Don't You Hate It When…?

I was all set to go to work tomorrow with my customer and have a nice meeting, solve problems, and otherwise do good consulting work when I get a “Dear Jeff” letter… well, not quite. They have just moved on to another phase of the project and will not need me for a while yet. [...]

New Phone… Soon… Maybe…

I have been ever-not-so-patiently waiting on Cingular to put out their new WIndows Mobile 5 smartphone self-labeled as the Cingular 8100 [which is the non-camera variant of the 8125 and is a rebranded HTC Wizard]. First rumors put the release date at mid November… which has come and gone. Then, it was “end of December”. [...]

Is Winter Over?

I’m somewhat confused with the weather here. Last year when I was here, January was bitter cold and icy. This year, it’s somewhat like Spring. Not that I’m complaining – I’m about to take a leisurely ride on my motorcycle just to enjoy the weather. I did that yesterday, too.
However – it does seem a [...]

LAN Upgrade, Phase 1

I have compelted Phase 1 of the LAN Upgrade project. For those of you who don’t know [which would be most], I have come up with a plan to update the hardware and software of my home LAN [by LAN, I'm loosly referring to computers, networking equipment, and other accessories] in order to bring it [...]

Does It Ever Stop Raining Here?

This week, I’ve been in Seattle, Washington for an anual internal Microsoft training event. It’s been quite informative, but there are some things I don’t like… Such as the fact that I haven’t seen the sky for a week; nor the sun. It’s been overcast and rainy all week long and I have been inside [...]