Monthly Archives: November 2009

Never buy the Warranty: Repair it yourself

This is the second in a series on Warranties – the first was Never buy the Warranty – Repairing is cheap So now let’s look at the option of self-repair. These days most people have never learned how to take … Continue reading

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Never buy the warranty: Repairing is cheap

Well done Magnum Mac Wellington My MacBook Pro 17 died on Friday. It failed to restart after running the software upgrade for the magic mouse. I tried the usual tricks (Apple has a good knowledgebase) and then twittered the failure … Continue reading

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Be good and be different – but do it the right way

I’m reading Zag – a little book with the thesis that to succeed you not only need to be good – but you need to be different from everyone else that is good. It’s a nice way to look at … Continue reading

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A lesson in volatility

This year to date my US-based stock portfolio is up 44%, well above the benchmark S&P500: Yippee! Actually – not so fast. Last year my highly levered (lots of options) portfolio went down a stunning 66%. I got caught out … Continue reading

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Goodbye Trade and Exchange

Michael Carney picks up that Trade and Exchange has finally given up on publishing in print. They ceased to be relevant a number of years ago, and will not be missed today. However Trade and Exchange were the Trade Me … Continue reading

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