Hey everyone.

I’m back from Christmas. It was a great joy and I hope you too had your share of peace and happiness.

Just before Christmas I participated in ProBlogger‘s Group Writing Project, with my Microsoft’s Year post. I hope you enjoyed it. After talking to some of my friends I realized that maybe I was a bit too harsh to Microsoft, but I honestly find them to be reactive and slow. And I think that, sooner or later, they won’t be able to lead (or follow) the competition.

ProBlogger Group Writing project generated some great posts. I haven’t had time to read them all, but here goes the full list:

• The Three Amigos by Scott
• Haiku #35: Consoles Reviewed by Tim
• The Top Five 2006 Money Topics on Free Money Finance by FMF
• Top 10 Sports Predictions for 2007 by Aaron
• Why People Hate Lawyers – Just Read their Blogs! by Andrew
• Why We’ll Fork Over $15.00 to Hear Britney’s New CD in 2007 by Roberta
• Predictions for 2007 by Jason
• Why I Won “Time’s Person of the Year” by Sarakastic
• 2006 Web Wrap-Up by Robert
• Creative Ideas for Business Games by Anna
• To Think a Lost Cell Phone Started it all by Mama Duck
• Looking Ahead in Homebrewing by Rob Zazueta’s Brew Blog
• Growing My Mind and Options by Deb/Jersey Girl
• The Year Ahead is What Looms by Colin
• The Rapper Cook’s Preview Into Her 2007 Menu by SimCooks
• Lessons Learned in 2006 by Basil
• 5 biggest mistakes in heart rate monitor training by Jesper
• The Five Biggest Movie Gambles of 2007 by Dave
• Whats the year going to bring by Marcus
• Reviews and Predictions from a Canadian Problogger by David
• I see the future and it is good by Captain Hops
• A History of My Preaching Websites and Plans for Future by Sherman
• The Year of the Client by Carolyn
• 2007 Prediction: Blogs will be replaced by Joshua
• Creating a Logo by Pawel
• 11 reasons why 2007 will be the year for plus size fashion by Glen
• New Year’s Resolutions For Bloggers by Domtan
• Reflections… without a mirror by Sarah
• Nostradamus’ take on Gardening by Stuart
• 2007 Psychic Predictions by Matt
• Sneak Peek : Top News Stories of 2007 by Xaymaca
• Blogs aren’t the story in 07! by Ted
• Looking back to look ahead by Rod
• 10 Reasons to Choose a Russian Blue by Simonne
• Reflections on a Self Made Blogger by Tyler
• Review of 10 best blogs for me in 2006 & why by nakedpastor
• Looking Back and Looking Forward by Simba’s Mom
• 5 Technology Discoveries That Changed My Business in 2006 by Desiree Scales
• The Google Maps API: Predictions for 2007 by Cameron
• What I expect from the 2007 Chicago Cubs Starting Pitchers by Joe
• Reviews and Predictions by Doug Karr
• A Preview of What to Expect tfrom bloglinkr by Michael
• Motorsports Predictions from The Garage by Gary
• 7 predictions for ‘07 by Brandon
• Monetize This by Ken
• The Year That Was – For Digital Film Makers by Jason
• 2006: Revelation of a Video Games Blogger by Patrick
• The Biggest Blogging Mistake I Made In 2006 by George
• Qigong is the New Yoga by Martial Development
• Hopes for a More Conservative 2007 by Adam
• Thanks For Making My Year by Kamal
• Personal Review 2006 by Tony
• Incursion into the Blogosphere – A Post Fairy Tale by Yan
• 7 Things I Learned Since Becoming An Web Entrepreneur by Griffen
• The Top Headlines of 2007 by Stefan
• Self-defeating self-improvement shortcuts of the future by Julie
• Top Ten Board Game News 2006 by Yehuda
• The 2007 Economic Outlook by Jeremy
• Tiny Dancer: A Year in Pictures by Erica
• Buy and Sell Essay Writing in 2007 by Angel
• ¿Qué depara el 2007 en la blogosfera española profesional? by Sacha
• Tagged with “5 Things” Meme aka Mirror Mirror by Elana
• Reflection over my net travels by Luke
• Business Blogs Break Loose in 2007 by Brad
• Spam killer plugins I used this 2006 by Jhay
• Ten Teens and Pretees: Ten Predictions by Claudia
• Eliza’s Blog Predictions for 2007 by Eliza
• For better or Worse? by Rebecca
