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Downpayments still keeping homebuyers away
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 13, 2009
...that's preventing you from buying a home: the downpayment.
It's always been a struggle for buyers to scrape together enough money for a downpayment. After all, homes aren't cheap. Who has...
Sprint Says All Smartphones Will Have Wi-Fi
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 12, 2009
...nt for all of their PDA-equipment suppliers.
Interestingly the Blackberry Tour, which was released yesterday (July 12) does not make use of Wi-Fi connectivity on account of the fact that Sprint's...
Chrome OS: The reflective phase
in The CIO Weblog, on July 10, 2009
After the original explosion of Google Chrome OS related articles immediately after the announcement, today we get the day-after "thoughtful" posts exploring what it all means, and what will really happen with Google, Chrome OS, and the supposed arch-enemies of the two, Microsoft an...
Ready Wireless Launches Prepaid Unlimited Voice Plans
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 8, 2009
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Iowa-based prepaid wireless reseller Ready Wireless yesterday introduced two new Unlimited Voice Plans , priced at $10 for 3 days or $15 for 7 days.
"Many of our customers really want ...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
... some of the more common mortgage fraud schemes include builders offering secret incentives to home buyers. For instance, builders will falsely inflate a purchase price to make it look like buyers hav...
Beware loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 7, 2009
...If you want to read a chilling story, try this one published yesterday by the Los Angeles Times. It details the devastating effects that loan-modification scammers can have on their victims.
The Ti...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
... your mortgage interest rate, the lower your monthly mortgage payment.
The problem comes when home buyers try to time their buying decisions to coincide with the lowest mortgage interest rate possibl...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
... well worth it for companies to invest in their suppliers," he adds. A good start would be for buyers to educate their Chinese suppliers on the value of brands and how quality issues could hurt t...
Criticism starts to catch up to AppEngine
in The CIO Weblog, on July 3, 2009
...ve and dominate the future of software provisioning. Google AppEngine's relatively short outage yesterday was no different, but it is different from the last AppEngine outage : this time, Google ...
Sourceforge Website Redesign
in Wangtam, on July 2, 2009
...translation
• Suspicions of Insider Trading Surround Pirate Bay Buyers
• RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case
• Twitter Grows "Uncomfortable" With The Use Of The Word Tweet In Applic...
Get Yourself on the Web - with NetworkingForPros.com
in BootStrapMe, on June 30, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 30, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
NetworkingForPros.com Helps People Find You on the Web
in IfEnergy, on June 30, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
...I talked yesterday over at BizPlanHacks about getting customers through your company website. Do you have a company website? You should.
SimplWeb has an online course available to help you star...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...d with a far higher monthly premium, one that many today can't afford. Lenders always convinced buyers, though, that they'd be able to refinance. After all, housing prices are constantly risin...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
Using Your Website to Attract Sales
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 29, 2009
...g of kings. Traffic conversion is essentially turning traffic of prospects into product or service buyers.
Here's a simple math: Getting 10,000 visitors to your website with 1 percent conversion ...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...d home ownership as the American ideal. And, yes, mortgage lenders and real estate agents often led buyers to homes that were too expensive for them.
Yet, the people making the final decisions were ...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
...lternative to traditional auction venues."
Hmmm... as an observor I've often wondered how buyers at a live auction could determine whether a car is mechanically sound. Yes, they can peek in-...
Lots of changes rolled out yesterday!
in WebKinzBlog, on June 25, 2009
— The Daily Activities are now starting at 9am since it is summertime and they'll run until 11pm. More goodies and games for all!
— Say goodbye to some old long standing exclusives like the Blue Wagon, Jelly Cactus, Large Paned Window, So-Mod Moped and Toadstool Table. I have to sa...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
... on the board of a New York state agency that provided discount mortgages to low- and middle-income buyers. Sotomayor served on the board from 1987 to 1992.
Carney writes that Sotomayor aggressively ...
Apple Finally Patches Java Vulnerability
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 21, 2009
...rcher, was one of the many that Sun fixed Dec. 3, 2008, but that Apple only got around to patching yesterday."
"While OS X is still arguably safer than Windows, safety and security are not...
Verizon Wireless Intros USB1000 Global Modem
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 20, 2009
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Verizon Wireless yesterday introduced the $150 Verizon Wireless USB1000 Global Modem , which supports data connectivity worldwide. GlobalAccess Monthly Data Plans are available at $130 for up...
Virtual Goods and Real Value
in Bizinformer, on June 19, 2009
...ak any time soon, or start getting to my day job in a virtual car. But the potential for attracting buyers to virtual goods goes up everytimes someone registered for Facebook or Twitter.
