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I used to look at them the same way UNIX admins looked at PC users. I bought the koolaid of no market share and I drank it because it was comfortable. Windows wasn’t great, but it was acceptable and the price of hardware continued to fall while performance specs continued to blow through the roof [...] Read more »

No? Well, there, I have now.
Vista absolutely SUCKS. I have been using it on a laptop for a few months now and I can’t find a single redeeming feature about it.
I seriously considered loading XP on this laptop, but wait, no audio drivers.
Okay, how about linux? No audio drivers.
Solaris? No audio drivers.
Now, to be fair, [...] Read more »

And while the Washington union is spurning millions of dollars in grant money, it’s also suing the state for the alleged inadequate funding of public schools. Hmmm. Could it be that union chiefs care more about protecting their monopoly than what students are learning?
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Ultimately, we need to develop alternative energy and all indications are the researchers are very near a break through which will make solar energy viable everywhere. The expectation is it will still take 15 to 20 years to productize it to the point where it will make a real impact on our energy use.
Yes, eventually [...] Read more »

Obama’s uncle at Auschwitz?
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By their nature most real estate investors are an isolated lot. I know, they often go to various network meetings and they share knowledge and such but when the rubber meets the road and the deal is on the line, they are often all by themselves.
Finding the deals on properties.
Finding tenants or buyers.
Managing the repair [...] Read more »

I know it looks like I haven’t kept up with my posting, but life got in the way.
Almost two weeks ago I got an unexpected phone call about a close relative who was in the hospital and not expected to live. They didn’t and I barely got there in time to say goodby. Then there [...] Read more »

No, I am not talking about people renting after being foreclosed. I am talking about the risks renters face when their landlord is foreclosed.
When a non-commercial note secured by residential real estate is foreclosed the tenants have no rights. Nope, not even if there is a lease. They get evicted unless the new owner agrees [...] Read more »

We’ve all read it in the various materials and heard them say it at seminars. Who is “them”? The gurus.
How many times have you read or heard someone say, “The best way to make money is in real estate! It is how the rich really do it! Look at Donald Trump, that is how he [...] Read more »

The preliminary results of the Georgia CRCT tests are out and they are dismal. But, not to worry, there are plenty of excuses! The state school superintendent, Kathy Cox, says a major reason is the curriculum and expectations changed so a “dip” was expected.
This needs to be put into perspective. In 2000, Georgia abandoned long [...] Read more »