• Prediction 2007 – blogging community helps cut the crap by CabSav
• One Hundred Footsteps by Beth
• Finding Opportunities for Big Success is Easy by Benjamin
• Stupid Ways to Lose Money by TJP
• Thinking of 2007 by Thejesh
• Predicting the evolution of Techspot insideout by Ashish
• What does 2007 hold for Apple? by fcodc
• How old is web 2.0? Look back in Time by Sante
• Previsões Para 2007 by Ibrahim
• Starting a Hero’s Journey by Matt
• Free Sofware in 2007. Or maybe not (portuguese version) by Fernando
• Why did I join blogosphere? by Maggie & Will
• Looking forward to 2007 by Leroy
• Hybrid Cars in 2007 by Mike
• A Writer’s First by Leo
• Lessons from the Most Talked about Topics of 2006 by nickel
• In the Garden of Resolve by Kathy
• As I see 2006 in my rear-view mirror… by monchster
• Statement for year ended… by Bianca
• Top 5 Lessons for Small Business in 2006 by Natalie
• ‘06: What I’ve learned in under 150 words by Peter
• Preaching, Unicycle, Broken Ankle, and Swearing by Scot
• Charting the Unknown – 2006 by Shadows
• The Year in Review: The Best Websites You’ve Never Visited (and some you have) by Erin
• Only You Can Write Your Life’s Coming Attractions by Tony
• Oh, the weather outside is frightful by Ian
• What blogging has taught me by Madhur
• The Year in Television Review for 2006 by Steve
• Reflections of the HART-Empire Network for 2006 and 2007 by HART
• The Hamster is Back by FosterAbba
• The Top 7 Writing Contests to Enter in 2007 by LearningNerd
• Teachings I was given in 2006 by Msterlinn
• Choose My Haircut 2 by Jeremy
• “Set It & Forget it” For the Future? by TMT
• You Can Be a Good Example or a Horrible Warning – How NOT to be a Successful Blogger by engtech
• 2006 Reflection and a Look Ahead for 2007 by Pink Eyed
• 5 Reasons Why Filipino Bloggers Will Make it Bigger in 2007 by aczafra
• The Withdrawing of Forces and Other Predictions for ‘07 by Ronald
• Finding the Courage to Fail – Even as a Broke-Ass Student by Jennifer Lynn
• Where Was Your Blog This Time Last Year? by Sarah Lewis
• *Star Wars* VS The Stark Wok – *Star Wars* VS Stark Wok – Jedi to
• make way for Blo-gedi ! by tigerfish
• Cooking Korean Food Anywhere: How I’m going to help you in 2007 by Sue
• 2007: From Productivity to Possibilities by Nneka
• How I made $4000 in 2006 with Hypertext by Mark
• How I Made It Through 2006 As A Newbie Blogger Without Losing The Rest of My Hair by Robert
• Top 10 Lightweight Rowing Stories of 2006 by JW Burk
• The State of Gaming, 2007 by Chris
• Look Back in Anguish: My Switch to a True Blogging Platform by Mike
• The Future of Blogging by Steve
• Top 2006 website news terms and buzzword anagrams by Bryant
• My Blogging Journey through 2006 and My blog resolutions for 2007! by Anthony
• My ball wonders… how bout yours? by Rashenbo
• 2007 Travel Predictions and Trends by Nick
• Nine Baseball Predictions for 2007 by Geoff
• Rubbing the Crystal Ball: 5 Technology Predictions for 2007 by Jonathan
• The Mac Came Back by Curt
• I’ll blog naked throughout 2007 by Andréa
• Baby Name Stock Market: My Picks for 2006 by Nancy
• Now and Future by WishBoNe
• Tiger Woods 2006 Review and Early 2007 Predictions by TP Golf Online
• What Google, Yahoo and Microsoft will buy in 2007 by TIm
• Review of affiliate Marketing in India by Ashok
• May you live gluten free in interesting times… by Lucy
• Best Japanese Commercials of 2006 by James
• My 7 Blogging Predictions for 2007 by Martin
• Seven Sustainability Predictions for 2007 by Mike
• Fart Queen and Other Princess Stories – Year End Review by E.B
• Looking back at Me in 2006 by Ray
• Hello 2008! A look back at 2007 by Phil
• Raspberry Season by John
• 2006: Dead frogs, cows on parade, a kidnapped snowman, and Japan by Jul
• Yoiks and Away – Reflections and Directions by Stropp
• Baring All by Jennie
• Nothing Ventured: a review of 2006, and plans for 2007 by Tom
• Meus projetos, em 2006 by Rodrigo
