Not Dead Vonage: Yet Quite
Vonage can proceed with its aggressive advertising campaign to acquire eardrums. But how long will the company last, regardless of whether they win or lose their appeal? Just take a look at the list of VOIP plans and prices and you’re bound to agree …
While Verizon case might seem dodgy, who will shed a tear when Vonage is ultimately eaten by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, AOL, or Microsoft?
The customers? VOIP is a full-fledged commodity these days, my friends. Will the courts and the federal agencies allow them to become a new monopoly in a new IP telecomm order?
There’s a fascinating read on VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver’s blog that details the operation of open source VOIP technology that predates the Verizon patent by two years. Perhaps … or perhaps not. I have a hunch that folks are more concerned with the long-term viability of their phone service, the cost of that service, and the ability to maintain their present phone numbers.
The workers? Do you care which logo is on your paycheck, as long as it doesn’t bounce?
The bigger question is whether Verizon will end up as the only elephant in the room. Jeff, a co-founder and minority shareholder of Vonage, eloquently states: “It seems something must have gone wrong somewhere for an asset of the public domain to end up in a patent.
Well, yeah.
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Viva La Vonage!
Amidst the hullabaloo, a federal appeals court this week saw it fit to allow Vonage to continue on its quest (that’s not Qwest, thank you) of customer accumulation. It’s all about that long-term viability.
Tap Spinal Reunion!
Now I could go on and on about the monumental importance of the band and this event, but rather than bore you with details, lets just do the deed (not dirt cheap), Turn it up to Eleven, and …
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Rumor has it that Spinal Tap, stars of the 1984 classic film “This is Spinal Tap” and everyone’s favorite (hey, don’t call them “mock”) heavy metal band, will reunite at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 7th, for the Live Earth concert.
Range, a 100 Driving Ago? With Car Years Mile 100+ Electric An
But that’s not nearly good enough. Rumor has it that a domestic Honda diesel is still a couple of years off. I’m giving thought to buying a Vdub diesel beater and stowing a couple of 55 gallon drums of 100% biodiesel in the shed.
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While I don’t drive all that much, my little car pulls down 28 MPG on the highway. This crazy little horseless carriage delivered a driving range of over one hundred miles, nearly one hundred years ago.
I need to update my list of cars that average better than 30 MPG and order a copy of Who Killed the Electric Car. Okay, so I’m feeling guilty. I’m thinking that I could do nearly twice that with the right diesel … it’s a shame they don’t import many to the good old USA. Although one might think that electric cars can’t get here fast enough, I saw something a couple of weeks ago that made my jaw drop.
We saw a pair of interesting electric cars at the New York Auto Show. Now I know this is old hat to our European friends, but at what point do we stop driving around pointlessly? Exhibited by the Lemay Museum and sponsored by State Farm, the Standard Electric stood as clear proof of our wayward ways. While the 600 HP Hybrid Technologies L1X-75 electric car is one sick overgrown go-kart, it was the 1912 Standard Electric that really caught my fancy. There’s a nasty buzz building that gasoline prices may eclipse $4 per gallon here in the states by the time the summer driving season hits full stride.
Wear Your Please Seatbelts
The Governor was on his way back from Atlantic City to Drumthwacket, the Governor’s Mansion in Princeton, where he was to meet with Don Imus and the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team. NJ Governor John Corizine is in critical condition after a particularly nasty crash on the Garden State Parkway yesterday. Corizine’s State Trooper driven Chevy Tahoe was cut off, while travelling at speed. The breathing tube eases his respiration with the broken ribs, and a broken breastbone. Corizine was thrown into the back seat and suffered 12 broken ribs, a broken femur that protruded through his thigh, and other nastiness …
The 60-year-old governor underwent about two hours of surgery last night following the accident near milepost 45 in Galloway Township. He also suffered a broken collarbone and lower back bone and a flap-like cut on his skull, which a plastic surgeon stitched back together.
http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/2007/04/crash_sent_unbuckled_corzine_f.html
PLEASE: WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS, SLOW DOWN, AND WATCH FOR THE OTHER IDIOTS … IT’S USUALLY THEIR FAULT, BUT IT’S YOUR LIFE.
