I am baffled at the lack of cell phone etiquette exhibited by some people. It's unbelievable. Otherwise normal people really disappoint me sometimes. The worst is when I am dining out with someone and they answer their phone. Their message to me is: you...

Seattle is broken. Or a little melty. Mother of pearl, these people cannot handle heat. I want to tell them that all the whining makes them hotter. It's a scientific fact. The thermometer in Seattle says 93 degrees, so that means we are 5 degrees short...

I wrote this piece early last year , but I thought that in light of the economy (and what I hope are signs of it turning around?), it would be a good time to link again. I really feel that you need to start to think about a career change well before it...

Walking the precarious line of brandiness ; companies want to be verbed, but not so much that their verb becomes generic and applicable to their competitors as well. I might argue that the genericide of google has commenced. I recently heard someone...

Ryan Seacrest. Who can think of one? (I know. I am feeling snarky today.)

From Kevin Turner's speech, referencing our "Laptop Hunter" ads, at our Worldwide Partner Conference: And so we've been running these PC value ads. Just giving people saying, hey, what are you looking to spend? "Oh, I'm looking to spend less than ...

Interesting how Think Week has changed since Bill's role has decreased at good ole MS. I'll be back with more posts once smoke stops coming out of my ears...speaking of brains.

OMG...you like Paris? I do too! You like books? I do too! For real? Please. No.

this truly tests my trust in engineering . Preparations to throw-up have begun from 1500 miles away. More pics here.

Here is a FastCompany article regarding thinking versus feeling decision-making when it comes to ethical choices. Of course, the "gut" isn't enough to actually make those decisions, but it certainly should be a filter through which to decide if you even...

You know, Aunt Ruth always brings the fruit salad with the marshmallows. And that don't float in Seattle. And Jimmy tinkles in the pool. Cousin Lisa brings a new boyfriend and everyone calls him by the name of the old boyfriend. Anyway, as you gather...

While I am not particularly surprised by this report, showing that the most effective home-workers are the extroverts , I do feel kind of validated by it. Or at least, I can stop asking myself "what is wrong with me that I *need* to go into the office...