I have successfully upgraded the hard drive in a 2010 Mac Mini. The process wasn’t a trivial one, but wasn’t an especially complex one. First, note that as of this writing (August 2010), the largest-capacity hard drive that you can … Continue reading
From page 294 of Nerds on Wall Street: the complicated and the simplified diagrams to help you understand synthetic CDOs. Hat tip to Casual Businessman for this one.
To set up iChat with your Facebook buddy list, you need to do this: * Create a new Jabber account. Go to iChat menu, then Preferences, then the plus sign. The “Account Setup” window will appear. * Select “Jabber” as … Continue reading
The FAA has issued me a private pilot certificate; at that moment, I became an official pilot. The process of learning to fly was not a trivial one. It took me almost a year from start to finish, and a … Continue reading
I have had a cold for a few days, and when this morning I woke up with two painful ears, my worry that I might have an ear infection caused me to abandon my long-standing practice of waiting colds out … Continue reading
“I like See’s candy. Put me in a See’s store, I’m eating candy. The whole world is Tiger’s See’s store, and the candy is vagina.” — From the “Shit my Dad Says” Twitter account We have all known for a … Continue reading
Sing to the tune of 50 Cent’s classic, “P.I.M.P.” I don’t know what you heard about me and real estate investing ain’t cheap but I won’t charge you two and twenty I’m a plain-vanilla REIT I don’t know what you … Continue reading
If you use an iPhone at work, within an environment that includes Microsoft Windows and Exchange, you may have run into an issue when changing your Windows or Exchange password. If your network administrator forces you to change your login … Continue reading
1. Sans-serif fonts that will seem horribly dated in retrospect 2. Unpopular war 3. Runaway inflation 4. Bell-bottom pants (today, they are called “boot cut”) 5. General mistrust of politicians, especially the President 6. Dance competitions 7. Fondue 8. “Modern” … Continue reading
In my opinion, these investment practitioners write the best periodic (monthly or quarterly) commentary on the markets. I try not to miss their commentaries. Howard Marks, of Oaktree Capital Management Jeremy Grantham, of Grantham, Mayo, van Otterloo (GMO) John Mauldin, … Continue reading