September 2007

NetBank closes after failed deal

September 30, 2007

Wow, talk about good timing. I just closed my accounts at NetBank two weeks ago and moved them to EverBank. Now I see that NetBank has officially shutdown. NetBank has steadily declined over the years, but I had been with them so long (7 years) it just wasn’t worth the trouble to move my accounts. [...]

The Perils of Consumer Inertia

September 21, 2007

I want to watch my favorite NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, every week. It’s really that simple. Not living in Western Pennsylvania anymore, the only way to guarantee this is to have DirecTV as my service provider. Currently, I have Comcast digital cable. The service isn’t very good, just like all the other cable companies. [...]