Daniel Bachhuber

Posts Tagged Personal

Splashdown

From my experiences, there are generally two ways to visit a foreign country. The first, and more accepted method of tourism, is to transition cultures gradually, testing the waters, wading in the shallow end, and then going for a nice swim in the deep. Such a method lets the traveler choose his own [...]


Last Minute

I think I am taking way too many supplies. When your pack has more deodorant than socks, and more paper than shirts, you know something might be quite wrong.
This will be more of a stream of thought than a well-thought, insightful post, so my apologies in advance. Sometimes this happens when you leave [...]


Mr. Bachhuber Goes to Mumbai

On 5 February, less than a month from today, I will be heading back to the great land of India for nearly ninety days. If I manage to survive the aggressive monkeys and crazy elephants, it will be the longest trip I have ever been on. Why are you going to India for [...]


Brilliant Feature o’ the Day: Skype’s Call-Forwarding

Why? Because now someone anywhere in the world can call my cellphone for trĂ©s cheap. If I don’t pick up, they’re forwarded to my cellphone’s voicemail.
This, my friend, is feature of sheer brilliance. I love you Skype!
To enable this functionality, you’ve got to have the absurdly cheap Skype Out. Once you’ve signed [...]


Mint: Great idea, but obviously not a finished product

I received an email earlier today from my friend DJ Strouse regarding what I felt about Mint, a newly launched personal finance organizer, and I thought: why not blog it?
Overall, it’s a wonderful idea for a niche whose surface has yet to be even scratched. Personal finance is an area I feel I’m extremely [...]


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