A great quote for Christmas: Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn't come from a store. “Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

100 WAYS TO SUCCEED #37:.  To Live Is the Rarest Thing in the World “Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be exceptional.” Call this Success Tip #37, and NYResolution2005 #1. Okay? (Hint: I have tried using this as a Right Breathing Mantra: NOBODY CAN PREVENT ME FROM BEING EXCEPTIONAL. It works wonderfully.*) (*And is [...]

Conversations (and A New Year's Resolution).  Don't want to be maudlin on Christmas Eve, but for me (yes, I've said it before) this will be the Year of the Blog. The Community we have at this site means a lot to me. Moreover (and how Cool!), we've only begun! I've decided—the NYResolution bit— to keep [...]

How *NOT* to keep customers. Sometimes you have to wonder why companies can stay in business. I use Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 on my home network to take care of my backup and data recovery needs. It's worked great for years and saved my behind on numerous occasions. Tonight I needed to install their remote [...]

Don't call me a solo. One lawyer's journey away from a cushy job at an established law firm and into the brave new world of non-solo practice. The message of this anonymous lawyer is simple. Take your talents to the street. Become part of the community of non-solo practitioners. The Greatest American Lawyer intends to [...]

Molly reports on Web Design World. Molly Holzschlag's “Web Design World cool-down” is getting linked and a decent number of comments. Blogs are big in Web Design? Cool. Speaking of which, I really do need to hand out a prize. Will do one more look over the contestants and pick one.  [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Prosise has problems with his Dell. Jeff Prosise (founder of Wintellect, one of the best-known training companies): “Several years ago, when I worked for PC Magazine, I met Michael Dell. He impressed me as a heck of a nice guy. I wonder if he has any earthly idea how difficult his company makes it to [...]

Banks Test ID Device for Online Security. Responding to an increase in Internet fraud, some banks and brokerage firms plan to begin issuing small devices that would help their customers prove their identities. By JENNIFER A. KINGSON. [NYT > Technology]

Contributions. Perhaps this sounds strange, but even though I'm a very happy BBEdit user I've recently purchased TextMate and skEdit. Why? Because competition is good. Because having a choice of development tools is good. And because letting these developers know that there is a market for good code editing tools for the Mac is good. [...]

Konfabulator V1.8.3 Download. What sets Konfabulator apart from other scripting applications is that it takes full advantage of today's advanced graphics. This allows Widgets to blend fluidly into your desktop without the constraints of traditional window borders. Toss in some sliding and fading, and these little guys are right at home in Windows XP and [...]