• Top 10 “Crzy” Tech Gifts by Nic
• A Look Back at 2006: Celeb Fashion, Beauty, and Etiquette by Meg
• Sharepoint Predictions for 2007 by Kanwal
• Corvette: The 2006 Year in Review by Keith
• Blogging in the Rear View by Amanda
• The three biggest U.S. soccer stories of 2006 by Josh
• My Year In Books by Dave
• A Look at 2006 Alzheimer’s Advances by Katelyn
• Looking Forward to 2007… A Successful Year by cjcm
• Don’t Hold Your Breath in 2007 by Dan
• The Future of Lucid Dreaming by Bill
• A Writer’s Reflections by Karen
• Looking Back and Renewing Priorities by Rob
• Top 5 Gospel Gossips of ‘06 by Dee
• 101 Blog Tips I learned in 2006 by Daniel
• Five “gadgets” that made my life easier in 2006 by Shawn
• Why did i choose to blog in English? by Aditya
• How Christmas Letters Can Make You a Happy Millionaire! by Ben
• Reflecting, Refocusing at Working at Home on the Internet by Joe
• Blogs are dead – thanks, Digg by John
• Evolving Times: The Year In Review by Edward
• 2007 – The Photography Peak by Mike
• Blogging and Money: Six Trends For 2007 by Trent
• Warmer but not Comfy: The Year Ahead in Global Warming and Energy Dependence, a Prognostication by Martin
• Habe ich meinen Deutschlehrer in den Selbstmord getrieben? by Jörg
• The Year of the Ebay Hustler – Go Nuts! by Mike
• Me in 2006 by Gary
• 3 for this Year, 3 for Next by Greg
• Are you planning on falling in love everyday, just like me? by Thaleia
• You don’t have to be a writer to be a Blogger! by Tim
• Yoyos and Peanuts by Sophie
• The Next Big Thing: Will it Be You? by John
• Arrie-gato by Meredyth
• 13 Events That You WILL Blog About in 2007 by Easton
• 2007 Not Everyone’s Year of the Dolphin by Heather
• When GPS goes bad!! by Coopz
• Top 10 list of “Don’ts” when parenting a Teen-Age Girl: Lessons from 2006 by northern girl
• 2006 – A Year Of Weight Loss by Darren
• Will 2007 Mark the End of Digg? by Kris
• 2006: My year in anime/manga goods by Danielle
• Top 10 Unexpected News Stories on the WWW in 2006 by Tom
• Maybe it’s too early in the game by NTE
• O Sapo em Revista by Sérgio
• Work Less, Live More by Katie
• Looking back, reikiblogger’s top 7 posts by TC
• You are Enough by Beth
• My Top 5s for ‘05 (aka 55405) by Geoff
• Wait… Never! by Rob
• 2006 through the eyes of a Travel Blogger by Darren
• The strangeness of food history – a few foul anecdotes by Gillian
• Reflections and Forecasts of a Brand New Blog Network by Jon
• Be-attitudes For PR Students in 2007 by Kelli
• New Year Resolutions for 2007 by Yellow Pages
• I predict….. by Joh
• Prometo que 2007 será melhor (ou “estrogonoficamente cabriocário”…) by Maikel
• 2007 Already Happened by Expert Idiot
• 2006 School Review – Mixed ‘06 by Russ
• Public Speaking Disasters of 2006 by Charlie
• Prediction: 2007 will find us getting more frustrated as tech support continues to disappoint by Mary
• Der Crossgolf Jahresrückblick by enq1981
• Anime writers will rule Hollywood – My 2007 prediction by Icaterus
• Why Cameras Cell Phones Will Not Replace Digital Cameras In 2007 by Dominic
• Kickstart Your Blogging Business and Make Big Money: 7 Reality Checks by Andrew
• 10 Great Leadership Blunders of 2006 by George
• Why Cartoonists Will Rule the World in 2007 by Matt
• You Can Live the lIfe of Your Dreams but You Must First Learn to Crawl by Tabs
• Vivid Imagination Or…? by Jeremy
• Interior Design Trends for 2007 by Wendy
• Natação by pjdc
• Early Notice Of What He May Be Getting Under The Tree by Justin
• The Reviewer’s Best and Worst of 2006 by The Reviewer
• My year in retrospect by Rakshith
• Година на изолираност: 2006 by Atanas
• Top 8 YouTube Videos of 2006 by Todd
• Beware – Are you the Weakest Link in Your Team? by Robert
• Five blogging tools that every blogger will use in 2007 by Yoav
• China 2007: Thoughts and Predictions by fiLi
• No doubt: Christmas has come to Japan by Kris
• Online travel in 2006 by Kevin
