GE has designed a free web-based whiteboard you can use without any registration and can invite others to join your session via email or instant messenger. The service offers more advanced drawing tools than just scribbling around freestyle, too. You can create shapes, type text, create straight lines, change the background colour, and stamp variousContinue reading “Online whiteboard perfect for collaboration”
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School of Accountancy comes to an end
The School of Accountancy came to an end this afternoon when I finished writing the final exam. The results come out on July 21. If I passed, I’ll take the majority of August and September off work to study for the Uniform Final Exam (UFE) in September. If I didn’t pass, I’ll just work andContinue reading “School of Accountancy comes to an end”
Digg expands to cover more than just tech stuff
Digg, a still relatively new web 2.0 site which previously focused primarily on technology and other geeky news, has expanded its coverage to include broader topics. For instance, business and finance. Time will tell if their readers are as adept at ranking interesting stories in other topics, which is its strength.
Buffett donates fortune to charity, is accused of avoiding estate tax
A few days ago, super-investor Warren Buffett announced he would be donating the majority of his considerable assets to Bill Gates’ Foundation, and he’s been rightly commended in the media for his generosity. But for some reason, the ordinarily smart-minded folks at the Tax Policy Foundation have a bone to pick with Buffett over hisContinue reading “Buffett donates fortune to charity, is accused of avoiding estate tax”
Now that’s a severance package!
Departing Senior VP and General Counsel Timothy Stevens of Borland Software has worked a deal whereby he gets to keep the “Company-issued laptop computer, monitor, printer and docking station used by Executive prior to the Separation Date together with the related loaded software, accessories and power cords.” If I left my firm I wouldn’t wantContinue reading “Now that’s a severance package!”