New York magazine has a feature on the offices of prominent New Yorkers, from Martha Stewart to Michael Bloomberg. Martha’s was devoid of anything remotely resembling work, which perhaps indicates how much of it she gets done. (No word on where the insider trading occurred.) But it was Bloomberg’s that really impressed me, because he […]
Tag: New York ↓
Office atmosphere should be frenetic, fluid
April 7th, 2007 · 6 Comments
Category: Business
Tags: accounting firm, Bloomberg, government, New York, office
Scots tout principles in the Big Apple
April 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments
The Scotsman: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland will tell high-powered US financiers at a conference in New York that individual judgment should play a bigger role than strict adherence to a rule book. Ah, this old classic. Once again the rules-based US system is coming under attack by external sources, this time from Scottish […]
Category: Accounting Standards
Tags: Accounting, Enron, fraud, GAAP, New York, principles, rules, Scotland, US
Wireless internet theft affects us all
March 5th, 2006 · No Comments
A story in the New York Times about your friendly neighborhood wireless thieves. I have to admit I’m guilty of this when I’m not at home, but it pretty much does serve you right if you don’t secure your network. Maybe municipal wi-fi will cut down on this “phenomenon”… Edit: If only Twitter were invented […]
Category: Technology
Tags: access, crime, internet, media, network, New York, theft, Times, wifi, wireless
