Well, it finally happened – Component Checker 2.0 was finally posted on Microsoft.com. I don’t know that the actual functionality is earth shattering, but it is nice to finally see it out there. “What is Component Checker?” and “Why should I care it was...

OK, so I always said that I would never use my blog for a rant, but I have finally reached my limit after seeing a number of the attempts on retailers to get me to spend my money during this downturn. Since when has BOGO (Buy One, Get One) become BOGO...