Category Archives: Computers

Visual Display of Quantitative Financial Information

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

I stumbled across a financial display at morningstar.com that shows overall mutual fund behavior. It struck me as particularly pleasant and intuitive.  If you visit their page, you can hover your mouse over different squares to get more information.

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Absurdity

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brian

The WSJ recently published an article titled “Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?” There are even web pages that help you become someone else.  What do you think about this?  I’m convinced this computer honesty discussion is getting … Continue reading →

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Blog Theme Changes

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

I’m experimenting with new themes for Increa Blog. Feedback appreciated. Connections 1.0 by Patricia Muller, Patricia Muller, has been great, however one thing annoyed me, and a newer feature of other themes attracted me. Specifically, I could find no way … Continue reading →

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Can Excel 2007 Open an Open Office .ods File ?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Brian

DON’T DO IT! Some topics just deserve more coverage. This made me hopping mad today. Microsoft Excel 2007 will peacefully and silently open and edit an Open Office .ods spreadsheet. Saves without making a single complaint. Problem: All the formulas … Continue reading →

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