Just for fun, financially ...

I like a fun graph. Here's one where you forecast Amazon's market share.

Up the Amazon without a paddle ...

Google does have a way of dismantling entire market sectors, in this case Amazon’s ebook business. Emphasis added to this item:

“Google says its new service--called Google Editions--will allow users to buy digital copies of books they discover through its book search service. It will also allow book retailers to sell Google Editions on their own sites, taking the bulk of the revenue.”

A great educational tool just dropped into my budget ...

WolframAlpha just lowered the price of its app from $50 to $2. Free online use.

Mixing coffee with cocoa ...

Now this looks like trouble. For me, anyway. Just whip out an iPod to pay for your coffee. (Cocoa is the programming language for Macs. Little joke there.)

Happily rationalizing ...

According to this site, my first Mac, back in 1987, cost about $6,000 in today's dollars, $2,800 back then. Or 12 iPads or 30 iPod Touches, using this linga techna. And that for a device that had 1/100 or less the capability of an iPod Touch.

Posting a travel tip ...

Useful airfare search site, includes a 30 day chart showing fares around the timetable you input, as well as senior fare options. You send the results to your local travel agency to generate the tickets, so that’s good citizenry. Add a bit to the listed prices for tax and fees.