• Just got an invite for Gmail for your domain

    I signed up for the new gmail for your domain service that Google is beta testing (isn’t Google in permanent beta mode anyway?).  Well, I just received an invitation to turn on the service, along with the option to add up to 25 users to that domain.  At first glance…

  • Windows Live Messenger Beta Invites

    I just received several invitations for the Windows Live Messenger Beta.  If anyone is interested, leave me a reply with a valid email address, and I’ll forward an invite.  Only have a few, so first come, first serve.

  • Good executive summary advice from Bil Reichert

    Summarizing an idea is truly an art.  Guy Kawasaki posts a great executive summary primer written by a colleague here.

  • Some good advice to new bloggers

    Here’s some good advice for new and would be bloggers.  I’m sure I could use this advice as well.  

  • So, that’s how Bill Gates works

    It is safe to assume that Bill G. would have a technologically advanced work environment, but still is cool to read and see what his office looks like in the recent issue of Fortune (here).  As you’d expect, the article is chock-full of Microsoftie stuff, from Outlook to Sharepoint, and…

  • Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 beta is now available

    Tablet PC users rejoice!  Josh Einstein has finally released a beta version of Tablet Enhancements for Outlook (TEO) 3.0 into the wild!  If you’re not familiar with the product, basically it enables Microsoft Outlook for tablet in a way that even Microsoft doesn’t.  I’ve just downloaded it , and haven’t…

  • Silk Screen Movie Festival preperations in full swing!

    So, the last few months I’ve been volunteering some of my time to help launch a brand new film festival in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has a fairly large Asian population, one that is active in many community activities, but until recently the disparate Asian groups haven’t had a unifying event to…

  • Signs of trouble at Microsoft?

    Late last night Microsoft announced that it would delay shipping the highly anticipated Vista operating systems for consumer use until after the holiday season.  That was pretty surprising, given that all indications were for Vista to be selling in time for Christmas ‘06.  Apparently this delay has also forced the…

  • Yahoo unleashes voice “Skype Killer” IM

    Last year’s dubious purchase of Skype by eBay for an ungodly sum is looking even more foolish today.  Yesterday Yahoo! released the beta 7.5 version of Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.  This update allows Yahoo!IM users to buy phone numbers, call out, call in, and generally function in a world similar…