Non-mac users can now enjoy the US Dollar Index Widget as a Google Gadget on their iGoogle.com homepage (Mac users can install this widget too, but might want to use the dashboard version instead). I find this widget to be very useful on my iGoogle Finance tab! Again, thanks to INO.com for letting me use… Continue reading »
Will the USD continue to tank, or will the greenback make a comeback? Follow the day-to-day movements with this widget for Mac OS X. The US dollar index is computed from the exchange rate with the Euro, Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and the Swiss Franc. It was introduced in 1973 and was initially set to 100. Since then,… Continue reading »
Wouldn’t it be nice to be the first to know when something big happens? To get that alert to run for cover delivered automatically to you in time? I give you the front row seat for Judgement day: The Doom-O-Meter. The Doom-O-Meter works by querying various webpages for important indicators such as the price of gold (and other important commodities),… Continue reading »
Someone put consumerism like this: Buying things you don’t need, with money you don’t have, to impress people you don’t like. There are at least three inconsistencies in the above description.The current Credit Crunch brings one to attention: Buying with money you don’t have. If you’re buying a house, then you’re quite the exception if… Continue reading »