The personal website of Matt Henderson.
21 September 2010
I recently watched this interesting video from Amy Jo Kim about the application of game mechanics to functional systems — in particular social systems. For reference, here are the brief notes I took.
13 September 2010
Although people often state financial independence as a personal goal, few with whom I’ve spoken can articulate what that means. (And even fewer know precisely how to get there.) It’s a lot easier to work towards an objective, when that objective is precisely defined.
01 September 2010
Each person who makes the decision to save, must decide where to store his savings. This article introduces the “Permanent Portfolio,” in which the late Harry Brown recommended to store that portion of one’s savings that is considered precious.
26 August 2010
I really enjoyed watching this video of Paul Graham at the 2009 Business of Software conference, in which he discusses 21 future trends he believes we can bank on. Having grown and sold an early web business to Yahoo, Paul has since become a highly influential writer and participant in the technology industry. Currently, he runs "Y Combinator," a venture capital company which makes financial and advisory investments in startups.
As a consequence of the nightmare I’ve had with Vodafone trying to contract an iPad data plan, I happened to discover a more attractive alternative — the iPad pre-paid card from Orange.
07 July 2010
My brother, who lives near Atlanta (United States), visited an Apple store last week to check out some odd behavior with his MacBook. The technician noticed that his battery has physically expanded, and needed replacing. Seeing that my brother's computer was covered by AppleCare, he said, "Hey, let's take the opportunity to see whether anything else needs fixing/replacing, since your AppleCare expires next month." As a result, my brother walked away with a new battery, trackpad, keyboard, and display.
29 June 2010
Recently, some bureaucrats in Germany decided that business ownerswho employ contractors even those, like me, who've been in business more than a decade should provide certified proof that they (the owners) are not criminals.
24 June 2010
In a Wall Street Journal article related to Twitter's settling of a privacy-related case, Consumer Protection Bureau Director David Vladeck states: