Microsoft CEO gets excited

While doing some random internet research, I came across some amusing videos of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO. The guy tends to get a little excited at Microsoft events, especially when they involve the developers. Enjoy.
Steve Ballmer a little sweaty:

Steve Ballmer going crazy (yes this is for real):

Steve Ballmer, the remix:

Wisconsin. Winter. Snow.

I just heard the most ridiculous thing on the news. They were, of course, talking about today’s snowstorm. The news reporter said that the City of Milwaukee had some “contingency funds set aside” for snow removal… but that with the snow storm a couple of weeks ago and with today’s snow, that money is gone.
HELLO!!!! [...]

Ouch! $1 million fine for Deloitte

I suppose in the grand scheme, it’s not much of a hit for Deloitte & Touche to receive a $1 million fine, but the publicity ramifications could prove far more costly.
The fine comes along with a censure from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for a 2003 audit. The San Diego partner on an [...]

Now seen at BloggingStocks.com too!

In addition to my new gig blogging for AOL at WalletPop.com, I am now also going to be writing for AOL’s BloggingStocks.com. I’ll be writing about fraud and scams for them when the stories related to stocks and investments. Post about  consumer-related schemes, scams, and rip-offs will be over at WalletPop.

Shut up and fly: Super cheap airfare may be the wave of the future

Skybus has just started offering service out of Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport. One flight per day to Columbus, Ohio. In just an hour, you’ll get there while squeezed in like a sardine and no frills. And I mean none.
The Skybus strategy goes like this: Stuff as many people as you can into one airplane and [...]

Hilarious email I just received

Now clearly this guy didn’t read my website very carefully. (Did he even read it at all???) Suddenly Ladd McNamara is an employee of Sequence Inc. and he should come to this lunch meeting to learn how to take Usana (NASDAQ: USNA) to the next level. Haaaaaaa…..
Subject: Lunch?
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:32:03 -0500
From: [...]

The “official” WalletPop launch post

This was written by Sara Gilbert, who was in charge of the launch of AOL’s new personal finance blog, WalletPop.
Welcome to WalletPop
Modern man and woman? We’re stressed out, dude. And more and more it’s obvious the chief source of our stress is money. It’s one of the leading causes of divorce. Financial problems are [...]

Introducing WalletPop

AOL is expanding its professional blogging empire with a new personal finance blog called WalletPop. After months of planning and development, the site has finally gone live!
The site features several bloggers who are in-the-know about a variety of personal finance issues including, credit cards, mortgages, consumer scams, taxes, entrepreneurship, saving money and more.
And WalletPop’s expert [...]

Auditors and OTC company clients

An article in today’s Vancouver Sun makes some interesting points about auditing firms and their OTC company clients. OTC companies aren’t very good investments for shareholders, as many have shaky businesses or are really shell companies for other planned business ventures.
Yet for auditing firms, they might seem like good clients. They need audits before they [...]

Google Search: Commercial insurance fraud

Google Search:
commercial insurance fraud
Answer:
Yes, I do analysis of commercial insurance claims, particularly ones that have been identified as potentially fraudulent, or ones that are deemed to be more complex. More information about the services I provide for commercial insurance matters can be found here. [...]

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