Saturday, October 22, 2011

How it works

How it works


How the (book) world works

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:20 PM PDT

When my first book appeared, in 1994, I spent a day in London giving radio interviews. I was young and so my publisher sent a PR lady to hold my hand (metaphorically). She came from a famous English literary ...

Evenson works at it

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 08:28 PM PDT

PRINCETON — It's not a bad job if you can get, especially, if you're a teenage golfer looking to improve your game.

BUSINESS: What to know about unemployment benefits

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT

One thing Iâm very sure of is just how little people know about how unemployment insurance works. They simply look at it as something that is deducted from their paycheck and little else. It represents an income stream and requires them to call in for benefits every two weeks and keep minimal records on their job search. The main question you get is âWhen do I get my checkâ?

Hands On With Everpix, The Service That Centralizes All Your Photos From Desktop & Web

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 09:13 AM PDT

For the past week, I've been testing the alpha version of the Everpix service, which aims to automatically centralize and organize all your digital photos, both online and off. I'm happy to report that, so far, it works as advertised. In case you missed it, Everpix, a creation of ex-Apple engineers, was one of this year's TechCrunch Disrupt finalists . Using a small utility that runs on your ...

Miros, Monets, Modiglianis go public in Zurich show

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT

ZURICH (Reuters) - Over the past half-century the Nahmad family's primary relationship with art was how much money they could make by dealing in the works of Picasso, Monet and Dali.

How the Banking System Really Works

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Very few people understand how the modern banking system really works. They have in their heads a model they learned from text books in which banks take deposits from customers, then lend out those deposits as loans. In reality, banks fund their loans by borrowing in the interbank market.

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