As I mentioned previously , our taller son decided on dressing as Master Chief from Halo for Halloween, with his younger brother adopting the persona of a Pokemon Ranger . And, as luck would have it, both costumes were made from scratch, as neither are...

I had a nice chat yesterday with Michelle Kessler of USA TODAY , discussing the impact of the extension to DST this year. "Some Americans are finding themselves behind the times thanks to a daylight saving shift that is confusing people and electronics...

Yesterday, October 28 th , would have been the timeframe for the US Daylight Savings Time changeover under prior rules. The new rules call for the US and Canadian DST "Fall Back" to occur in the early morning of Sunday, November 4. A recent update was...

It has been a good but busy week (complain, complain) between work and home. One evening I returned a purchase at a local big box store, without a problem -- the clerk was friendly, helpful and fast. Whilst in line, I overheard a discussion (it was...

Remember, this is an external news report, on Dealerscope this morning... Microsoft Preparing Xbox 360 with HD DVD "According to an Australian Web site citing inside sources at Toshiba, that company and Microsoft are at work on a new version of the Xbox...

For a Hollywood project that is supposed to be as dead as a anything shot with a needler , there's one that seems to have respawned again just like Master Chief on the 'net... Of interest is the MSN site dedicated to the live action Halo movie , directed...

A recent mail: "Where are your blog postings? Are you still around?" Let's just say that it's been a busy week. Thanks for asking. Brazil "Sprang Forward" , my taller son has decided that he is going to be Master Chief from Halo for Halloween (you...

It's that time of year again: Microsoft's annual Giving Campaign ( here are a few blog posts on the campaign). As noted on the page, "through last year's Employee Giving Campaign, Microsoft employee donations and the corporate match totaled more than...

To be posted the Microsoft Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Hot Topics page at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_hottopics ... Brazil 2007-2008 Daylight Saving changes: The government of Brazil announced a change on September 20, 2007, in the...

Last year I posted a note on piracy and how illegal downloading was down among US kids teens . I received a note this weekend from Valerie asking... "Is there a method to reporting people who illegally download software? Didn't see tele # or address....

Fall is here, New Zealand "Sprang Forward" and much of North America is close to a new "Fall Back" on November 4th. As we near Hallowe'en, are you curious to know what do candy, Microsoft products and Congress have in common? Well, while you're catching...

At least I'm younger than Spunik. Interesting Space.com article on Spaceflight technology's next 50 years , as the race began 50 years ago with Sputnik 1 blasting into orbit.

What's green and gold, signed by Bill Gates and J Allard, and currently at $8,600? Why, the Special Halo 3 Xbox Super Bundle auction on eBay of course... "The ultimate Halo 3 package Included in this package is the ONLY Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3...

Of interest today as I'm home sick (cough-sneeze)... King 5 news reports (from the AP) on the new, redesigned Zunes... a family still with FM radio and wireless sharing, but with a larger hard disc and (finally) with flash-memory... "Microsoft Corp...

Jen asks today... "What is the news around [the new] Microsoft Office Live?" Lots of news on the new Microsoft Online service . There's an interview with Jeff Raikes (posted yesterday)... "First, Microsoft plans to deliver a wide variety of new solutions...