I am trying to log into my frequent flyer account with SAS. I cannot recall what my username is. I use two for the most part; usually one or the other will work. But sometimes they are already taken or for some inane, pathetically stupid reason the site requires numbers, characters, etc. in the username. […]

Making International Characters on the Mac
As we prepare to move we’re learning German. And we bought a new MacBook so we have a computer in Zürich. It took me some time to figure out how to get umlauts on the letters though. On a PC it’s very easy — you just hit Alt+ some random […]

Two days ago I accepted a job with Microsoft’s Zurich Development Center. Wow. I’ve lived in Washington for the past 20 years plus extra on-again/off-again time as a kid. Susan has lived in the Northwest her entire life. And now we’re packing up the kids and moving across the planet for a few years. What […]

The hot water dispenser in our house stopped working. Like most things we’ve let it sit for a few weeks but with all the Zürich ramping up we’re doing I thought I’d take a look. First I verified power to the device, then I hit the reset button. No luck. Since I hate telephones I […]