It's kind of a bittersweet day here in Cringeville. The end of a long wild ride and, hopefully, the start of something better. Though it pains me enormously to say it, this is my last blog post for InfoWorld. Notes From the Field may continue in some form, but it will have to do it without Le Cringe. Ever since InfoWorld moved to a pay-per-comment model for its bloggers, I've been struggling to come up with enou It’s kind of a bittersweet day here in Cringeville. The end of a long wild ride and, hopefully, the start of something better.Though it pains me enormously to say it, this is my last blog post for InfoWorld. Notes From the Field may continue in some form, but it will have to do it without Le Cringe. Ever since InfoWorld moved to a pay-per-comment model for its bloggers, I’ve been struggling to come up with enough scratch to keep me and Apache in dog food — and I mean that literally. I tried focusing on controversial topics– evolution, terrorism, Scientology, Windows Vista — anything to stir the pot and goose the readers. But ultimately it wasn’t enough. Originally I’d hoped to stay on past June 30, the day Bill Gates steps down from his day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft to become a roadie for U2. I thought it would be a symbolic victory. But the rent is due tomorrow, I ain’t got it, and Apache is staring at my leg with a disconcerting “I could eat that” look. I know what you’re thinking: what happened to all the money? The homes on both coasts, the fleet of Italian racing bikes, those wacky home-built planes? Like the old country song says, I spent most of my cash on whiskey, wine, and women, and the rest I just wasted. Bad investments took care of whatever was left over. (Note to self: no more racing dog stables. Those bitches have let me down for the last time.)Fact is, even if I could afford to keep going, blogging is really a young man’s game. So when the offer came in, I took it. I admit, it was hard at first to accept. They want me to act as a liaison to the online community — kind of a goodwill ambassador to tech bloggers. The hours are great, the pay is quite frankly astonishing, and they’ve promised to let me remain snarky… between the hours of 7 and 7:30 am and again between 8:30 and 9 pm. One hour a day for me, 23 hours for them. Hey, it could be worse. As always, I welcome your comments, though it may take a few days for my new work email address to kick in: rxcringely (at) microsoft (dot) com. Good luck and god bless.What do you think Cringely’s legacy will be? Post your thoughts below or send them to Cringe while his Infoworld email still works — cringe (at) infoworld (dot) com. Think you’ve got the right stuff to pass our tech quizzes? They’re not as easy as they look: • The InfoWorld News Quiz • Test Your Geek IQ • Test Your Network Security IQ Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business