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Just an interesting article I found. The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret international copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to "national security" concerns, has leaked. Major part of it deals with copyright issues such...

iStar, It is good you read financial news. Now try to learn the difference between Citigroup NYSE: C http://www.citigroup.com and CIT Group NYSE: CIT http://www.cit.com/ Citigroup and Citibank DID NOT declare bankruptcy.

Yep, but it is more about personality. I think if you are a graphic designer, for example, Sony Vaio is a reasonable choice. Programmers stick with Dells and HPs.

I agree it is very rare that brick and mortar store offers a better deal than online one. Frankly, if time is limiting I would't be so comfortable dealing with Amazon. I think they resell and product is shipped from actual seller and dates depend on availability. In this case one or two days...

Pericles, Since he has only one week, buying and shipping a laptop from an online store is out of question. I your best bet is to ask him to go to the closest BestBuy ( http://www.bestbuy.com ) and to buy a laptop from Dell, HP, Sony or Asus with Intel® Core™2 Duo processor (at least P7450...

http://baexpats.org/expat-life/6456-infamous-cuil-2.html#post39122 http://baexpats.org/expat-life/5863-cdi-opening-bank-account-account.html#post35476

If at least some part of this $10 charge comes from ATM owner bank, he can try to find a surcharge-free ATM. He can check Credit Unions nearby, or Allpoint Network.

I believe analogy with US tax numbers is like this: CDI (Clave de Identificación) - ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number). Used when you do not work in the country, but need to pay taxes for some reason (real estate, open bank account, investments). CUIL (Clave Único de...

Or may be less industrious expat who can post events into our calendar section here :).

You were under misunderstanding that this board is only for AMERICAN expats living in Argentina. And it is not only Americans who are allowed to read and reply to your posts here. I am sure years you spent in the army gave you unique understanding of american politics, but that does not...

I think this thread went way off topic. I moved last relevant posts to a new thread. Please, continue there.

http://abc.gov.ar/lainstitucion/noticiasdeladgcye/v072/contactos.cfm

50/2500 = 2% (xoom) If you take 1000 pesos from ATM with 11.56 fee it will be 11.56 % 1000 = 1.156% (atm) If you are planning to stay abroad for a relatively long time, it makes sense to get yourself a checking account in a bank that does not charge for currency conversions and reimburses ATM...

I've heard several times from people that volunteering here is expensive. There is a good review of non-profits at argentinastravel website. For most of non-profits you actually have to pay to volunteer. Frankly, I don't quite understand this approach. If people are doing something valuable...

I think CasanCream that you can find in supermarkets like Carrefour is pretty close to sour cream.

I believe that for Java/.Net developers with, say, 5 years of experience ARS 4,500 is OK if they hire you as an employee and around 7,000 if they hire you as an independent contractor.

https://www.xoom.com/sendmoneynow/money-transfer-fees Seems to be more expensive than withrawing money from ATMs even with new charges. And more expensive than Moneygram.

Water is purified and drinkable. When you boil water, there is no salt depositions on kettle walls. Purification process is described here.

Going back to the litter/dog shit on the streets, it always reminds me of following quote: Prof. Preobrazhensky "Heart of a Dog" by Mikhail Bulgakov, 1925 I believe, that people need to recognize themselves that it is necessary to keep the streets clean, just because it makes their lives...

Saltshaker has a recent review of Che Sushi.