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Corzine, sedated and on intravenous painkillers, required seven pints of blood, officials said. The Governor was sitting in the front passenger seat and allegedly was not wearing a seatbelt.
domingo, 20 de mayo de 2007
What do traders carry will
Now the big question is, what will the Japanese traders do when they get to work on Monday? Did you see last Friday's happenings in the forex market? If not, open your charts of EUR/JPY and USD/JPY. Both pairs initally fell upon China's announcement, but later on in the US session, big players sold the Yen again, almost erasing the losses suffered by both pairs. Will they see the widened USD/CNY band as a sign that the Yen will be pressured on the upside, and...
rallies announcement band China's to Yen widen after
I was expecting it to happen - the liquidation of carry trades. EUR/JPY fell by 100 pips within 30 minutes of this announcement, while USD/JPY... EUR/JPY, USD/JPY, GBP/JPY, CAD/JPY all plunged sharply in response to that. The Japanese Yen has rallied strongly against the US dollar and the Euro after China officially announces a widening of the USD/CNY trading band to 0.5% from 0.3% - above and below its central parity rate, effective next Monday.
massage chair trading like I would a
I have been trading and monitoring forex almost nonstop for the past 24 hours, with most other activities taking a backseat. This is pretty unusual for me; normally I do not have so many trades within a day, but price actions in the market have been very exciting both yesterday and today which provided many trading opportunities. With all the price moves, I was able to trade both bounces and breakouts in a very short period of time, something that is...
Finally I could take a breather.
trades in Carry demand
US industrial production rose... Today, the USD has almost completely erased those losses, swinging from one end to the other. Players with very deep pockets ran stop orders, causing the US dollar to plunge sharply, especially versus Euro and Swiss Franc. Yesterday just when I thought the forex market was going to be quiet, it was anything but. Although market sentiment on the greenback has been bearish lately, today's economic data has propped it up.
down and up Currencies bouncing
However, the core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased 0.2%, in line with market's expectations (0.1% in March). If you look at the core CPI y/y, it was up 2.3% compared to a year ago, down 0.2 percentage point from March, and...
The US dollar has slipped against other currencies after the release of the US consumer price index. The consumer price index rose just 0.4% (0.5% expected) in April, compared to March's 0.6% increase.
Vacation Condos
Once the weather breaks, it’s tough to put aside thoughts of that dream vacation. So with the windows flung wide open and the ceiling fan running full blast, I checked out USCondex, a massive web resource for vacation condos and residential condos alike. While the goal of owning a standalone vacation home remains illusive for most folks, vacation condos open up a whole new world of possibilities for both relaxation and revenue.
USCondex bills itself as “The World’s Largest Condo Marketplace” … and I’m not one to quibble. After my fill of the dry heat, I took a side trip to Costa Rica where I took in some lovely units, keeping in mind that architectural renderings, rather than actual photographs, are often par for the course on the website.
A jump across the Atlantic first took me to Tuscany where I found a couple of interesting monthly rentals, one rustic and the other affordable. Today was one of those days. With over 300,000 condos available in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East/Africa, that US prefix might make the site seem less than worldly. Then it was off to Barcelona where the choices were limited but the price tags were as high as the humidity. Looking for the vacation condo of my dreams, I zoomed from the Metropolis in Las Vegas (located conveniently a couple of blocks off the Strip and across from the old Desert Inn golf course) to Bella Terra at Paradise Valley in Scottsdale. You’re not alone. Looking for the ultimate vacation condo? I came back to Earth to check out some affordable vacation condos in Florida and South Carolina, where there are still places that aren’t all that far out of reach for the average geek.
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Come to think of it, the mere thought of a roll of film is quaint. She’s taking an introductory course in traditional photography, and is learning how to develop black and white photographs the old-fashioned way …
My girl’s learning how to compose a photograph without a throwaway mentality. That’s a good thing, in my book. Knowing that each and every shot matters can make you work harder to get a great shot. It’s getting hard to to remember those bad old days … back when we had to pay to develop and print each and every photograph on a roll of film. (A roll of what?) The ability to print only the best images is perhaps the most appealing aspect of the digital photo revolution. Take away the auto focus, auto exposure, and need to wind film and you can really hone in on what makes a winning image.
All in all, it’s never been less expensive to explore this fantastic hobby. Speaking of which, some of my daughter’s traditional prints come home looking like they’ve already had a raft of Photoshop filters applied to them … crazy effects that would be tough to duplicate, whether by traditional or digital means.
I never want to go back the old ways and I doubt we ever will. While the cost of digital prints fell dramatically last year, the market seems to have stabilized … unlike those pesky chemicals in the developing trays.
