I read this post from my friend Suzi yesterday, and it got me thinking…

Walking and dancing with the F word

(As you may suspect, not for sensitive eyes)

So, this is for Suzi…

You end your post with this question:

I wonder how other people reward themselves. How do you celebrate you?

I have to say, that question made me stop and think for more than a moment. Personally, I really don’t ever stop and celebrate specific things in my life that center around me. I’ll buy an album or two off of iTunes, but that’s really about it. I think it’s equal parts a) I don’t have much time to do things like that, b) I hate the spotlight at all times, and c) I have never thought that I deserve it. I’d much rather celebrate other’s accomplishments than my own, so I spend time and effort doing that. Call it a weakness…

It reminds me of something else I just saw on TV, watching one of my guilty pleasures – VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. On a recent episode, the cast is having a campfire where they bring something that represents their “old” lives to burn on the fire. It made me think, “What would I bring to the bonfire?” I couldn’t come up with anything…not that I don’t have things I want to change, but I couldn’t think of anything that represents it. Hmmm…

So, for those who have read this far…

The Data Governance eBook

Do you have a nice new fancy Windows 7 computer? Running 64-bit Windows 7? Lots and lots of RAM? Do you have an iPod or iPhone? Does it spike the computer CPU whenever you try to synchronize it? Are you ready to throw the thing against the wall? Is that what’s troubling you, bunky?

Well, I just finished fixing this issue on a friend’s computer. Here’s what’s going on: it seems that there is an issue with the USB controller driver software in Windows 7 64-bit with certain nVidia and Intel controller chipsets where outgoing write operations send out uncontrolled system interrupts that eat up all the CPU’s available cycles. When this happens, the only way to get things to calm down is to unplug the device and restart the machine, which is unacceptable because the data doesn’t get transferred to your iPod or iPhone.

Now, typically, what happens here is the calls to technical support to a) Apple, b) Microsoft, and c) the computer manufacturer, where they engage in the Scarecrow response, each pointing at the other. Fortunately, this has been happening to so many people that it has been researched, and the issue solved by Microsoft. Here is the link to the hotfix:

Hotfix

Be sure to read the text thoroughly to make sure it applies to your computer. Fortunately, in my friend’s case, it fixed the issue and things are working as they should. Whew!

Have a happy New Year, everyone!

Holiest of Holies

What else are you doing with your holiday season?!?

(h/t Topless Robot via @triso)

The Star Wars/A-Team Mashup

(h/t Gizmodo)

Star Wars Weather

(h/t LifeHacker)

I humbly submit that you will really only find three things:

• A Spreadsheet
• A PowerPoint
• Facebook

Facebook is appearing on more and more laptop screens in airports…

Put your experience in the comments…

movieclips.com

( h/t Lifehacker )

Facebook, The Mean Girls and Me

I’ve been “interviewed” by some of my old school acquaintances, mainly in the “who are you again?” vein…I guess I was as anonymous as I always thought I was…