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Posted on March 24, 2010 at 9:11 pm by Administrator

Open permissions matter for an open web
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The key to an open social web is permissions. There is data we don’t want to share and data we do want to share, permissions let us create the appropriate barriers. Closed networks like Facebook have reasonably rich permission infrastructures but what about open networks? How should Google and Microsoft enable document sharing across Google … ∞
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Posted on March 23, 2010 at 8:55 pm by Administrator and modified on June 14, 2010 at 8:24 pm.

FirstTechPrivacyFailure
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For more years than I care to count I have been a happy customer of First Tech credit union. Their website has always been top notch and the service I received from them was the best. But now I find myself looking for a new bank and would welcome any suggestions. My unhappiness started when … ∞
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Posted on March 20, 2010 at 12:00 am by Administrator and modified on March 20, 2010 at 3:15 pm.

How much will it cost to send our daughter to college?
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The short answer is that we don’t know. And before someone says ”what about the 529 prepaid plans?!?!” (which I will discuss in a future article) please keep in mind that those plans only track instate tuition fees and so don’t cover expenses like room and board, books, etc. So bottom line is - we … ∞
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Posted on March 20, 2010 at 12:00 am by Administrator and modified on March 20, 2010 at 3:44 pm.

Asset Location for College Savings
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Asset location is not so much about what investment to buy as where to locate it. A typical asset location problem is - do I put money in a taxable account or a tax exempt account? In the case of saving for college there are at least four different ways to save money for college … ∞
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