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Thanks, electron! I'd heard of both OptionsXpress and OptionVue but didn't know whether they have simple (not-flashy) stuff for me. I tend to get distracted by bells and whistles, so I'm trying to avoid fancy platforms right now.

Hi-- Can anyone recommend low-cost or freebie platforms or websites that I can use for simple paper-trading of options? They don't have to be fancy, just easy to use and hassle-free. Thanks!

It's probably the motherboard BIOS that has the limitation. Many of the cheaper motherboards are like that. But, there's nothing stopping you from getting a better motherboard and snapping it into your eMachine--and considering that you can keep all the other components excepting maybe the...

What cdbern recommended is a technique of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Basically, it's a way to program your subconscious into doing what you want and not what it has already been programmed to do (programming resulting from previous traumatic events that typically embed fear and greed...

Check out the fda.gov and cdc.gov explanations of BSE and vCJD. You can find a link to the official info on Mad Cow Disease on the front page of both sites. Their explanations aren't tainted with vegan propaganda, though they are of course too cautious so as to avoid creating widespread panic...

I too prefer Intel's own motherboards over the other brands--they have proven far more reliable amongst my customers (for whom I build or recommend PCs) than other brands. ASUS and Tyan are the other two brands I recommend, but if it were up to me, it's genuine Intel all the way. And I...

Pelicans are great--I used one for my rifle. Absolutely unbreakable, and the waterproof design kept the humidity out. Their service and support is beyond excellent. Only one problem: they are very heavy cases! If you are looking for a flight case, you should definitely consider Pelican for...

Check out www.cherrycorp.com and www.pckeyboard.com. pckeyboard.com has 122-key keyboards meant for IBM 3270 emulation on PCs with PS/2 keyboard ports. I don't know if they are programmable for your software, but they are certainly programmable with terminal emulation software like Smarterm...

I haven't seen the current models, but back when I was buying a bag for my 15" widescreen Apple Powerbook G4, I checked out the Tumi collection of computer bags. Their standard "computer bag" was way too huge for me, and I ended up stepping down to a "briefcase" with a laptop "sleeve" inside...

Naw, I don't disagree. I trade both aggressively and defensively. You've got to protect your capital, AND you've got to grow it too. Sounds like you empirically discovered some of your own psychology--trading to avoid losing seems to overcome some of your foibles. Keep on doing it if it...

Yep, no plan. First thing--figure out how to deal with your own psychology so that you know your weaknesses and how to keep them from tripping you up. There are plenty of books on trading psychology--just search through the archives here and on amazon.com Second, start studying trading...

dddooo: Thanks for a spirited discussion! Actually, I don't think we disagree that much. We both agree that the middle class is in real trouble, computer programming jobs (and many other high-paying white collar jobs) are going overseas, and no one person or group seems to have a solution...

Well, first of all, let me make it clear that I don't think that becoming a PhD "rocket scientist" or "top-notch-ivy-league-guys" is what every American has to do to survive in the new job market. I haven't chosen that path for myself (because pure scientists on average make lousy incomes), and...

dddooo: What high horse?! I AM AN EX-IBMER, a former UNIX programmer consultant in the IBM Global Services division. I got squeezed out too, just not as tragically as the 5000 that were recently cut because I saw the writing on the wall and opted to leave on my own two years ago. At least...

misctrader: Does ANYTHING apply to ALL Americans? Are we all rich? No. Are we all happy? No. Are we all in good health? No. Do we all need PhDs to keep our jobs? No. Is there any country in the world where no one has to struggle? LIFE IS A STRUGGLE, and we all do what we can to survive...

It's funny how several posts assume that because the best research results happen at US companies, the scientists conducting that research are born-and-bred Americans and attended only US schools. My dad was a math professor for over 30 years and chairman of his department for eight years--most...

I don't know about Comcast, but SBC (Pacbell) DSL charges for the number of computers on the line, regardless of whether you're using a single IP address with a NAT router or multiple IP addresses with one per computer. Here's the trick: DON'T TELL SBC THAT YOU'RE USING A ROUTER TO ATTACH...

RunningBear: I'm just running the stock configuration with 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM. I think there's one free SODIMM slot, but I haven't popped open the panel to check. Everybody: My new IBM Thinkpad X31 is model number 2672RHU, which has: Pentium M 1.60GHz, WinXP Pro, 512MB RAM, 40GB...

I'd recommend the Centrino models over the Pentium 4-Ms. Centrino-branded laptops must have the Pentium M (not 4-M) processor inside, and the M outperforms the non-hyper-threaded 4-M. I think it was PC Magazine that benchmarked the 1GHz Pentium M as being the same in performance as a 1.6GHz...

These programming positions aren't really eradicated, just transformed into a different type of position. I'm a computer programmer and used to work for IBM. The recent export of programming jobs has mainly been an export of the "commoditized programmer"--the guys who work on a small section...