throughout. This one brings back so many good memories so that might be part of the reason why I like it best. King for…
Chris Brogan’s “Unswamp Your Twitter Feed” gave some excellent advice on how to decrease the amount of “noise” in your twitter feed by changing a setting that would prevent messages sent to people you don’t know from appearing in your stream. While this will bring relief and satisfaction to many people who feel a tad…