Recent content by Maurice

Great info, thanks folks.

Hi All! Long time no see! I need some help with something - my elderly father's prescription drug plan is being phased out at the end of the year. I volunteered to research a suitable replacement. I don't know much about this, I paid only a little attention to the details when Part D was...

Heyduke, I bought GE also. Those three (C, BAC, GE) were the first single stock purchases I made in over 10 years. I just couldn't resist.

I like it, I bought a bunch a year ago (along with BAC). Later I read that Soros and Paulson were making large bets on it. Of course, that doesn't mean we're right, but its always nice to see guys with their track record confirm your thinking.

I peaked in May of 08, dropped by about 30% by Mar-09, and recovered fully in January of this year, net of new contributions. I'm at a new all time high now.

Congratulations! Sounds like you two will be just fine.

This is a mobile internet connection, Donheff, think of it as a Wifi router with a 4G cellphone built in that it uses for connectivity. Its not relevant for your phone unless your phone can connect via wifi like an iPhone, in which case its just an alternative connection mechanism. Think of...

I just saw an ad for a Sprint 4G/3G mobile hotspot. $59.99 a month. I currently use Verizon 3G, and would gladly pay the extra $ for 4G with the speeds they advertise. I realize its pretty new, but does anyone have any experience with this product or seen any reviews? Or competing 4G...

No database, just the file system. I generally access them through itunes. I should add, these are CDs I don't listen to anymore, the ones I do I haven't thrown away yet because I may re-rip them in a lossless format at some point. (they are now saved as mp3s)

Ok - today I threw away about 40 CDs. (as in music). They have long since been moved to hard disk (and are backed up) and they are CDs I rarely listen to anyway.

More baby stuff today. An in-sink bath, a bouncy chair, a motorized swing, an infant seat, a baby bjorn carrier, and some clothes. Fortunately a friend just had a baby last month so I have a good home for this stuff.

By the way, I would find it uncomfortable to have a friend clean my house.

Indeed, if the world ends in 2012, we can all assume a SWR of 35% or so.

I should add, I can imagine there are obvious issues if your insurer only is licensed in your original state of employment, but in my case I have insurance through a large national carrier (United Health Care)

Does anyone know if there are any potential issues with moving to another state while insured under COBRA? I wouldn't think so, but since health care is regulated at the state level it seems possible there could be issues.