What is your...
Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...ncy's reach would supersede all current federal rules that are already designed to protect home buyers. (Of course, these rules haven't done much to stall the still-growing wave of housing for...
Higher mortgage interest rates putting a scare in homebuilders
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...st more than do existing homes. When mortgage interest rates are low, it's easier for potential buyers to purchase newly built home; their monthly mortgage payments will be lower.
When interest r...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
...t it takes time, and real effort. In short, you have to actively change your spending habits.
Home buyers with the highest credit scores qualify for the mortgage loans with the lowest interest rates....
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
...m price to closing dates to repairs.
At the same time, the housing inventory is high, meaning that buyers have plenty of homes from which to choose.
And if you're a first-time buyer, you can tak...
Snow Leopard makes 7 look expensive
in The CIO Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...w Leopard? Thirty bucks.
As analyst Michael Gartenberg put it dryly after the Apple announcement yesterday, "Apple's announcement is a much more realistic assessment of how an interim OS u...
Apple Slashes Prices on the iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 8, 2009
...eneration of iPhones are scheduled to hit the market on June 19 (just as two-year contracts for the buyers of the original models are expiring). While the iPhone has been more than popular, this next ...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...the Reuters story, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Mozilo yesterday. The lawsuit claims that Mozilo made more than $139 million in profits in 2006 and 2007 fr...
Canesta Brings Motion Control to the Masses
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 3, 2009
...veryone is getting motion control these days. We all know the Nintendo Wii features motion control; yesterday, Microsoft announced Project Natal, and today Sony announced a motion controller for the...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...n, and not just because legitimate newspapers don't use exclamation points in their headlines.
Yesterday, in fact, brought me more bad news. I cover residential real estate and mortgage financing...
Get Connected with NetworkingForPros.com
in The Social Networking Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
NetworkingForPros.com Helps People Find You on the Web
in The Search Engine Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
Get Yourself on the Web - with NetworkingForPros.com
in The Dating Weblog, on May 28, 2009
...rkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
...Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices of the automotive kind because 90% of car buyers are seeking sensible solutions to their needs and nothing is more practical than the hatch, a...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Web 2.0, on May 27, 2009
...orkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the moment, it's clear that the Internet of yesterday (static pages where you could find information and news) has been replaced by an interactiv...
Batteries Get Stimulus Grants
in IfEnergy, on May 27, 2009
...uture. Grants will run between $100 million and $150 million. The deadline to apply for a grant was yesterday.
From the article: Candidates for the money are required to prove they already have the f...
Prague for the Young
in Wandalust, on May 22, 2009
...h youth for some reason. Now here's a story that confirms my suspicions...
MSNBC ran a piece yesterday on how Prague is a good place to take your kids. There are more than 80 museums and 70 the...
The refi money is still flowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009
...t has consistently made moves that have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify for mortgage loans at an interest rate at or slightly below 5 percent — not...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
...959.
This means it's still more than possible — it's likely, in fact — for homebuyers to find great bargains on homes in even the most desirable neighborhoods. I cover the residen...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
... mortgage payments in our very modest home.
I was intrigued, then, by a story my wife forwarded me yesterday. It was written by Edmund Andrews, an economics reporter at the country's top newspape...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...irable locations in the United States — than it's been in years. And this means that many buyers will be taking out smaller mortgage loans in order to purchase these homes.
Bloomberg report...
ZettaCore Raises $21 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 12, 2009
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ZettaCore, Inc. yesterday announced that it had raised $21 million in Series C financing from a wide range of investors, including Globis Capital Partners , Itochu Technology Ventures , Yasu...
Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2009
...sters pool last month. I've long thought the guy had the right stuff to win on the PGA Tour and yesterday he broke through.
It was tough to see Alex Cejka, a fine golfer indeed, blow his 5 shot l...
The Players Championship: DVD or Download?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...ch a DVD of the 2009 Players Championship a second time? I doubt it.
There's nothing as old as yesterday's golf news…
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Microsoft needs LESS focus, not more
in The CIO Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...ed, and what exactly was that supposed focus on?
This first came up in the article I blogged about yesterday by Jason Hiner, and he provides the best answer I have seen yet to that question, who quot...
Alexis Bittar NYC Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 7, 2009
...lling it on the streets of Soho. Bittar's bold designs quickly caught the eye of buyers from world-renowned museums, luxury department stores, and high-end specialty stores - both nationwide and o...
Microsoft's prospects
in The CIO Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...ame vein as my "Did Vista jump the shark?" post last month, Jason Hiner at ZDnet posted yesterday on two trends that are conspiring against Microsoft.
