Category Archives: Education

FIX FOR: SQL Express 2008 x64, file is corrupt during install

2/12/2010 – 3:28 pm

while setting up a new windows virtual server on the rackspace cloud i ran into a hiccup. not with rackspace, so far i’m liking their setup even though it’s still in beta mode for windows. the problem actually came about with installing microsoft’s sql express 2008 x64. the installer seemed to download without any problems, [...]

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Don’t Blame Me I Voted for Ron Paul

4/15/2009 – 7:38 pm

HAPPY TAX DAY!!!
RATM

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How the Economy Went So Bad So Fast

2/17/2009 – 11:01 am

i really appreciate the Frontline investigative programs and tonight they’ll be airing ‘Inside The Meltdown’. from what i understand it should give some insights to the people (Paulson, Bernanke, Geithner) who pull the strings and some of the very very serious decisions that were made recently regarding the health of our American economy, in particular [...]

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Trillion, it’s the new Billion

2/11/2009 – 12:31 am

have you noticed that the word “trillion” is well on it’s way to being the most used word in 2009? trillion, trillion, trillion. the word “billion” is getting tossed around a lot too lately, but poor measly “million” is slipping into the small time. i thought i was poor when a million bucks seemed like [...]

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How to Profit & Prosper During a Recession or Depression

1/21/2009 – 2:17 pm

if you think the US economy is on the road to recovery anytime soon then this post isn’t for you.
for the rest of us, i want to recommend a couple of really good books. Peter Schiff, who was Ron Paul’s economic advisor during his Presidential campaign, was right about the credit, mortgage, currency crisis that [...]

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Yes You Can, Watch the Obama Inauguration on an iPhone or Hulu

1/20/2009 – 1:16 am

if you don’t have access to a tv, but you can get online (strange to think such a thing possible) you can watch Obama’s Inauguration at Hulu or here on my blog. you can watch the Obama inauguration on an iPhone (using a wifi connection) with the free iPhone app uStream from uStream.tv
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Crayon Physics is a cool game

1/18/2009 – 11:56 pm

i just recently discovered this really neat game called Crayon Physics Deluxe. the object of the game is super simple, you basically draw objects that move a ball over, under and around obstacles towards a star. i saw this video clip for it and had to download the demo version to check it out.. it’s [...]

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How to Pitch an Angel Investor (and how not to)

1/15/2009 – 2:29 pm

so a friend recently turned me on to a tv show that’s been running for a couple of years now on the BBC called Dragons Den. it’s awesome. i wish i had known about it sooner. basically it’s a group of successful wealthy business men and women who are currently occupied primarily with angel investing. [...]

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The Subprime Primer

9/18/2008 – 3:26 pm

From a friend of a friend who’s in the mortgage industry, is a slideshow that shows how much of the economy mess we’re in came about. The end really cracks me up, but then when you replace the stick figures with actual people it’s so sad.
http://docs.google.com/TeamPresent?docid=ddp4zq7n_0cdjsr4fn&skipauth=true&pli=1
Way to go Congress… nice regulating! Thanks a lot big [...]

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