http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/TEDBPro.asp

Our CDS application has gone into staging so I have some time to look at SQL 2005 and VS2005. Installation currently underway.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

although ftp still isn't working properly. This could be an installation issue as discussed previously

http://www.noelwatson.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,97bf7bc6-4e3d-4183-b499-9a6303d2d059.aspx

The Model E becomes available in early September

http://www.c2shop.co.uk/products/indoor_rower_e.php

I won't be back on the indoor rower until next spring after the upcoming rugby season. My best was 17:56 for 5k, next summer I will try to get under 17:50.

After the failure of LTCM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1841155047/026-8787779-9446068?v=glance&n=266239

it appears that Robert Merton's latest hedge fund related venture, IFL continuum, hasn't been too sucessful either

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=api7F5j8W_nY&refer=home

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4014554E-903A-4A62-B429-2B027321C32D&displaylang=en

This is effetively a beta release

http://blogs.msdn.com/gertd/archive/2006/08/18/705509.aspx

Not much fanfare over this one with VS2005 available

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=69D2219F-CE82-46A5-8AEC-072BD4BB955E&displaylang=en

List of fixes

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;918007

I'm probably not going to bother installing it as we are planning to roll out on .NET 2.0 in the next few months.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1861977905/026-8787779-9446068?v=glance&n=266239&s=gateway&v=glance

An interesting book, and worth reading after Taleb to compare the two

http://www.noelwatson.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,f783a888-3239-433a-a850-db28dcc1994e.aspx

Mandelbrot differs from Taleb in that he thinks share prices are not random. Where they both agree is that share returns are not normally distributed.

As one of the reviewers on Amazon points out, a lot of talking is done about multifractals and how they can be used to generate accurate share price histories, but using fractals to assist with modelling is not really covered.

Now that I no longer pay for a service (Hemscott), I have found it difficult to get detailed information on shares - this site is one of the best I have found

http://fool.digitallook.com/?action=financials&ticker=BT.A&sub_action=fundamentals&page_view=financials

(Link shows BT Group's fundamentals)

This was unexpected - you could get odds of 5-1 on Betfair at the weekend, and when the auction closed you could still get 3-1

The market is certainly spooked, especially estate agents

It will be interesting to see how the housing market is affected. of course, 0.25% is only a small change - when rates return to their long term average of 6-7%, this could be tricky.

I had a long chat with one of the salesmen on the TVR stand at the Excel Motor Show last week about 2nd hand Cerberas. I'll never forget reading the original Autocar road test of the 4.2 Cerbie in 1995/6. The last Cerbera is up for auction - proceeds to charity - £10 to register

http://www.thelastcerbera.com

http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/default.asp?storyId=14575