My Picks: Top 5 Gadgets
January 26th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
I was recently asked an interesting question. “What are five tech gadgets that you can’t live without?” Some of my picks aren’t really gadgets…I just went with the stuff I derive the most value from in a work context. « Read the rest of this entry »
Air and Simple Gifts
January 20th, 2009 § 1 Comment
I really enjoyed the John Williams arrangement “Air and Simple Gifts.” played today at the inauguration by Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Itzhak Perlman (violin), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet). « Read the rest of this entry »
2 years and 200 posts
January 14th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
I started this blog 2 years and 200 posts ago. The time has flown by. I’m still having fun with it and no major missteps so I’m sticking to my plan. Just over 50,000 pages viewed so far. Thanks for reading! I’ll try to keep things interesting.
The Money Management Boom
January 7th, 2009 § 1 Comment
As the Madoff scandal continues to unwind, the best reading for background on the situation continues to be Harry Markopolos’ letter to the SEC in 2005 (pdf, html) entitled “The World’s Largest Hedge Fund is a Fraud”. Not only is his analysis of the Madoff situation spot on, his analysis of the funds and funds of funds that invested in him is also very true: « Read the rest of this entry »
