Review: Microsoft Security Essentials

The good Easy on the system resources Easy to figure out how to use Comes pre-configured The bad Only works on legally licensed Microsoft computers Can't opt out of contributing to SpyNet Click here for our Microsoft Security Essentials photo gallery (Credit: Chris Duckett/ZDNet.com.au) Microsoft has released version 1.0 of Security Essentials , the successor to Live OneCare. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 05:30:01

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Labour List - a warning to all potential contributors

During a previous conversation, LabourList.org founder and controller Derek Draper suggested that I share with the class the our entire email ... without credit and the apparent pretence of spontaneous submission, because he deleted the version ... creative material without credit? Are you really pretending to receive submissions from the general [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:57:16

Fed and BOE Shell Games to Bailout Insolvent Banks

The US banking system is insolvent. I gave 25 reasons on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in You Know The Banking System Is Unsound When.... 1 ... , imploding commercial real estate deals, Alt-A liar loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds, toggle bonds ... loans cannot be paid back.Many things have transpired since then. I could easily list another 25 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:51:43

How to Market Your Blog?

The Need to Market Your Blog When the new bloggers heard me saying during my lecture to them that they really need to learn how to market their blog, they immediately asked, “ Is marketing part of blogging? ” They thought that soon as their blog is already live, the only job they need to do is write articles and publish them into the blog and nothing else… and then they will just wait for the money to be sent to them by Google through the Google Adsense program. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 06:52:41

There’s More Banking Crisis Ahead

This morning, we’ll get accelerated earnings announcements from Citigroup and Bank of America. They basically have to do this because the whispering and the uncertainty about both enterprises is starting to get really hard to ignore. And BAC just became the recipient of a government-assistance deal much like what Citi got in December: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:00:38

All About "Free" Money Making Seminars

Here's an excerpt from the book The Frugal Millionaires: 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other and you ... and food, and, possibly, airfare, lodging, rental car, credit counseling fees and a psychotherapist bill. These types of marketing vehicles aren’t 100% bad if you can separate out the bits of good info [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:54:20

Bush Says Farewell: One Final Round of BDS

The one thing I could always look forward to over the last 8 years was the BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome). Sufferers of BDS could always be called on for a good laugh. Sadly, that will be coming to an end (although I’m sure many in the leftosphere will try to pin Obama’s first half dozen or so mistakes on some latent Bush policy that is still [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:13:55

Review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The good Activities are varied and fun The characters, especially Julien, are funny Forgiving controls Multiplayer mini golf is quite awesome Good replay value The bad ... an honest lion away from a flying fox, so don't even try. (Credit: GameSpot) The story in Madagascar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:31:01

Guest Post: Time to Recapitalize Banks Fully

As debate continues over the release of the second half of the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, ... recapitalizations using government money on October 13th, but largely by massive credit lines from the Federal ... in the payments system (in which letters of credit and the willingness to take counterparty risk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:47:00

The Endgame

The Endgame Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted Aye, Captain, I'm Giving Her All I've Got! Problem #1: Deflation Problem #2: Pushing on a String The Muddle Through Middle Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? With all that is going on, how does it all end up? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:29:29

Where were you when the world ended?

Being a spoiler-filled (except for the final issue) narrative of your Winter Men reading experience, in nine (somewhat lengthy) parts. Part the First. Sometime around 10 August 2005. Your trip to the local comics-purveying establishment rewards you with a new comic written by a Mr. Brett Lewis and drawn by a Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:25:10

Advice To Pres. Obama (#2): Yes We Can, But Will We?

The below post/letter is very important to me, and brings together much of what I have worked on the past few years ... particular issue runs the risk of creating more long term harm than good. In this letter, I attempt ... . In this letter, I would like to explain what some of these things are. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:49:43

Matt Weiner: Post-Golden Globes interview

This is a chat between Deborah Lipp and Matthew Weiner on Monday, January 19, 2009, the day after Mad Men won the Golden Globe award for Best Television Drama. It was before he signed the contract with Lionsgate, as you’ll see. My experience with interviewing Matt is you maybe get one question in and then he’s off and running; full of thoughts, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:36:39

GORDON BROWN URGES BANKS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT TOXIC ASSESTS

Brown urges banks to ‘come clean’ Gordon Brown is looking at a number of options to help the banks The prime minister has demanded that banks ... to have a clear understanding that bad assets have been written off. “We have got to be clear ... Times the banks had to “come clean” about these bad debts so people could trust them again. High [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:33:21

About Non Profit Debt Consolidation Programs

Nonprofit debt consolidation for those of us that we are so deeply in debt, there is literally no other choice ... to creditors over time. You try to repair their credit which is not bad. Your monthly payments remain ... of the debt consolidation require fees for their services. This is not a bad deal, provided [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 07:18:10

BROWN RALLIES THE TROOPS: “LABOUR STANDS FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW.”

