WhyReboot is a small (60KB) Windows application that displays a list of pending file operations that will occur after rebooting your computer. This is useful in determining why an installer has notified you that a reboot is needed.

(tags: windows hack)

Reduce your Javascript down to a reasonable size.

(tags: javascript optimization web hack jsmin)

"Not very well. For eight top news stories of 2005, blogs were listed in Google search results before the Times six times, the Times only twice."

(tags: msm nyt blogging news kottke)

Tyler Cowen's take on Ed Lazear, who's been nominated to be the new CEA head. Sounds like an interesting guy.

(tags: economics politics)

IE7: Yet another browser to regularly test code in.

(tags: ie7 msie web)

How to split up the equity between startup founders? This is a good overview of the issues and options.

(tags: business startup)

"Google does not expect to make further donations to the Google Foundation for the foreseeable future." Jeez. First the China stuff, now this. Who's handling Google's PR? They should be fired.

(tags: google charity news)

Good overview of what Steve Jobs does so well

(tags: business design apple)

Great list of things to keep in mind when hiring.

(tags: business startup-school)

Heh.

(tags: law-and-order humor)

Companion website for the book of the same name.

(tags: css)

Mitsubishi's Apricot AL C Series weighs 996g, has a Pentium M 753 (1.20Ghz), 256 to 1280 MB RAM, 20 to 100 GB HD. I want one.

(tags: laptop wishlist mitsubishi)