I read a lot of blogs, but I seldom post to my own. However, I frequently use Newsgator's "Clippings" functionality to flag blog posts that I find interesting or think I might want to refer to later. I've added an RSS feed for these "clippings" which...

Melissa MacBeth of the Tasks and Time Management with Outlook blog has a great post about how she manages her email and PIM data using Outlook 2007 . It's a great 10,000 foot view of a real-world application of a productivity tool, and I got some real...

Today, I forgot my tablet PC at home. Normally, this would be completely crippeling-- I would have either run home to pick it up, or I would have called my wife to bring it to me. (Most likely the latter... my wife is a saint.) However, I decided to...

I've been wanting a new mobile phone for some time now. I bought my previous phone (a Motorola MPX220 SmartPhone) a year and a half ago. At the time, it fit my needs perfectly-- I worked out of the home 99% of the time, and when I went to client sites...

Merlin Mann of 43Folders (one of my faborite personal productivity sites) has a great series of articles (with more to come) about getting your email inbox to empty , and dealing with the overwhelming amount of email some technology professionals receive...

On a private discussion forum that I frequent, someone asked for advice I would give to a 16 year old that they were mentoring that had an interest in programming. A healthy debate ensued about what constitured a real programmer. I asserted the following...

I discovered a hidden advantage to having an HDTV: within 15 minutes of sending the invitation to your Super Bowl party, 100% of the invitees RSVP "yes." Here's looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday in all its high definition glory... go Seahawks!

As you may have noticed, a few things have changed around here. I've moved the jrjBlog to blogs.msdn.com as part of an overall site redesign. (The redesign hasn't happened yet, so don't get all worked up about the fact that this page looks like crap....