If You Die, I Lose Money

Well I hate to put it so harshly, but that's the point that I was trying to get across to my friend today basically about a month and a half ago when the second generation of iPhone's was introduced to the public by Steve Jobs. Some people noticed that he was a little bit thinner than his last appearance(back story. Steve Jobs has had cancer and survived it once)well, this started rumors amongst the financial community analysts started calling into question his health when the Apple Corp. was contacted about Steve Jobs health. They were apply was. "It's a private matter"... this type of statement to analysts and investors will inevitably cause his stock to go downas my friend debated today what business is it of the public to know his health. As long as there are competent people behind the scenes, what difference does it makeI told her that it makes a big difference with certain companies as an investor and a trader I want to know that the person that I invest in their company is 100% mentally and physically capable of doing his or her job. And I don't want him or her doing anything to jeopardize my money in Steve Jobs case. Yes, there are 30,000 capable engineers and researchers to carry on the job. If God forbid something was to happen to himbut I told her. When you invest in Apple. You invest in a culture. There are millions of people who use iPhone's iPod Mac books and everything Steve Jobs he is for all intents purposes AppleI told her it would be different if it was Exxon Ross Department stores. TJ Maxx, because the public doesn't associate any of those CEOs with a face and at any of these CEOs could probably have an unfortunate demise and the company would run like clockworkBut Steve Jobs on the other hand God forbid if something were to happen to him most of the Macintosh users think that he is downstairs in his basement in drawing up design after design, and then he appears like some magical wizard to give you these cool gadgets. So, heaven forbid if something were to happen to him. The stock price would plummetso what do you think, if you are heavily invested in a company, should the health of the person running the company be public knowledge?

How to Travel by Cargo Ship

The Traveller's Notebook has a fascinating guide to travelling by cargo ship. I didn't realise that it was possible to travel by cargo ship, at least comfortably. It's not cheap though. It can cost between $80-$140 a day.
And if you are feeling adventurous you can travel around the world. The trip takes between 110-120 days and takes you to Papeete in Tahiti, various sparsely populated and unspoiled islands in the South Pacific, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore then via the Suez Canal, before returning to Europe. There isn't a price listed on the website but it's probably not cheap.

Windows Vista... It's Not That Bad

Okay I will admit I was just like everyone else scared to death to give up Windows XP. I mean, it was reliable. It had already been around all the bugs were worked out not to mention all the horror stories. I had read and heard about Windows Vista being a nightmare but about two months ago. When I ordered my new laptop I started using Windows Vista and I can personally say it's not that bad. I haven't had any crashes. I really don't have to worry about losing data, because I don't keep any information on my laptop. All of my files that are really important to me are in two 500 GB storage centers that I can access anywhere, because they are on my home networkbut overall Vista is pretty smooth. I like the way you can toggle between pages with the pages looking like a three-dimensional simulation. Like in that movie minority report, and as far as maintenance. Its maintenance free defrag your computer or cleaning out old files manually is something you don't have to worry about Vista does it automaticallyI will admit the only thing that got on my nerves while I first started using Vista there is a safety feature that keeps you from deleting files accidentally while Vista will ask you about three times what they pop up message. If you really want to do it that took a bit getting used tobut from reading the articles I can disable thatI think Microsoft made the mistake of releasing Vista one year too soon. I feel bad for those people who were the first in line to pick up one of these copies and not wait till the bugs were worked outI'm thinking about getting a desktop, one of those all-in-one deals. Also XPS and Vista will also be on that toPS I was a coffee shop and I ask to look over this woman's shoulder while she was on her Mac book I'm sorry. I simply don't understand the appeal of Macintosh operating system