Last 10 Entries:
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Virtualization cost savings
May 7, 2010 12:11 AM
I have several new articles in the hopper with various degrees of progress but work has interfered with their completion in the past two weeks. One project that came up was the replacement of hardware. One of our older servers...
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Inline skate analysis paralysis
April 23, 2010 11:11 AM
I love skating. Most forms of exercise are rather blah to me but put some wheels on my shoes and I can go for hours slicing through the wind. Especially nice is the endorphin rush when I'm near the end...
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Downside of being an ocean away
April 19, 2010 10:53 AM
There's a Sarah Brightman song with the lyrics:There's an ocean between us. You know where to find me. You reach out and touch me. I feel you in my own heart. More than a lifetime Still goes on forever. But...
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Maximizing job hunting returns
April 18, 2010 10:47 AM
In the past 4 years, we've done most of our new hires using Craigslist. The position we've hired the most for is Data Control Analyst and each time as the economy worsened, the response rate went up. Here's how each...
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I hate mosquitoes
April 10, 2010 11:24 AM
About a month ago, I wrote about the 2nd worse thing about living in China -- the north/south wind combos that make floors and walls drip with moisture. Number 1 on that list is mosquitos. Living in San Francisco, mosquitoes...
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2009 tax extension filed
April 8, 2010 3:13 PM
As I begin writing, there are 7 more days before the traditional tax due date. I've known my rough tax estimate since January but I finally took the time to download every statement to enter into TaxAct. For a few...
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Foreigner's Finances comment summary
April 6, 2010 11:34 AM
Austin over at Foreigner's Finances was gracious enough to send some traffic to this site when he interviewed me in his continuing series on people living overseas. The link to my interview is at: Interview with a location-independent family man...
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Guaranteed Insurance Contracts
April 2, 2010 1:59 PM
The usual investing advice is don't mix up insurance with investing. The fees are high, the restrictions many, the fine-print hard to read. Basically, there are far better alternatives ... at least in the U.S.. An American investor can buy...
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Remote office technology
March 31, 2010 10:52 PM
With office build-out done, my next task was to implement the necessary technology to integrate with the main San Francisco office. Step 1 was easy -- I put together detailed specifications for my desired hardware and got quotes from...
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Vacation but don't invest in Europe
March 24, 2010 11:22 AM
Back in late 2007, I re-evaluated my asset allocation and came to the conclusion that European countries were in just as bad shape as the United States in terms of debt and delusions. The only diversification would have been due...