• Souvenirs From My Trip Around the Sun by Tillerman
• A Blogosfera Brasileeira de 2006 by Tiago
• “2007 Will Be Heaven” or “Why The New Year Holds Such Promise” by Thom
• Os Últimos Resultados de Buscas! by Bruno
• What’s in store for ‘07? by Andy
• One year of computer knowledge wrapped up in one blog post by Michael
• Online Stock Trading 2006 by mrmike
• Web 2.0 in 2007 by Justin
• Blogging Lessons Learned in 2006 by Chris
• WTF: the Donald, the burger and the other white meat in 2007 by Jenny
• eBay – Looking Ahead To 2007 by Gary
• Top 5 Revolutionaries of 2006 by Brandon
• Companies Are Actually Engaging in Conversations With Customers by Christopher
• Thirteen Lucky Predictions for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Michelle
• Reminiscences from Innocence in Retrospective – 1 by Fouad
• Top 10 Ugliest Sneakers of 2006 by Terry
• Who Will jump on the blog bandwagon in 2007? by Vincent
• Using Ubuntu and Showing off on the Internet by Julien
• My year of words, design and creativity by SunnySnowy
• From Schinveld and Kikase-cho to Dime Box: travel blogging now and next year by Sheila
• Looking Ahead – Tech Predictions for 2007 by James
• Top 5 Food Business Trends for 2007: These Will Set Your Mind Buzzing and Your Mouth Watering by Barbra
• Two Years of Homeland Stupidity by Michael
• Reviews and Predictions: The year gone by and what’s to come in
• health and fitness by Fitness Mantra
• 12 Ways The Internet Has Helped Me In 2006 by Ellen
• Top 6 Top Sixes for a Top ‘06 by Geoff
• Ooh, baby, baby it’s a wired world — but what is going to change in residential real estate in the next 12 months? Almost nothing . . . by Greg
• Merry Christmas/Season’s Greetings – in 38+ dialects/languages by James
• 28 things I did to improved traffic to my website in 2006 by Lyndon
• End of Year SGEP Review– The Best Posts of 2006, as voted by YOU!!! by D.T Kelly
• No Hesitation: Why I’m matriculating into Yale 2011 by Sam
• My AdSense Millions by Nico
• A Response to the President’s Order For Us to “Go Shopping” by Randy
• Unintentionally Blank Predictions ‘07 by Phil
• 10 Hot Technologies coming to Mobile Phones in 2007 by Mike
• Run to Win in 2006 by Blaine
• Microsoft’s Year by Pedro
• 12 Pictures and Reflections from Paddling with a Camera in 2006 by Marek
• This Year; Next Year by sbpoet
• 2006 Was a Very Good Year to be a Willie Nelson Fan by Linda
• Adolescent RSS: Getting her boobs in 2007, thanks to Windows Vista by Ricky-bob
• A Year in the Life of ‘Medium’: 2006 by GetSheila
• I Don’t Know Jack by Ian
• 2007: The Financially Savvy Stay at Home Mom by Dana
• “Second-Order Distractions” Pursued by Conservatives in Late 2006 by Rob
• $12,000 Down…$25,000 Yet to Go by Tricia
• More Holistic Than You Could Possibly Expect by Renée
• Personalities of the Year 2006 at Filipina Soul by Maricar
• Search Engine Reputation Management on the Rise in 2007 by Richard
• Six Moments That Changed My Foodie Life in 2006 by Sarina Nicole
• What’s Decomposing – 2006 by Anthony
• What will you choose to believe in 2007? by Patricia
• Top 5 productivity tips of 2006 by Jim
• Designs for the Future by James
• My predictions for 2007 by Somu
• The Award Design Awards by Hurty
• Top Peak Performance Articles for 2006 by Graham
• Things I Should Have Blogged in 2006 by Billy
• Finding my Way: Lessons I’ve Learned in Crafting this Year by Angela
• 2006 Search Wrap-Up by Kevin
• Saving the Planet One Lunch Break at a Time by Lorna
• 2006 in Review: A Year of My Money Blog by Jonathan
• Internet Headlines of 2007 by Chris
• …2007 is hard to predict by Cory
• Five freeware faves from 2006 by Mark
• 10 Things That Will Happen to Videoblogging in 2007 by Stephanie
• Disruptive technologies for 2007 by NitnK
• 10 Mistakes I’ve made in 2006 by Randy
• The Year of the Baby by Lisa

Hope you enjoy them. Please tell me your favorites.

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