“The difference between a picture and a snapshot? There is no difference. A good picture is a good picture. I call them snaps because it’s an appropriate name and it’s something that you do quickly and then move on to the next thing. Go snap and gone…there is no difference. The only difference is between [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Quotes
Posted in Quotes, tagged Images, Photography, Pictures, Quotes, Snapshots on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Microsoft Aims its Guns at Google
Posted in News, tagged Business, Google, Hyper-competition, Internet Applications, Microsoft, Office 365, Productivity Suites, Software, Technology on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a hyper-competitive environment such as the one of high-tech, adversaries are always on the alert to launch an attack as soon as a window of opportunity presents itself. This time, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, thought the time was right to aim its guns at Google with a web-based productivity suite known as [...]
The Financial Modelers’ Manifesto
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Banking, Finance, Financial Models, Housing Bubble, Mathematics, Mortgages, Quants, Securities, Wall Street Meltdown on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The two events that have made deep impressions in the unfolding of the Twenty-First Century, is the terrorist attack to the New York twin towers on September 11, 2001 and the global financial meltdown of September 15, 2008. The combined effects of these two events, drastically changed the destiny of billions of people around the [...]
Quotes
Posted in Quotes, tagged Conductors, Knowledge, Leonard Berstein, Music, Orchestras, Quotes, Thoughts, Wisdom on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“To achieve great things, two things are needed—a plan, and not quite enough time.” Leonard Bernstein
JP Morgan Chase Fined for Fraud Charges
Posted in News, tagged Banking, Finance, Fraud, JPMorgan Chase, Meltdown, Wall Street on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The financial community is still feeling the effects of Wall Street’s meltdown of 2008. It was recently in the news that JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $153.6 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled buyers of complex mortgage investments just as the housing market was collapsing. The bank failed to tell investors [...]
The Next Generation Camera
Posted in Photography, tagged Cameras, Focus, Lytro, Photography, Technology on June 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Before I studied photography, a camera was just a camera. When I began studying photography, a camera was no longer a camera. Now that I understand photography, a camera is just a camera.” Unknown Maybe what the Unknown said is right, but I still believe that having a good camera helps a lot in taking [...]
The Debt Ceiling Dilemma
Posted in News, tagged Congress, Debit Ceiling, Defaults, Deficits, Economy, Finance, Financial Meltdown, Wall Street on June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After the collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, the global financial system gasped for oxygen. On that calamitous date, $700 billions were wiped out of the stock market. The stock market plunged more than 500 points. Panic and uncertainty had taken over the financial markets causing credit to grind to an abrupt halt. [...]
Skype is Gobbled Up by Microsoft
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Google, Microsoft, Skype, Software, Technology, Video Conferences, Yahoo on June 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Microsoft is desperate to catch up with its competitors after sleeping at the switch. It was recently on the news that they went ahead and purchased Skype from eBay. The Federal Trade Commission is letting software giant Microsoft Corp. proceed with its largest deal ever, an $8.5 billion bid for web chat and call service [...]
Breaking the Traditional Rules of Architecture in Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Construction, Panama, Panama City, Structures, Tourism, Towers on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Revolution Tower is certainly breaking the status quo in Panamanian architecture. They have broken the rules followed by traditional architects in this country. It’s design is bold and controversial. Some like it, others hate it—the taste is in the pudding. The Revolution Tower promises to be one of the most innovative office towers in [...]
