Author Archives: brian

Well…well…well. I have to say, it’s refreshing to see MS give up on something that’s done so well elsewhere. The demise of Spaces doesn’t leave any sort of bitterness with me and frankly I’m glad to use something a little … Continue reading →

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Errr…humm.  <bzzzzt>  <click> Ummm… <bzzzt> Is this thing on? <hhhmmmmmm> Man, I’d almost forgotten about this.  It’s been like forever since I’ve blogged here.  I kinda  hope no one is still subscribed to changes on this thing.

I can’t say I’ve ever really gotten into these, but this site is incredible.  It’s got over 26 thousand(!) drawings of skyscrapers, of which over 22 thousand are of existing (i.e. already built) ones. You can restrict and order the … Continue reading →

Ooops!  I mean fasciation dandelion.  I found this in my lawn when I was pulling weeds: The flower on the left is the fasciated dandelion, the one on the right is the normal dandelion.  The fasciated one had four flowerheads … Continue reading →

Got up the other day to head out the door and I saw this:   Once again, I took it with my camera phone so it doesn’t look as awe inspiring as truely was.  That being said, it was soooo … Continue reading →

Google announced that they now support charting in their online spreadsheet app, so I figured I’d give it a try.  I’ve used Excel charts for years now so I am pretty familiar with how all this should work.  Though I … Continue reading →

I used to have a friend growing up that loved to sing.  He just loved it – his whole family did!  Unfortunately they were all completely tone deaf.  They couldn’t hit a note if their lives depended on it. Due … Continue reading →

Ok, so unlike Simonyi, I am not actually in space. I am, however, on my Wii!   This whole point and click interface is a bit tiresome, but the overall browsing experience is pretty sweet!  …and at least for the … Continue reading →

They have the crappiest wireless access in the world.  Oh, sure…they say it’s free, but it friggin’ doesn’t work. Let’s be clear here.  I’m willing to pay – seriously.  $10 for 24hr access is just fine for me.  Even if … Continue reading →