Joel on FogCreek

Nice warts-and-all summary of how FogCreek got started. Sounds like a lot of hard work. It makes a clear case for focus.

Run as administrator in Vista

While Vista is a) pretty and b) seems to run much faster on my work and home laptops, it does force you to log in as administrator every single time you want to do something (like install a program). Using the start button+type as a launcher works nicely, as does this...

Vista mobility centre

The mobility center (Win+X) is a nice summary screen for all the things you need to play with when you’re on a laptop.

Google Browser Sync

I’m trying Google Browser Sync instead of Foxmarks. Having your saved passwords as well as bookmarks pop up wherever you are is brilliant.

More scares, please

Charles Arthur makes the nice point that scare stories about microwaving tea towels should gradually reduce the number of Daily Express viewers.