Archive for September, 2009

360 802.11N adapter finally surfaces

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

It’s about bloody time.

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Consumer Credit

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Sooner or later market participants will figure out this recovery and this rally are both nothing but hot air and wishful thinking. Until they do, enjoy the party. In the meantime, try not to confuse cash-for-clunkers, housing schemes, and other government stimulus programs for sustainable demand. A massive secular shift in attitudes has taken place as cash-strapped, credit weary consumers have at long last decided “Less Is More”.

Peek credit

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S&P P/E Ratios

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

For anyone sitting on the sidelines wondering if they’ve missed out on something – S&P Price to earnings ratio.

I bought into this rally way back April, and sold in May. Wish I had seen the correlation between government security purchases and the run up back then, I probably would have stayed in longer. Regardless, I’m not really feeling as if I’ve missed out.

See this post by Steve for more data.

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802.1N Spec Ratified

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

The IEEE standards group today officially ratified 802.11n, the most recent standard for Wi-Fi. The move officially takes the wireless spec out of the draft status it has been in since 2006 and lets companies develop 11n hardware knowing that it will work properly with any device that supports the technology. Officials plan to publish the final standard in mid-October.

Link

Time for a network upgrade.

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Today on The Mall

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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