I have a terrible problem staying focused. I don’t know why, and in a way, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that I need to stay focused. A few years ago, my lovely friend Anne Ford told me about Freedom. It’s software that blocks Internet access for a predetermined amount of time, such as half… [Read More]
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What the Gods Own
The April 30 issue of The New Yorker has a fascinating article about the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum, India. Over centuries, people have made donations to the temple’s deity, Vishnu, and a huge fortune has accumulated. As in – possibly $20 billion in gold and precious stones. Indian property law has an interesting twist…. [Read More]
Researching Court Cases
I often do stories on different frauds or lawsuits in the investment industry. You can rarely find information about court cases on Google. If a newspaper or blog picked up the story, then you’ll see some naughty bits, but the full Monty will be hidden in the courthouse website, behind a paywall. It is public… [Read More]
Keeping Your Accounts Secure
I hate Internet passwords. I understand why they are necessary, but I get so tired of having to come up with different passwords for different sites. I have worked out a standard system, but it doesn’t work with sites that don’t recognize symbols, and I can never remember which are which. Therefore, I have a… [Read More]
The 2012 WordCount Blogathon
Michelle Rafter, the proprietor of the blog WordCount, organizes a blogathon every year to encourage writers to get into the habit of blogging. I’m a reluctant blogger, but I’ve actually kept it up longer than I thought I would when I asked Ron Doyle to include a blog when he designed my website. I’ve made… [Read More]
