• Finally watched Conan’s last show. Very impressed. He was really classy. I wish we could go back to seeing Leno at 11:35 and Conan at 12:35. #
• This is totally a First World problem, but planning a vacation is hard work! #
• RT @MythBusters: “”If It’s worth doing, it’s worth over-doing” #mbquotes” – that’s my motto too #
• 14 degrees & snowing. This is what winter is supposed to be like! #

• @frostwoman “WICKED stressed” – you can take the girl out of New England, but… in reply to frostwoman #
• RT @BillGates: “Hello World.” – This tweet alone is proof that it’s really Bill tweeting. Only a true geek would start with Hello World. #
• RT @cnnbrk: “Hillary Clinton says governments should not restrict Internet access. http://bit.ly/8vWEK0" #
• RT @levarburton: #KuntaNation We are peaceful warriors. We oppose oppression, ignorance and bad manners…!” #

At long last, I’ve updated the Spyware & Virus Prevention and Removal section of Michael’s Guide. The last update was several years ago and things have changed drastically in the past few years. Malware is nastier than ever. It poses as your anti-virus program, it blocks you from  removing it and much more. Hopefully this updated guide will assist you in preventing and maybe even removing this stuff. One thing that seems to have changed as well is that the average user may not always be able to remove these things without professional help, so prevention is stll the best policy.

You’ll be seeing many more updates to the site in the next few days. I’m slowly bringing it up to date and making it more useful.

• Spent the weekend making a computer stop sending out spam. Rootkits are evil and the people who create them should be shot. #
• How’s it possible that The Simpsons has been on for 20 years? Seems like just yesterday that my elementary school was banning Bart t-shirts! #
• Very unhappy that a stupid football game made me miss the last 15 minutes of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special. #
• @intuit created a watered down & seemingly useless new Mac version of @quicken? Just when we though they were done screwing Mac users! #
• RT @cnnbrk: “Google retaliates for attacks traced back to China, saying it will no longer filter search results there. – Way to go @Google! #
• Why can’t Comcast’s DVR warn me when it’s not going to record something because of a conflict? How hard would that be to program!?! #

Despite the fact that I haven’t made any huge changes to my family tree site in a while, my genealogy research and work is not by any means dead. I’ve been working on updating my database and filling in many blanks in the Paull branches of my family tree, especially the Tulls. However, I haven’t had time to put any of that data in a web-friendly format yet. If you want info, please don’t hesitate to contact me and ask any questions you may have.

• 2 extra days off after New Year’s is a great thing. More would be even greater. #

• It stinks that all 2 feet of the snow is gone already but probably will make BBQing easier tomorrow. #
• RT @NASA: “For the first time since 1990, there’s going to be a Blue Moon on New Year’s Eve http://bit.ly/7xg9o3" #
• RT @cnnbrk: “Knighthood for Patrick Stewart? Queen says make it so. http://bit.ly/5Y9RME" – Way to go Captain Picard! #
• Spending my 32nd consecutive New Year’s Eve with my grandfather. When you find a good tradition, you stick with it. #
• Happy New Year, tweeps! Hope 2010 is the start of a good decade! #
• RT @NASA: “Happy New Year! Congratulations on making it another 584 million miles around the sun!” #
• RT @embly917: “It feels like a Saturday. But I’m happy it’s only Friday and I still have a weekend of no work. ” – my thoughts exactly! #
• Mummers parade on TV and eating a ton of New Year’s Eve leftovers. 2010 doesn’t suck yet. #