Ridicilious mark up by indonesian software distributor

Recently i was evaluating a very nice looking visual mining software named Advizor.
The software allows a very visual manipulation of a large data set, it doesn’t provide the deep analysis afforded by SAS data mining tool, or the more automatic approach by SPSS PASW modeler,
but it greatly support business user with some interest in data [...]

What’s the best career move for fresh graduates?

Get yourself a good boss.
Totally.
If you have the option of 3 type of workplace:
1. A place that offers substantial pay compared to other company for fresh grads (it happens right?)
2. A place with good boss, people who are great themselves and really care about making their staff to be as good as them
3. A place [...]

KFC aggresive up sell

I like KFC,
i think it provides a good value meal, and i assume it has some standards, if i go to unfamiliar cities and i like a safe bet, sometimes i just go with KFC.
Yet, something always bothers me a bit everytime i approach their counter,
the feeling that i’m about to meet an aggresive up-selling [...]

US$ 47.5 billion software development

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Microsoft almost bought Yahoo for US$ 47.5 billion, yet they could just spend US$ 10 billion for building a Yahoo rival. It seem the decision maker is more interested in producing mega-mergers than actual value calculation and creation.

Miskonsepsi tentang suku bunga deposito (dan tabungan)

(This feature serves as a mini update to my post on Time Deposit Interest Rate, the previous post can be found by clicking this link)
I had had strong…’prejudice’ regarding interest rates. I used to assume that interest rates from small banks is usually higher than those of larger banks, that larger banks are laggards when [...]

Internet/Mobile phone Auction vendors – how do they make their money

I am a subscriber of a mobile phone operator in Indonesia, and from time to time, despite my vehement refusal, I receive commercial text offering auctions of items from mobile phones to cars, the premise is that you can buy these items on the cheap (“a motorcycle sold for USD 8″), by participating on this [...]