(in rough order) My job. My children. The Comcast rep’s children. Where I live. Texting. Children having cell phones. Laptops. Wireless routers. Google Glass. Whether mobile technology is causing us to disassociate from society. Windows 8. My Comcast service request.

It’s been bugging me that my HootSuite profile icons have been old or, worse, blank. Finally figured out how to update them… courtesy of the HootSuite help desk: To update the icons for your social networks, you should click on your Profile icon in the top left corner of your dashboard. From there, simply click…

I spent 20 minutes trying to figure this out today. Nothing online is very complete. Outlook 2007 (other versions act similarly), by default when you install it, auto-archives your email every 14 days. This includes deleting many calendar entries older than 6 months, which makes using Outlook for archival purposes almost impossible. If you forgot…

I hit on this idea after watching our iPads fall over on the kitchen counter for the thousandth time, where we (attempt) to store them vertically against the wall, but which I have always had to prop up with a bottle of wine lest the slide across the counter. My brainstorm: A paper napkin holder.…

By popular demand, here are my picks for the year. 1. Argo 2. Silver Linings Playbook 3. Promised Land 4. Compliance 5. Safety Not Guaranteed 6. Flight 7. Jiro Dreams of Sushi 8. This Is 40 9. The Queen of Versailles 10. Cloud Atlas

Best question from Cub Scout visit to Presidio Park Police Station today: “Do you have a morning star?” Also popular were questions about swords, machine guns, bazookas, and flamethrowers.

I work pretty much all day in Firefox and big text fields in WordPress. Some strange bug between the two causes performance to bog down, especially when (oddly) deleting text. Finally I’ve found what looks like a solution. In Firefox, click Tools > Options. Under the Advanced section, click the General tab. Uncheck the box…

Yes, if it’s a tough problem… Previous research has shown that performance on problem solving improves over a period of sleep, as compared with wakefulness. However, these studies have not determined whether sleep is beneficial for problem solving or whether sleep merely mitigates against interference due to an interruption to solution attempts … We conclude…

So I have this author page now. Nothing you don’t already know, but now you can buy my books more easily than ever ;)  

Pop quiz: Which has more in it, a barrel of whiskey or a barrel of oil? (By volume.)

Interview: James Carville, New Spokesman for Maker’s Mark | Drinkhacker.com James Carville isn’t just the kingmaker behind Bill Clinton and other Democratic leaders from the last several decades, he’s now the spokesman for Maker’s Mark. Along with wife Mary Matalin, Carville is stumping for the massive Bourbon brand with a cheeky political spin, promoting “The…

In case you want to see more funny pictures than you normally do during your workday: My Pinterest Page.

Florida and Aruba down. One more trip to the ultra-hot weather (Texas) to come.