Archive for July 2002

Which 529 Is Best for You?. A 529 savings plan is a great way to save for college. But which plan should you choose? [The Motley Fool]

This whole Snap Names thing is a scam. I had my eye on an “amost free” domain. Well, I thought I'd give the service a shot. I hadn't heard in a week or so and when I checked on the domain, it was available. Sure enough, Snap Names never notified me. In fact, according to […]

YES!! Virtual Desktop is a winner. At $20, I'll be buying this one. Now, will managing two machines, side-by-side, with four desktops each pose a mental challenge? Hmmmmmmmmmm. – andy

This is one of the biggest things that I miss about Linux on my OS X box. Virtual Desktops (when done right) are incredibly valuable, once you get accustomed to using them. It takes a different mindset, but when your computer never crashes or freezes, the ability to maintain a desktop for different projects, tasks, […]

Asset Allocation in Retirement. How should seniors divide their money? [The Motley Fool]

I like this investment strategy. Today, Less is More. – andy Berkshire Hathaway. “…my dad would have scoffed at such drivel and kept leveraging those dividends into an awesome quality of life.” [The Motley Fool]

More life in Moore's Law, creator says. Gordon Moore expects that his law, which postulates that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years, will slow down a bit but continue to chug along. [CNET News.com]

Tapping brainpower. The country's sheer numbers and ambitious work ethic are producing thousands of engineers–and U.S. companies are recruiting the best of them. [CNET News.com]

I have never been a fan of natural gas powered cars due to the lack of availability of the resource. Since I have natural gas at my home, I would be very interested in this product. I think the refueling time is a bit slow, but if I can plug it in at night and […]

I just added my new OPML outliner subscription coffee mug. Click on it (below the calendar) to subscribe. Haven't yet figured out if I'll get much use from it, but we'll see. It would be great if I could post all my Radio news through it. Don't know, but we'll find out soon enough. – […]