FireFox 3.5 may be faster, but it *still* takes 30+ seconds to start up and still makes me press the down arrow to use the address bar auto-complete. These things cause real latency.
I'm pretty sure I am going to work with redfin.com and am looking at buying between Sunnyvale and San Mateo. Have heard I should work directly with a bank (not via a broker) and have heard not so good things about LendingTree.
- Michael Leggett
Broker? I cannot express how awesome Sandy Bennett at Preferred Mortgage is. http://www.prefmortgageloans.com. Myself and several of my friends have used her, and she's extremely easy to work with, very very knowledgeable, and gets great deals. She and I sat down recently to examine a refinance and she actually came to the conclusion that now was not a good time for me -- mostly because the original mortgage she brokered for me was so awesome.
- Paul Wilcox
If you've got the scratch (20% down), I hear Wells Fargo is good.
- AJ Kohn
Any comments on mortgage broker vs working directly with a bank? Of course the banks will claim they get you a better deal b/c they cut out the middle man. Seems reasonable to me. Thoughts?
- Michael Leggett
I've dealt with someone at BofA that was good (local in Palo Alto). I can give you my scattered thoughts about brokers vs banks in person.
- Edward Ho
PicasaWeb just got crazy fast! Faster than iPhoto even. Go to http://picasaweb.google.com/herfolo... and hold down your right arrow key through 73 photos.
LORD sayeth unto John, "Come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster. -- a friend of mine's "religious views" on Facebook
Fast and Furious 4?!? Kudos to Hollywood for not using the same-title + number of sequel pattern any more. All sequels have new names... except when they don't fit on the marque and/or the theatre gets lazy. Now can someone explain to me how were there FOUR Fast and Furious movies?!?
- Michael Leggett
The fourth one did really well on opening weekend so I'm sure we'll be seeing a fifth one soon. I enjoyed the third one, Tokyo Drift.
- Jess Lee
The first movie was actually called "The Fast and the Furious"; the fourth's official name is just "Fast and Furious". Perhaps the theater added the 4 to indicate this wasn't a screening of the old film.
- Andrew C