Now the big question is, what will the Japanese traders do when they get to work on Monday? Did you see last Friday's happenings in the forex market? If not, open your charts of EUR/JPY and USD/JPY. Both pairs initally fell upon China's announcement, but later on in the US session, big players sold the Yen again, almost erasing the losses suffered by both pairs. Will they see the widened USD/CNY band as a sign that the Yen will be pressured on the upside, and...
rallies announcement band China's to Yen widen after
I was expecting it to happen - the liquidation of carry trades. EUR/JPY fell by 100 pips within 30 minutes of this announcement, while USD/JPY... EUR/JPY, USD/JPY, GBP/JPY, CAD/JPY all plunged sharply in response to that. The Japanese Yen has rallied strongly against the US dollar and the Euro after China officially announces a widening of the USD/CNY trading band to 0.5% from 0.3% - above and below its central parity rate, effective next Monday.
massage chair trading like I would a
I have been trading and monitoring forex almost nonstop for the past 24 hours, with most other activities taking a backseat. This is pretty unusual for me; normally I do not have so many trades within a day, but price actions in the market have been very exciting both yesterday and today which provided many trading opportunities. With all the price moves, I was able to trade both bounces and breakouts in a very short period of time, something that is...
Finally I could take a breather.
trades in Carry demand
US industrial production rose... Today, the USD has almost completely erased those losses, swinging from one end to the other. Players with very deep pockets ran stop orders, causing the US dollar to plunge sharply, especially versus Euro and Swiss Franc. Yesterday just when I thought the forex market was going to be quiet, it was anything but. Although market sentiment on the greenback has been bearish lately, today's economic data has propped it up.
down and up Currencies bouncing
However, the core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased 0.2%, in line with market's expectations (0.1% in March). If you look at the core CPI y/y, it was up 2.3% compared to a year ago, down 0.2 percentage point from March, and...
The US dollar has slipped against other currencies after the release of the US consumer price index. The consumer price index rose just 0.4% (0.5% expected) in April, compared to March's 0.6% increase.
Vacation Condos
Once the weather breaks, it’s tough to put aside thoughts of that dream vacation. So with the windows flung wide open and the ceiling fan running full blast, I checked out USCondex, a massive web resource for vacation condos and residential condos alike. While the goal of owning a standalone vacation home remains illusive for most folks, vacation condos open up a whole new world of possibilities for both relaxation and revenue.
USCondex bills itself as “The World’s Largest Condo Marketplace” … and I’m not one to quibble. After my fill of the dry heat, I took a side trip to Costa Rica where I took in some lovely units, keeping in mind that architectural renderings, rather than actual photographs, are often par for the course on the website.
A jump across the Atlantic first took me to Tuscany where I found a couple of interesting monthly rentals, one rustic and the other affordable. Today was one of those days. With over 300,000 condos available in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East/Africa, that US prefix might make the site seem less than worldly. Then it was off to Barcelona where the choices were limited but the price tags were as high as the humidity. Looking for the vacation condo of my dreams, I zoomed from the Metropolis in Las Vegas (located conveniently a couple of blocks off the Strip and across from the old Desert Inn golf course) to Bella Terra at Paradise Valley in Scottsdale. You’re not alone. Looking for the ultimate vacation condo? I came back to Earth to check out some affordable vacation condos in Florida and South Carolina, where there are still places that aren’t all that far out of reach for the average geek.
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Unlike most teenagers, my daughter is gaining an appreciation for the ease of this digital era. But I’m ever so thankful that our kids still have the opportunity to learn the the craft with those traditional tools, while they’re still available …
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Come to think of it, the mere thought of a roll of film is quaint. She’s taking an introductory course in traditional photography, and is learning how to develop black and white photographs the old-fashioned way …
My girl’s learning how to compose a photograph without a throwaway mentality. That’s a good thing, in my book. Knowing that each and every shot matters can make you work harder to get a great shot. It’s getting hard to to remember those bad old days … back when we had to pay to develop and print each and every photograph on a roll of film. (A roll of what?) The ability to print only the best images is perhaps the most appealing aspect of the digital photo revolution. Take away the auto focus, auto exposure, and need to wind film and you can really hone in on what makes a winning image.
All in all, it’s never been less expensive to explore this fantastic hobby. Speaking of which, some of my daughter’s traditional prints come home looking like they’ve already had a raft of Photoshop filters applied to them … crazy effects that would be tough to duplicate, whether by traditional or digital means.
I never want to go back the old ways and I doubt we ever will. While the cost of digital prints fell dramatically last year, the market seems to have stabilized … unlike those pesky chemicals in the developing trays.
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