great article http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-create-your-own-bloomberg-style-terminal-for-under-1000-2010-2
IMHO, It's actually a poor article; but I can see why you like it. Here's another quality </s> piece from the same author where he tells you to use Bloomberg. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate-trading-station-2009-11#bloomberg-anywhere-4
haha read the comments. So much mis-info in that article, starting with price/cost of the terminal and going to things like "as much ram as possible and a fast processor". The only thing close to the truth is this quote: "You'll never be truly on par with a Bloomberg Terminal" Anyone who has used or seen a terminal knows right away that there are very few data service providers that come close to what bloomberg provides. The author reccomends reading blogs and following stocktwits is a better/faster way to get news than a Bloomberg? Don't forget the shameless Cyborg plug - I assume the software is free too since there is no mention of Cyborg charging for it? That article tells you how to waste $500/month. Any decent retail brokerage firm can provide equal news/research/quotes.