Having been disappointed with the lax curriculum of the American public school systems, I have begun to subject my kids to some extra math work at home. Nothing too grueling, but just enough to give them an edge, and perhaps spark some interest in that subject. The other day, I had my third-grader fill in — Continue reading »
Microsoft ups the ante in anti-spyware
📆 January 6, 2005
It was only a matter of time, but Microsoft's concerted mobilization against hackers has started to pay dividends. Today, that dividend manifested itself in the form of an anti-spyware program, aptly named Microsoft AntiSpyware. The program (currently in its first Beta) is available for free from Microsoft's Web site. Windows Users have a number of — Continue reading »
Not too old to be young
📆 January 2, 2005
Remember when we were kids we used to swear that we'd never become like our parents. I suppose we spend most of our 20's as conflicted people not certain if we can still afford to act like children while aspiring to become adults. In our 30's we are pretty certain that we have entered the — Continue reading »
Handling Telemarketers, Kiddy Style
📆 December 28, 2004
As parents, we always strive to teach decorum and proper behavior to our kids. One of these areas has to do with how one handles telephone calls. As a matter of personal choice I rarely pick up the phone. Having three females in the house for a number of years, the Pavlovian in me has — Continue reading »
The Housing Dilemma
📆 December 24, 2004
The recent plunge in new home sales in the United States should come as no surprise to those following the housing market in the last six or seven years. The laws of economics are much like the laws of physics: "what goes up must come down". But it remains to be seen if the more — Continue reading »
Intel and Analysts: I Told You So
📆 December 21, 2004
A couple of weeks ago when Intel Reported a blow-out quarter I mentioned here that analysts will reverse course and upgrade the stock. Here's my blog note I am referring to: Intel Flies in the Face of Analyst Well, today Lehman Brothers joined a bunch of other analysts such as those form J.P. Morgan who — Continue reading »
Geico Bows to Google (At Least for Now)
📆 December 15, 2004
Google's wildly successful Adsense program, while a blessing for some, has become a bane for others. In a lawsuit brought on by Geico, the insurance company claimed damages because some of Google's advertisers buy the "Geico" keyword for the specific reason to display insurance-related messages to the viewers. While Geico claims that this practice infringes — Continue reading »
Intel Flies in the Face of Analyst
📆 December 2, 2004
So much for the Intel downgrade by Credit Suisse First Boston barely a week ago. The brainiacs at CSFB downgraded the stock to underperform on November 24th citing lower demand. Tonight Intel pre-announced a blowout quarter citing higher demand. So what happened? As usual the analysts' darts weren't hitting the bull's eye. Maybe they had — Continue reading »
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