I recently bought a new computer. It has headset connectors in the front. A pink one for the microphone, and a green one for the headphones. Just like a laptop. Sweet... until you try to use it. Apparently this machine has a "Realtek HD Audio" system that is absolutely crazy.

I use canned air to clean my keyboards, computer fans and other things around my office. Only recently the canned air makers have begun to include a "Bittering Agent" in canned air in order to prevent inhalant abuse. The problem is that it makes the canned air unusable. After only a little use, my office smells horrible - pungent and tangy. You can't get the taste out of the back of your throat for quite some time. It has got to be horrible for your health. I am terribly disappointed that the compressed air manufacturers have ruined this product in order to prevent slack-jawed morons from frying their brains. I remember...

Today's rant is on the 'After-Greeting Message' that cell phone carriers insist on forcing all of your callers to listen to whenever they get your voice mail.

I took a nerd test and apparently I am a "Cool Nerd King".

If you bother to take the test, then rest assured, you are a nerd.

I recently downloaded and installed the trial version of JetBrains ReSharper and I am so happy with it I can't see straight. This is by far the best developer plugin for Visual Studio that I have ever come across. I haven't paid for it yet ($149 for the C# edition, $50 more for the full version that covers VB as well), but I plan to. I have a license for CodeRush, but

FYI: After receiving the latest iPhone update (to revision 1.1.4), my phone wouldn't connect with my bluetooth headset anymore (a Plantronics Voyager 510). The phone's bluetooth settings showed it was still paired, but it refused to *hook up*.

I un-paired it and re-paired it and is solled the prolen.

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I ordered a customized HP dv9700t laptop on January 27, 2008.

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Great price for such a beefy machine, eh?

The problem is that, even though I paid an extra $50.99 for expedited shipping, at the completion of the order I was informed that the build date will be February 22, 2008! Almost a FULL MONTH after placing the order; BEFORE IT EVEN SHIPS!!!

In preparation for the big game this Sunday, I was reviewing old Super Bowl ads from the past years. I came upon this montage of all of the Budweiser Frog and Lizard ads from 1995. Only the first one was shown on the Super Bowl. The rest of them came out over the course of the next year.

Enjoy...