Saturday, November 30, 2013

Review: MSI Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Graphics Card

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The best thing about being a PC owner is that you can actually upgrade your hardware. In the old days, this didn't matter much, because ...
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First Impressions: Dell Venue 8 Pro

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I gave my wife a Dell Venue 8 Pro for her birthday. Last year, she got a Nexus 10, but she found that the 10" form factor led to it no...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

PSA: 30% off any printed book at Amazon (Expires Dec 1st)

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Until December 1st, if you enter the coupon code BOOKDEAL while buying any printed book at Amazon.com , you get 30% off the highest price bo...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

College Savings

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If you're an immigrant like I am, the American college financial aid system looks completely bonkers. Those of us from Asia, which has a...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Why I no longer buy individual stocks

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Every time I'm tempted to buy an individual stock, I have to remind myself that I shouldn't do so. Now, vast fortunes have been and ...

Book Launched: How to Interview a Financial Advisor

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As of this morning, my latest book, How to Interview a Financial Advisor , is now available at the book's website as well as the Kin...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

2014 Book Reviews

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Update: Books of the Year 2014 have been selected! Non Fiction Unaccountable The Everything Store Do You Believe in Magic? The Emper...

Review: Silent Echo

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Silent Echo is J. R. Rain's short mystery novel. The premise is intriguing: our protagonist/detective is retired in a hard way: he'...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Books of the Year 2013

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This was an unusually poor year for reading, with family crisis, and other things getting into the way. I only read 51 books this year, whic...

Review: Whirlpool 1.9cu ft Over-The-Range Microwave

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My wife was unhappy with a crack in the microwave door, so we decided to replace the microwave with a different model. I'd become increa...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Review: Dear Mr. Watterson

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I watched Dear Mr. Watterson in the hopes of gaining some insight about Calvin and Hobbes , easily one of my favorite strips. Since Bill Wa...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

4 Months of Modernist Cuisine

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It's been a while since I last posted about Modernist Cuisine , which is still my go-to book for cooking at home. For me, at least, it...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Review: Jabra Journey Bluetooth Car Speakerphone

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I got used to the Scion 's built-in Bluetooth integration with my phone, so I ended up buying a Jabra Journey Bluetooth Car Speakerphon...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Review: The School For Good And Evil

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Sophie and Agatha live in the town of Galvadon, a story book town where once a year, the Schoolmaster kidnaps two children away to attend Th...
Friday, November 08, 2013

Review: The Temple of Gold

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William Goldman, who wrote The Princess Bride , wrote The Temple of Gold as his debut novel. I'm a big fan of The Princess Bride, so wh...

Review: The Ages of the Investor

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The Ages of the Investor is the first book in William Bernstein's "investing for adults" series. It's unusual in that it...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Review: Wheat Belly

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My doctor actually recommended  Wheat Belly , or I wouldn't have picked it up. Cure Your Child With Food , for instance, already mention...

Review: Pyle Waterproof MP3 Player with embedded headphones

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I've been forced to swim a lot recently, and have come to the conclusion that lap swimming is the most boring sport in the universe. Th...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Review: The Story of The Human Body

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The Story Of The Human Body is written by evolutionary biologist and Harvard Professor Daniel Lieberman. It's not just a boring history...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Review: Skating to where the puck was

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Skating to Where the Puck Was is part of William Bernstein's series called "Investing for Adults". I did not consider the pre...
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