Microsoft Support for Windows 98 and ME to End in July!!!

Well, there they go! The operating systems are "outdated" and pose security risks to the people that use them. Who are we to ask for software that works? Now we are being forced to upgrade. You can read a news article about this at http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,110502,00.html?source=NLT_AM&nid=110502

Far away, Far Out Fast Food

This is beyond belief to me. Some of the fast food resturants are now using a call center to take your orders. People in the drive thru in Honolulu placing their order are talking to someone in California. In the 10 seconds that it takes for the next car to pull up and order, the call center operator can take an order for someone in Florida. I would love to see what would happen if the calls got mixed up. The full article is at The New York Times web site.

Fun Trivia Tests and Quizzes

Ok, all you trivia fans, check out these tests and quizzes at http://www.wizardrealm.com/tests/fun.html

The Geek Quiz

The geek quiz at http://www.thudfactor.com/geekquiz.php
My results are:

You are 27% geek
You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.

Normal: Tell our geek we need him to work this weekend.
You [to Geek]: We need more than that, Scotty. You'll have to stay until you can squeeze more outta them engines!
Geek [to You]: I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain, but we need more dilithium crystals!
You [to Normal]: He wants to know if he gets overtime.

Voyeur into the World of Real Estate Values

I think I have found the neatest real estate site on the net. Check out www.zillow.com. You can see the appraised values of a whole block of homes. Have fun, Jim

The Purpose of Hot Stuff From My People blog

Hey gang,
I started this Hot Stuff From My People blog as a joke but now I am going to use it. The whole idea was to find favorite web sites and news articles that were of interest to most people. I was hoping that people would participate but with my experience with my other blog, I don't have much hope. Since the format of my Free and Cheap Stuff blog is goofed up, I will experiment with this one first. Anyway, I hope you like the things that I post. If you find a site or news article you like, please let me know in one of the comment links and I will post it.