Microsoft has sued a Hong Kong seller of mobile ringtones, saying the company used phishing techniques to flood Microsoft Live Messenger users with spam messages. PC World reports. The lawsuit accuses a company called Funmobile of sending out thousands of spam instant messages over the past four months. The case was filed last month in King County Superior Court in Seattle, but Microsoft did not name the company involved until Thursday. Microsoft is seeking a court injunction to stop t

Here's a photo of Ute and me in front of her front door in Frankfurt.  She has lived in this apartment for nine years--up five flights of stairs with no elevator. Those stairs, plus the bicycle she rides to work, keep her very fit.  For me, with my shortness of breath, the stairs are a challenge, and I only go up and down once a day.  The whole neighborhood is very charming with buildings that date back more than 100 years. Most have shops and restaurants on the ground floor and apartments

A completely redesigned and re-architected San Francisco 49ers site went live this afternoon. The 49ers now join the Bills , Seahawks , Titans , Bengals , Panthers , Chargers  and Vikings on NFL’s club technology platform. Congrats to all who made this possible. We hope the fans love their new 49ers home.  Check it out, and all comments are welcome: http://www.49ers.com Related posts: New Official Vikings site leaves dock Seattle Seahawks & Buffalo Bills websites go live

Globe and Mail Fans embrace Ramirez in homecoming MLB.com LOS ANGELES -- Before the Dodgers' public-address announcer could even say Manny Ramirez's name prior to his first at-bat Thursday, the Dodger Stadium crowd was already on its feet chanting, "Manny, Manny, Manny. ... Fans welcome back Manny Ramirez Los Angeles Times Astros win to spoil Manny's return to Dodger Stadium Houston Chronicle Manny cheered in return to Dodger Stadium, but LA blanked by Astros

I’ve got my eyes on the skies this week for the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and the first steps on the moon. Sadly, I won’t be able to make it Wapakoneta, Ohio to see the World’s Largest Moon Pie But at least I’ll be in Seattle on August 15th when the EMP ( Experience Music Project ) kicks off its newest exhibition:    Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers 117 space-themed record album covers released between 1940 and 1969—the dawn of the space age— will b

I am a bit skeptical about trying out a brand new restaurant after a few disastrous experiences. With so many great places in and around Seattle, once we have a bad experience in a restaurant, the chances of us going back there is very slim. And everyone knows that most restaurants won’t have all their [...]

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes I am online, but I’m coming to you courtesy of my house in the Seattle area. I really am happy here. I love the weather, the people and the lifestyle. A member of our chatroom emailed me recently, asking about places to visit in Seattle. She and her family will be visiting here in November. I’m going to give my top ten places to go, but I challenge all of you who live (or have visited) here to submit your own recommendations,

Growing up in Seattle, we spent every summer on the salty, rocky beaches of the Puget Sound… running around in our Saltwater sandals ! Every summer we got a new pair — I can still remember choosing the color.  Saltwater sandals are made to stand up even in salt water (hence the name) — you can get them wet, and they’ll still survive.  They’re made with a flexible, high grade sole, and durable leather straps.  (Apparently, according to Wikipedia , they were first produced in the 1940s as an alt

I hope you all enjoyed Real Estate Week on Suddenly Frugal. While I don’t have any real estate-related freebies to list here, I do have some yummy and fun goodies/freebies for you to enjoy in the coming week. Free Food Get a free mocha coffee at McDonald’s on Mocha Mondays throughout the summer, including this Monday, July 20th . This deal is good from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Mondays at participating locations. (Thanks to Cities on the Cheap for the lead on this freebie.) Nation

The main reason I love summers is because that's when we take our family vacations. Here we are in Seattle a few years ago. Here we are in family art camp at Idyllwild. Here we are in Chicago when the kids were much younger. A nd much younger still were the kids when we headed off to Orlando. And here we are in Washington D.C.   Later this month, we'll be flying out to Boston and then driving into Maine for several days. I'm especially look