It was a good speech. Given the gutter attacks and gossip about his health, and slanderous whispering about him being on anti-depressants, Gordon Brown came out fighting. The best aspects were his defiant summary of what the last 12 years of Labour government have achieved, and his withering contempt for the Tory laissez faire economics. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:38:33

Tough times for aussie mining sector as prices sink

First big commodity correction. They will surprise by staying strong even as the world slows ... has combined with the drying up of credit to force previously high-flying miners like Rio Tinto, OZ ... the global credit crisis has hit the industry. Rio is expected to have by far the biggest impact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:36:45

Another Quasi-Nationalization, House Debuts Obama Stimulus, Russian Resource War Approaches, Prices Fall and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Congress unleashes remainder of TARP… another $350 billion into the void Treasury wastes no time… Bank of America quasi-nationalized Dan Denning on the real issue plaguing American financials Obama’s fiscal tenure off to terrific start… $825 billion stimulus bill, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

THE TOUGH TIMES COMETH

It's pretty clear that Chatham, like other cities and towns in Massachusetts and across the country, ... and triggered the worldwide credit freeze. As a result, securities markets tanked and hundreds of billions ... to those with questionable credit. Indeed, President-Elect Obama himself had a hand in that: In the early [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:51:41

How to value toxic assets

There should really be a question mark at the end of that title.  As far as I can tell, no-one really knows ... . These include schemes whereby the government buys up bad assets in return for cash or government bonds ... of that is cash assets that are unlikely to lose value). Last November the US government did the same thing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:28:19

Alan Schram: The Story of 2008: What Went Wrong?

The past year has been financially chaotic on a level almost no one alive has ever seen ... in loans from their gracious neighborhood banker. This sounds like very high leverage ... more than 1%. However, suddenly home prices decline nationwide, and 20% of the mortgages default [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:06:35

Transcript: President George W. Bush Final Press Conference - January 12, 2009

(Source: White House Press Office) 9:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that — that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:41:57

Bad Credit Unsecured Personal Loans – Credit Score Repair Helps

Bad credit unsecured personal loans can greatly assist you in making ends meet financially.  The one thing that most borrowers worry about when it comes to personal loans is the interest rate.  To lower your interest rate credit score repair greatly helps.  It is very surprising how many borrowers attempt to get a personal loan without even knowing their credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:33:44

TECH SUPPORT INTERVIEW: the crafts of ‘The Reader’

The past week has been exceptionally good to Stephen Daldry’s “The Reader” on the awards circuit.  The film followed up its five Golden Globe nominations with the same number from BAFTA, not to mention Kate Winslet’s BFCA and Globe awards for her performance as Hanna Schmitz [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:49:53

Do not make this mistake…’exagerating’ your financial condition on a bank loan application

Many do it on tax returns, many do it on applications for loans, we do it on our job applications, ... in some way. I understand the desire but I warn you this is bad business, very bad, and can be more costly then it is worth in the end.There is a perception that a little fibbing is ok, a little [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:44:47

Mother-In-Law Research and JP Morgan

Those of you antique enough to remember Peter Lynch, ... a really bad day, and the financial system is looking a wee bit stresssed, the last thing most people ... it that Chase is being a complete jerk about sticking credit customers with rate hikes. That has become [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:20:35

Live-Blogging the Hearings for Obama’s SEC Chairman Pick

Mary Schapiro, President Barack Obama’s vaguely controversial pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, is appearing on the Dodd & Shelby Show today (otherwise known as the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, of which Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd is the chairman and Alabama Republican Richard Shelby is the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:16:09

Live-Blogging the Hearings for Obama’s SEC Chairman Pick

Mary Schapiro, President Barack Obama’s vaguely controversial pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, is appearing on the Dodd & Shelby Show today (otherwise known as the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, of which Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd is the chairman and Alabama Republican Richard Shelby is the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:37:43

Getting the Architecture Right: The Economic Implications of Cap and Trade Policy

This isn't just about carbon ... it turns out that cap and trade could be the largest economic redistribution program the US has ever seen. I attended a symposium a few weeks ago at Evergreen State College about preparing our communities for climate regulation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:16:46

Citi on Its Way to Breakup?

The Wall Street Journal tonight says, "Citigroup Takes First Step Toward Breakup." But what does that mean, exactly? ... banks. TPG's $7 billion stake in WaMu turned to dust in record time. The credit, Treasury and trading ... to help them make assessments and fix bust banks. But that discussion assumes that Citi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:11:48

Ray LaHood and Changing our Thinking About Transportation

Today, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on the president-elect's choice of Ray LaHood for Secretary of Transportation. No one expects that hearing to be anything but easy for LaHood. That's too bad, because it shows that when it comes to greening the stimulus, we're not only missing the forest for the trees, we're [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:32:23

“You don’t explore on people.”

