One of the better ideas I've seen come out of Microsoft since OneNote comes Microsoft Points for the Xbox Marketplace. With this they could branch into all sorts of content possibilities being done through the Xbox marketplace and perhaps someday beyond.
Oh, and yes, I've been away for awhile from this blog checking out and getting familiar with LSL (Linden Scripting Language) in Second Life. Had to put aside my time laid out for Crink to go to this endeavor. Also, I've had some tablet hardware problems (still having a few) which have kind of dampened my excitement level for the Tablet PC. I am looking very forward to buying one of the new UMPCs. I might even do that before Vista comes out, if I can get my hands on one.
Took nearly five months to finally see an Xbox 360 on store shelves for the first time.