go get some windows 7

April 29th, 2009 by admin under microsoft

if you are a msdn or technet subscriber, you now have access to the release candidate (rc) of windows 7. i suspect the download will be overloaded, but i know we are anticipating the huge demand. if you do not subscribe, you can get your hands on win 7 on may 5.

netbooks are a fad

April 26th, 2009 by admin under gadgets

i know that netbooks are all the buzz lately, but i still don’t get it. i had played with one for a day thinking that this might be an inexpensive was to travel lightly. i guess i am just not into small and underpowered (i almost made a reference to a certain comment often used [...]

beautiful days

April 22nd, 2009 by admin under me

i just took this pic from my condo in chicago. i was looking outside and after chatting it up with a good friend while i was at the office who was feeling a little down, i decided to share some happiness that comes with a beautiful day in the windy city.

chicago citylights awards gala

April 21st, 2009 by admin under events

i have to drag out  one of my monkey suits for the chicago citylights awards gala this thursday. as much as i dread getting all dressed up, it should be a great night of networking. go register if you want to be part of what is going to be an amazing night.

deepzoompix rocks the party

April 20th, 2009 by admin under web

if you have not already checked out deepzoompix.com, go check it out now. by now, most of you know about the coolness that is deep zoom built into silverlight (some of my favorite examples are hard rock and the playboy archive (it is playboy, so beware). but deepzoompix demonstrates the power of an open source [...]