Hiner is talking about web-based ...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
... © simplified complication
Robert Jaques, in an article posted on WhatPC yesterday, talked about the difficulties involved in exiting outsourcing arrangements.
Mr. Jaques rightfully points out...
Luxury or necessity? It's back to the past
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
... research from the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project suggests that yesterday's necessities are now being seen as luxuries. According to that research, microwave o...
Samsung I7500 Android Smartphone now official
in The Smart PDA, on April 27, 2009
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Yesterday we made a post regarding the possible launch of Samsung's first ever Android device known as the Samsung I7500 . Well good news as O2 Germany has now officially confirmed that the Sa...
Linux Users Recall Their First Time
in HackITLinux, on April 24, 2009
... © John Vetterli
On LinuxInsider yesterday , Katherine Noyes took a look at Linux users' recollections of their "first time," a topic discussed at this month's Linux Foun...
Study Finds Pirates Buy More Music
in P2P File Sharing, on April 24, 2009
... © ste3ve
The BI Norwegian School of Management yesterday released a report stating that teenagers who use P2P "unpaid downloading" services actually pay for ten times as much music ...
Porsche Panamera Makes World Debut in China
in carzz.org, on April 22, 2009
... with a different nameplate it might have been a great success.
Times have changed. A new breed of buyers happily paid large sums to drive an SUV with the Porsche badge and to be fair, I must admit t...
New recipe: Grapplesnap
in WebKinzBlog, on April 19, 2009
... here has turned warm - we actually got our first sunburn of the season at Hayley's soccer game yesterday. Just a light dusting of pink but its clear now that much of the country is moving towards...
The Pirate Bay Goes to Jail
in P2P File Sharing, on April 17, 2009
...han breaching copyright themselves," warns the Telegraph's Rupert Neate . "Until yesterday prosecutors had only acted against sites, such as Napster, which hosted copyrighted material.&...
Cabrera Wins The Green
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 13, 2009
...on Thursday morning.
And they stayed close together right through to the sudden-death playoff late yesterday afternoon. That is a remarkable feat in a tournament known for ripping names off Sunday...
Enterprise 2.0: Reality Check
in The CIO Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...ies.
The discussion of social media and Web 2.0 in the enterprise was more nuanced. As I mentioned yesterday, I was somewhat surprised at the general level of agreement on just how inevitable these t...
AT&T Streams The Masters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 9, 2009
... Courtesy: Augusta National
Further to my complaint yesterday (see below) about The Masters website blocking online viewing to anyone outside the U.S., I have found that AT&T are back with th...
How popular performance based supply chain contracts are?
in Supplychainer, on April 9, 2009
...y have more margin for the suppliers and allow them to have more flexibility on the spare parts and buyers benefit from reduced costs and higher quality of service.
What do you think? Other other se...
Coming to Pebble Beach? Leave the Golf Clubs at Home
in Classical Drives, on April 8, 2009
...imately 100 cars will be up for sale in the one-day event.
Much depends on how the economy affects buyers and sellers of collectible automobiles. One might look upon them as solid investments to wait...
Some emission reduction strategies
in Supplychainer, on April 7, 2009
...ich was talking about supply chain de-carbonization (Link here ). I went through that report again yesterday and found out some interesting proposed actions which companies can start with to reduce t...
Siesta Village Market v. Perry (and the future of shipping wine)
in Celebrate Wine, on April 2, 2009
...The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard oral arguments yesterday on what Fermentation is calling "the most important wine shipping-related case currently moving through the federa...
Going to Cuba... Maybe Soon
in Latina Viva, on April 2, 2009
... TravelPost had a piece yesterday on a bill in Congress that would relax travel restrictions to Cuba. Cuba and iconic spots like the Hotel Nacional de Cuba may once again be a legal travel destin...
HP Considering Android Netbooks
in HackITLinux, on April 2, 2009
... © yaph
The WSJ's Justin Scheck and Nick Wingfield yesterday broke the news that HP and other PC makers are considering using Google's Linux-based Android OS to run netbooks.
&q...
Verizon Confirms Netbook Rumors
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 27, 2009
... for less than $500.
Verizon Wireless and AT&T are hoping to lure potential notebook computer buyers as the pool of new phone subscribers shrinks.
AT&T and RadioShack introduced a netbook ...
Westwood Memories Celebrate With Historic Racing
in Classical Drives, on March 27, 2009
...nstration laps. If you live anywhere in Washington, Oregon, California, Alberta, or BC and you love yesterday's racing, think of this as your ultimate vacation destination.
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