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So I’ve been using Windows XP since forever (or since it first came out, which in computer time is roughly the same) and I’ve recently done a few things to soup it up some. (more…)

Yes.  Next question? 

Ok, seriously.  This question comes from a first time reader to the blog.  Culture, language, just about everything changes.  Do table manners?  Is it still rude to have your elbows on the table?  It is, but not for the reason you might think… and, there are exceptions.  Pass the barbeque sauce, it's time for dinner!  

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"Alright, cowboy.  I'll see your hundred and raise you the deed to the old gold mine in the hills."  GASP! 

It seems like every time you see poker in the movies you hear a line like that.  I think there was even one in the recent re-envisioned "Casino Royale" Bond movie.  The problem is it's a bunch of hooey.  It's called a "string raise" and it's against the rules… (more…)

It's time again for the random impartation of knowledge.  This installment has me answering a question that's truly pointless: "What's the little groove above your upper lip called?" 

Answer:  The Philtrum

Now… many blogs would leave it there.  Oh no, my friends, Ask Brian would never do that.  So here are some interesting Philtrum Facts:

• The philtrum is created during embryonic development by the meeting of the nasomedial and maxillary processes
• When these processes fail to fuse, the result is a cleft lip
• Smooth philtrum (along with small eyes and thin upper lip) is one of the diagnostic indicators for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• The word comes comes from one of the Greek words for "Love" and the ancient Greeks believed it was an erogenous zone
• According to folklore, the philtrum is the spot where the angel "shushes" the baby to stop it from talking about heaven

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 Ho Ho Ho… Santa Brian has come to town and is giving you software…

Lately, several people have asked me about PDF software for their computers. Most people think that Adobe Acrobat is required to read and create PDF format documents. That's simply not true, and given that Acrobat Pro is several hundred dollars and has many more features than most of us need, let me try to simplify things and offer you alternatives. (more…)

I admit it… I am a well of useless information.

Because of that I'm often answering questions. Sometimes, that's because someone sought my advice or knowledge of something. Often, it's because I have a pathological need to explain things.  More after the jump. (more…)