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I have to admit… Google+’s new features make this a really compelling place to hang out for social features. I like the technical approach more and more, but it’s too bad that it’s hard to get people on to it.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100.html

It’s brutally important that you understand this article if you support Exchange 2007 or 2010.

Read it. Now.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2563324

All I can say is… times are definitely changing.

BOOM: IBM Is Now Worth More Than Microsoft

Here’s an interesting article on sleep. Due to my own sleep issues, this is an interesting topic for me. I believe there are a lot of problems in health and society today that are based in misunderstandings in sleep science. I truly believe everyone should stop and take a measurement of the quality and quantity of sleep they get every night.

Sleep Experts Answer Your Questions On Teens And Shuteye : Shots – Health Blog : NPR

I was reading the blog post over at Microsoft from the fellow… Oh, I forget his name already. Anyway, he was explaining why Microsoft is filing a complaint with the European Commission about Google’s unfair business advantages and whatnot.

At first, this whole thing comes off as a company entering legacy mode. Microsoft reminds me of the RIAA, MPAA and the newspaper industry. They clearly feel the edge is blunted and their technology is dying. They are unable to adapt. As a result they are engaging in a strategy of sue and destroy.

Guess who didn’t get a ticket? There’s absolutely no way I will ever be able to purchase a ticket through my corporation if the windows is down to the hour. No way. I was going to be lucky to pull a purchase within 48 hours.

Apple needs to expand this conference and offer paid developer accounts a first right of refusal.

Really, Nintendo? Maybe the games were overpriced to begin with.

When we were looking to get our son a Nintendo DS I pushed hard to get him an iPod Touch. My reasoning:

• There were no cartridges to lose
• The games weren’t overpriced
• The games were more “throwaway” – he’s a six year old boy. His interest level in a game will come and go as quickly as the day

He pushed back. He really wanted the Nintendo DS. After 7 months he barely ever touches the thing and has lost multiple cartridges. In his defense, he found them pretty quickly, but still, managing your game collection is just stupid.

I ran across this article this morning. It shouldn’t surprise anyone… well, with the exception of the people that are getting scammed.

My favorite part of the article is the comments. Someone claims in the article that AOL invented email and uses that to defend paying them a monthly fee. Hilarious.

Not much to blog about today. It’s been a very busy day. Fortunately I was productive during most of that time despite spending so much of it on the phone. I did have to devote 2.5 hours of my home life to the day job this evening but I dulled that pain with wine.

I also mailed my resume off to someone who asked for it. That was nice. It’s always nice to be wanted.

Here’s a picture taken at Bridge Street in Huntsville, AL.  This is the “kids fountain,” a little square where water squirts from jets in the ground.  On a hot summer day it looks to be pretty fun.

But take note of what’s strung across the top of the kid’s fountain – and better yet, note how the water from one of the geysers really likes to spray all over it on a regular basis.