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Archive for September 2007

September 30th, 2007

Are You Reading Enough Real News

I realize that many of you feel tha newspapers are so 1500’s, which they are.  However, there is plenty of good work being done on at newspapers.  They may not be able to survive in the internet age, but still you need to keep up.
Here is the other deal, I don’t necessarily want to carry my […]

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September 30th, 2007

My Mother-In-Law’s Computer

Rose is my mother-in-law and she has been on the world wide web since it has been out there.  She is on her third desktop computer and uses a business class connection.  Now, she wants to get a laptop.  She’s been on the web sites reviewing all the specs and yesterday she dragged me out […]

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September 28th, 2007

The Pace of Change

Last year I was astounded that I could go on the web and re-view my favorite TV show “Studio 60″.  This year I simply expected to be able to see my favorite premier “Life”.  And, I was not disappointed.  Now, I also recorded the show on my cable box so I can watch it on […]

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September 28th, 2007

GM and the US Health Care Revolution

GM isn’t the first big company to shift their employee health care plan to the union.  Caterpillar did it years ago and then had to re-do it a bit later.  Because GM is more in the public eye they’re move will have a broader impact on the general public then Cat’s.  The strategy that both […]

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September 28th, 2007

Follow-up on Internet Tax

I have to learn to keep my mouth shut on some things.  Maybe someone at Time Warner read my comments on the cost of Internet service, maybe not.  Anyway, I had an Internet service outage yesterday that lasted about 6 hours.
I’m not saying that its related to my comments about monopoly, but I haven’t had […]

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September 26th, 2007

Internet Tax

Should Internet service be taxed?  Those against say it will inhibit the use and innovation on the Internet.  I don’t think so.  If you are against taxes in general and that government should spend as little as possible then it’s OK to say no to an Internet tax.  However, don’t claim a price increase of […]

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September 25th, 2007

Ethics In Sports, Business and Life

When the management of the New England Patriots got caught stealing defensive signals, cheating jumped up on the radar for a few days.  Though he liked to win a great deal, I don’t think Vince Lombardi would have done that sort of thing.  His methods were much more visceral.  Now, every academic with a grant […]

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September 22nd, 2007

Danger For Small Businesses

As a small business you can get in big financial trouble for retaining any credit or debit card data.  Should the card data you have retained be compromised and used for fraudulent transactions your business will be in several types of trouble.  First, you could be liable for the any fraudulent charges made with that […]

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September 21st, 2007

Manufacturing in the US - Everything Old Is New Again

The dollar is down.  Chinese products are having problems.  VW is loosing money selling cars in the US.  Toy manufacturers have only been manufacturing small pieces overseas.  Oil prices are up.  Chinese manufacturer of concrete pumps breaks ground for manufacturing plant in Georgia.
What we are seeing here is the perfect storm to expand the manufacturing […]

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September 19th, 2007

The Fed Makes Its Move - More To Follow

The the US Federal Reserve has made a move and the stock market has responded positively.  Value stocks are still in vogue, but large and mid cap growth stocks will become more popular as the Fed makes additional moves.
Will the Fed lower interest rates further?  Yes.  When the Fed lowers interest rates they change the cost […]

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