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Weekly Market Commentary from 4/11/08
This was a quiet week in the market. Until Friday, each day was a narrow range day with very little volume. For the first time in a while there seemed to be very little external influence on the market. Governments weren’t overtly buying or selling to push an agenda. Giant funds weren’t trying desperately to
A Sense of Security
Microsoft came out with a bunch of security updates this week. I thought I’d share a few of the tools I use to help keep our computers running smoothly and safely. The first is a free tool that doesn’t require any download or installation. It is called the Secunia Software Inspector, and it: Detects insecure
A Post on "Choices"
I got this in an e-mail from a friend. It is a variation of several I’ve seen before (Snopes discusses it here). But it made me think; and it made me feel. So I thought I’d pass it along. – HMG What would you do?…. you make the choice. Don’t look for a punch line,
The Greater Fool
I admit, I fell for the flying penguins story this week. Here is a link is to a fun list of the 100 Best April Fool’s Hoaxes. I enjoyed reading this and hope you do to. Also check-out Snopes, which is an Urban Legend reference site. And Truemors, which is a strangely captivating site where
Market Commentary from April 4th
A Wild Ride: "Six 180-degree turns. Twelve drops. Sixteen changes of direction. Twenty-seven elevation changes. Those stats describe Coney Island’s famous vertigo-inducing Cyclone roller coaster. But it could just as easily describe the hair-raising ride that Wall Street investors have been on this year." I don’t normally turn to USAToday for trading information, but they
Movie Worth Watching - August Rush
I highly recommend the movie August Rush (about an orphaned musical prodigy’s search for his parents, and the unfolding of his talents). Like many good movies, it is well made, has a nice message and great soundtrack. What set it apart, for me, was the way they showed the genius, the beauty, and the simplicity