FastCompany has a list (and voting!) for the worst canned ads of the last year. I choose to ignore the Microsoft (Bing!) entry for now, mostly because I never saw The Shining (I know, don't start), so to me, it's not canned as much as whatever. OK? But...

A Fortune article on Bill Gates' "retirement". For folks that are accustomed to really stretching their brains during the work day, this whole retirement thing can be a challenge. When I think about my retirement (many, many years away), I think about...

I didn't think about these kinds of applications before. It will be really interesting to see what this technology can do in the hands of some of our partners. The idea that someone, that cannot grip a controller, can control an application or communicate...

I am so not a gamer. The last game I spent money on was Atari (Asteroids and Space Invaders). And technically, it wasn't my money; I was in 7th grade. But now that I see this , I might have to have it. Holy crap, I could...

I'm a fan of good design. Unfortunately, my decision to now love mid-century modern design is trumped by my inability to buy all new furniture. So I continue to refer to the style of my home as "eclectic." My house has been "staged" for 3 months. Three...

I think being #2 is okey-dokey. Especially a year after launch. I pick a search engine based on what works best for me. So yeah... I'm really good with this. To each his own search engine. Or in my case "decision engine". Because I like to be the decider...

This sounds good so far . A jillion Star Wars nerds are getting ready to get their light saber on. Or as I heard in Chinatown yesterday "light savers"...because you want to save the light...in a stick... that you hit people with. Star Wars never sounded...

I'm just not sure how I could love Stephen Colbert any more. The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Charity Begins at 11:30 www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political...

Uncluttering has been a theme for me. You know this . For over three months, I have been living in a perfectly staged state of housey-ness. As much as I hated sorting through my stuff (toss, donate, keep), I have gotten to the point where I so totally...

Our American culture is getting protest happy. I had just moved here when the WTO Summit protests took place. To me, the political point was lost in the street riots, tear gas, and that panic attack I had when I drove down Denney and saw a swarm of protesters...

It's a little encouraging to see recognition that talent (specifically tech talent) is pooling in places other than the Silicon Valley . Those of us that have been responsible for recruiting that talent have seen the quality of tech talent elsewhere increasing...

Thought I'd pull together some resume tips, seeing that the economy is scratching it's way out of the recession. Or so it seems. I swear that I can predict the state of the economy based on how many people ask me to review their resume and provide feedback...