I’ve been using Windows Live Writer for a few months now.  It is the best Windows-based blog composition application that I’ve used.  It works great with Wordpress and, apparently, also supports other blogging platforms like Blogger, TypePad, LiveJournal, etc.  Best of all, it is free.

Judging by the traffic in my personal inbox, it seeems a number of my colleagues have just discovered LinkedIn.

Although I`ve had account for a few years, it wasn`t until I listened this podcast interview with Reid Hoffman that I recognized the some value of it.

If you’re new to the service, the folks at Web Worker Daily offer 20 Ways to Use LinkedIn Productively

Guy Kawasaki has written a number of articles about using LinkedIn:

• Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Profile Extreme Makeover
• LinkedIn and the Art of Avoiding an A**hole Boss

If you`re curious, you can find my profile here.

Did you know you can put a package tracking number into Google Search?  I’ve tried it with both Fedex and UPS packages.

You can also use Google to quickly determine the currency exchange rates.  For example, put “convert USD to CAD” into Google Search.  You can see the result here.