Kerry Webster

How the Stock Market Works

Kerry — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:34:09 +0000

Once upon a time in a place overrun with monkeys, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, they became harder to catch, so the villagers stopped their effort.

The man then announced that he would now pay $20 for each one. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. But soon the supply diminished even further and they were ever harder to catch, so people started going back to their farms and forgot about monkey catching. The man increased his price to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so sparse that it was an effort to even see a monkey, much less catch one.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys for $50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on his behalf.

While the man was away the assistant told the villagers. ‘Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has bought. I will sell them to you at $35 each and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each.’

The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys. They never saw the man nor his assistant again and once again there were monkeys everywhere.

That concludes your lesson on how the stock market works.

Found at LaughItOut.com

Browser Total Market Share - 2008.11.07

Kerry — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:31:53 +0000

Worldwide market share for Firefox seems to be hotly debated subject lately. Below are the statisitcs from Net Applications. And we all know there are three types of lies - lies, damn lies and statistics. Statistics are only as good as the data they represent and the statisticians point of view. It still looks like Microsoft is the big dog. Here’s hoping IE8 will be closer to standards and adopted quickly.

Retro Theme Released

Kerry — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:42:26 +0000

RETRO. Back to a time when mainframes ruled the computing world and amber and green CRT’s were the only access to these beasts. Retro is based on the Sandbox theme with the Blueprint CSS framework added to give it a grid design if one chooses to modify the theme to their liking. Enjoy and as always if you have questions please comment below.

Demo

retro.kerrywebster.com

Download Link

RETRO WP Theme
Download Latest Version 1.0
zip, 68k - 358 downloads

Installing Themes

Please read the WordPress Codex - Using Themes article. About half-way down just after the ‘Get New Themes’ section is where you will want to start. Installation is pretty straight forward. If you have questions please comment below.

Screenshot

The Volt Gets a Battery Supplier

Kerry — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:13:18 +0000

Several sources are reporting that Compact Power, Inc. (CPI) the Troy, Michigan division of LG Chem Ltd. of South Korea has won the contract to supply General Motors (GM) with the Lithium-ion batteries to power their mass-market plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt.

CPI supplied the batteries for Volt’s mules and the batteries are reported to have ran flawlessly. Although the official word will not be delivered until November, the report of the CPI choice comes as no surprise.

A Few Source Stories

Treehugger.com - GM Releases 2011 Chevy Volt Photos & Specifications! (Tons of Photos)
Rueters - LG Chem to Ssupply GM Volt Batteries
GM-Volt.com - LG Chem and Compact Power Inc. to Supply Volt Battery Packs

WordPress 2.6.3 Now Available

Kerry — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:06:45 +0000

WordPress 2.6.3 - security release now available.

Awesome Windows Hosts File Article

Kerry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:38:06 +0000

“Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File” gives examples, scripts and a great explanation as to the benefits of a well maintained Windows Hosts file. A brief explantion of the use of the Hosts file starts the article. This is indispensable. The ability to block ad services, banner ads, 3rd Party Cookies etc. etc.

If you use Windows and are concerned with all the nasties on the internet you must read this article. You will not be disappointed.

Boston Forces a Game 7 in St. Pete

Kerry — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:21:19 +0000

Beckett looks like the Beckett of old. Jason Varitek finds a great time to get his first hit of the series - a home run to regain the lead for good. And Papelbon is only needed for one inning. It is falling into place. But that is why we play the game. I can’t wait for tomorrow night.

The kicker in this game was the failed broadcast start by TBS. A router failure caused by an electrical outage. Come on. The fact that a percentage of American’s can’t even see the game because they can’t get or don’t want cable is bad enough. Baseball should be on network channels so the vast majority can see these games for free.

The Best Kit List OCT/NOV 08

Kerry — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:27:53 +0000

Adriam Kinglsey has written his new Best Kit blog over at ZDNet. This list again makes me salivate for a new PC. Or at least a major upgrade. Take a look at one man’s best of list for pc components.

The Volt She is a Changin’

Kerry — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:17 +0000

WOW… how this car has changed. Not only in aesthetics but in price. When I first heard about the Volt it had an estimated price tag of $20,000. Ok. Even I new it would be more than that but upwards of $40,000. This is no car for the common man. Anyway, now for the electric ~~Saturn Aura~~ uuhhh… I mean the Chevy V-O-L-T Volt, Volt, Volt. Enjoy the pics of the Volt Protoype and the Volt Pre-Production.

B0 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show

Kerry — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:22:12 +0000

Pininfarina has designed a new electric car - the B0 (B-zero). It is a futruistic small commuter car that is 100% eleectric. It was being shown off at the Paris Motor Show this year. Following is CNet’s Car Tech Blog entry about the car:

Pininfarina designs an electric car

If you want to build a new car, even a small, economical car, get Pininfarina to design it. That lesson is made clear with the launch of the B0 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, the best-looking small car we’ve seen here. The B0 has smart lines and a graceful arch between its front and rear wheels, yet maintains the dimensions and configuration to be a practical car. This car is actually a collaboration between Pininfarina and Bolloré, the latter being a consortium of companies with expertise in batteries and capacitors, and is intended to go into mass production late in 2009.

The B0 uses a lithium metal polymer battery pack occupying the undercarriage of the car, with an electric motor driving the front wheels. A super capacitor provides short-term storage for electricity recovered from regenerative braking. Solar cells set into the roof and front of the car trickle energy to the battery.

As configured, the car has a range of 150 miles and an electronically limited top speed of 80 mph. It’s not exactly fast, with a 0 to 37 mph time of 6.3 seconds. Bolloré hasn’t released 0 to 60 mph times, but assume they will be close to 15 seconds.

As shown, the interior of the car uses two LCDs for its instrumentation, both center-mounted, with a main display on the instrument panel showing climate control, navigation, and entertainment. A smaller display sits on top of the dashboard, showing speed, charge level, range, and other trip information.