Well, folks were telling me THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE was a monsterpiece, and now we can see they were right. (Too bad this is the cut version though.)With lines like the above-quoted, and “Very well ... justifies the credit for “Additional dialogue by Doris Brent.” (Doris also plays the terrifying whispery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:09:23

Steve Jeffrey, et al. Pierced for Our Transgressions

Steve Jeffrey, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach. Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution. Crossway Books, 2007 ... . The authors are quite aware of many of the challenges to their position and to their credit seek ... that are much worse on this score, and I do respect the authors’ attempt to be what they would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:47:36

The Endgame

The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12

Learn To Find Bible Sermons Online

It’s late on Saturday night. This is make it or break it time for Pastors. Throughout the week, You have thought and prayed–but still no clear direction ... . Three quick pointers for you: 1. Give credit where credit is due. If a friend were to ask you, “Where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:07:39

"Billion Dollar Tax Havens For TARP Recipients?"

Fri Jan 16, 7:56 PM ETThe Bank of America (BOTTOM) and Citibank (R) ... -dollar losses from the ongoing global credit crisis.Bank of America posted its first quarterly loss ... assets.Also scrambling to survive huge new losses triggered by the credit crunch was Citigroup, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:32:00

Are you willing to go out and purchase a motorbike and want 5000 euro

The Dutch translation says: Woon je in Ridderkerk of Bloemendaal en heb je BKR. Lenen met een BKR notering is nergens zo eenvoudig ... dollar loan then a bank in Fitchburg Massachusetts and that makes a big clear gap in your monthly pay ... out if you can have a credit loan at a proficient percent rate. Many of the merchant banks wil show you a interest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:11:59

Should the Supreme Court Grant Cert in Rambus (Revisited, and Cross-Posted at Patently-O)

[Rutgers Professor Michael Carrier recently posted as a guest at Patently-O arguing in favor of the FTC’s position in Rambus and the Supreme Court granting certiorari.  I thought Professor Crouch might be interested in sharing with his readers a different perspective on the merits of the FTC’s petition for cert in Rambus sketched out in my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:07:57

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

Probiotics

The Wall Street Journal has an assessment of Probiotics in the Jan 13, 2009 issue entitled Bug Crazy: Assessing the Benefits of Probiotics (1). For some reason when I wander around the hospital on rounds people show me articles such as this and ask, so whatcha think about this? Probiotics are interesting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:00:37

President Bush's Legacy: One of Our Greatest Presidents

As I recently predicted, in few months, with the benefit of hindsight, ... Bush to be one of our greatest presidents. Although the White House has sent around its own talking ... agencies did behind the scenes. Unfortunately, Presidents don't usually get credit for all the disasters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 21:34:00

Net Neutrality: Is The Open Web For Anybody Or Just For Some?

The celebrated openness of the Internet in which internet providers are not supposed to give preferential access or treatment to any Internet traffic ... _b.jpg Photo credit: Norma Cornes Internet providers are still free to sell higher-speed traffic ... Neutrality net_neutrality_wsj_google_id30458531.jpg Talk about a bad hair day for WSJ tech [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:39:00

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Going From The Best Record In The League To The Worst Record Ever Edition

Yeppers. Still hurts. It's already been covered here, but Jim Schwartz is headed to the Lions. What's interesting here is a possible replacement thrown out there by Terry McCormick: Gunther Cunningham [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:18:44

Bob Casey Is Either a Liar or a Thickwit.

Tony Auth PA Senator Bob Casey’s response: Ooops, Lenny Small did it again… Well, it turned out that the original $350 billion in bailout funds weren’t used for loans and extending credit… earlier this month, shortly after the bailout was enacted, The Times’s Mark Landler [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:00

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:21

President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception is for children whose parents are serving in the military and cannot be with them for the Christmas holiday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09

Landlords: Don’t Get Axed By Your Tenants

A couple of weeks ago, newspapers in my part of the world were buzzing with the news of a local landlord who had allegedly been attacked ... with first-degree assault.  When you read the chilling details, you’ll see just how bad this could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:56:54

Drip, Drip, Drip

Drip, Drip, Drip Jennifer Rubin - 01.15.2009 - 11:46 AM There’s a certain pattern to these wounded-nominee stories ... of an annual tax-allowance with the proviso that he pay the applicable taxes, which he didn’t. In short ... to pay their taxes out of their own money. But the IMF then gave them an extra allowance, known as a “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:46:59

How To Avoid Falling Into The Foreclosure Crisis

Foreclosures set yet another record this month, with the highest foreclosure rate on record ... . Over 860,000 home owners lost their houses to foreclosure in 2007. This amounts to one out of every 50 ... with home owners. The system is not working. But, there are some ways home owners can get banks to work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:42:46

DrumBeat: January 17, 2009

Recession drills deep into oil and gas: Industry in crisis Job cuts have been the dominant theme in British business over the past three months ... in the North Sea in recent years and provide a much-needed windfall for Wendel. The firm saw its credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:50:47

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