My Mom is looking into new laptop computers (primarily for herself, although she might replace all the computers in the house with the same computer). Here’s the requirements:

• Must be new (not used or refurbished)
• Must be 1.8 GHz or higher
• Must have 512 MB RAM or more
• Must have legitimate copies of antivirus software (update must last at least one year) and Microsoft Office 2003
• Educational discounts allowed
• Rebates allowed, but the per-computer cost must be met even under various restrictions (e.g. one rebate per household)
• No need to include sales tax
• Must cost $500 or $600 per computer (including aforementioned software)

I will pay $20 (via PayPal) to anybody who can satisfy all of these requirements and we implement this. Make your proposal through the comment system. Offer expires 6/1/2006.

During dinner at the lovely Kinsolving, the new tri-fold cards caught my attention. It looks like they are looking for people to help with moving in. Unfortunately, they put the information in a MySpace site along with some details they pulled out of thin air (would anybody like to date a 100-year-old female? She’s up for grabs, men!). For the record, this is unprofessional. If you are affiliated with a department and would like to propagate information, please do us all a favor and get the webmaster to make you a page on the department’s site! It will save your skins from looking unprofessional.

To clarify this point, here’s a picture:

Per request, here is the link to the site I am criticizing: http://www.myspace.com/mooovin