"The first digital decade has been a great success. The second digital decade will be more focused on connecting people. It will be more user-centric." Bill Gates, speaking at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show.

"This will be the first time since I was 17 that I haven't had my full time job at Microsoft,” Gates said of his pending retirement.

THE HIGHLIGHT. This video is a must see: a tribute video that features the world’s richest man trying to fill his time auditioning for movies with Steven Spielberg, boasting of his “Guitar Hero” skills with rock star Bono and lobbying presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the VP spot on the ticket.