Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent. Some economists think we could be looking at 10.5 percent by early next year. Given these grim forecasts, how do you counsel recent college graduates and others entering the job market for the first time in this employment [...]
Continue reading...24 September 2009
Alert: 37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. Founder Jason Fried informed his employees about the new deal at a recent company-wide meeting. The financing round was led by Yardstick Capital and Institutionalized Venture Partners. In order to [...]
Continue reading...29 June 2009
If you are in San Francisco and live in an apartment building, check out Webpass, a local ISP that delivers really fast broadband (upstream and downstream) service. I am getting around 50 Mbps symmetrical speeds. Read my review on Muniwireless: Webpass delivers over 50 Mbps down, 47 Mbps up in San Francisco.
Continue reading...21 May 2009
If you are in the UK and want to find the best mobile phone plan that fits your calling/texting/data habits, make sure to check out Billmonitor.com, a price finding and comparison site for mobile phone plans. I am impressed by the clean, uncluttered interface and the ease of use. It’s the only mobile comparison calculator [...]
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10 November 2009
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