Greetings, everyone. Here in Hamilton, N.Y., there is a freshly fallen six inches of snow on the ground, courtesy of an overnight visit by Mother Nature. The snow won't affect any New Year's Eve revelry, I'm sure, as we expect just flurries the rest of the day.

Not that I have huge plans. A nice dinner out with just the family at a local restaurant and then some friends over for a cocktail or two until the ball drops.

I hope everyone has enjoyed the holidays. I know I have. I've been out of the office since Dec. 21. I'm sure I'll struggle to remember the 19 different passwords I use for my day-to-day work and, in a rare move for me, I've not gone near my work e-mail. I'm sure that alone will take a good part of Wednesday to clear up.

I wanted to take this time to wish everyone all the very best in '08. It's looking like a very interesting year ahead and I hope we can have some good conversations about new projects and new adaptations of technology that continue to shape the ways we communicate.

ath bhliain faoi mhaise!
(Happy New Year, in Gaelic)

Tim