Finding Land in Charlottesville – Part 1
Let me start by saying that the title is misleading. By Charlottesville I mean Charlottesville and the parts of Albemarle that are just outside Charlottesville (parts of Rio Rd, Pantops,
Why have laptop displays gone to the dogs?
My 6 year old Thinkpad R51 finally died. It was a refurb then so in reality it is probably 7 years old. That reliability is why I always recommend Thinkpads.
The End of Nokia as we know it?
Nokia, a company that spends more on R&D than most of it’s peers has decided to abandon Meego, it’s next generation smartphone Operating System and semi-abandon Symbian, the heart and
Vanguard Please Stop Nickel and Diming Me
I just got this notice from Vanguard in my latest statement: NEW FEE FOR ALL UVA RETIREMENT PLANS Beginning in the first quarter of 2011, participants in all University of
What will you get – iPhone4 or Droid Bionic on Verizon
So Verizon now has the iPhone4 but it is 3G only, no LTE yet. If you are on Verizon and thinking of upgrading, will you wait for the 4G Droid
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iPhone on Verizon, Will AT&T iPhones compete?
The only thing that AT&T iPhones can do over Verizon’s is simultaneous talk and data. Otherwise Verizon has the better offer. Unlimited data, like I currently enjoy on my Droid
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Stocks to Watch after CES: Motorola and more
I’ve been following all the product announcements at CES and amongst the major players, the most interesting devices are both from Motorola – the Motorola Xoom tablet and The Motorola
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Investing Basics: The S&P 500
This blog was supposed to be about the basics so let’s get back to that for a change. The S&P 500 is the benchmark index against which many, if not
TSA Body Scanners
Pat Down vs Body Scanner, what would you choose? I’d take the scanner but this is scary. Also instead of learning from the best, the TSA keeps spending billions on
Barnes and Noble Doesn’t Get It
The original nook was a great response to the Kindle. It runs Android has a few apps and got hopes really high that it would be the open device that