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Top 10 Memory Hacks

2008-05-27T23:50:00.001-05:00

May 1, 2008 - Writing things down, on paper or on-screen, is the best way to make sure you remember important info and tasks, but sometimes you've got to rely on your plain old brain to keep essential data sorted and handy. Whether it's a client's name, a password or combination you want stored only in your head, or answers for an upcoming test, there are plenty of techniques and tools to help

Larry Page on How to Change the World

2008-05-27T23:47:00.001-05:00

May 1, 2008 - (Fortune Magazine) -- As president of Google, Larry Page has pushed his people to take risks that have led to hot new applications like Gmail and Google Maps. Lately he has been thinking far outside the walls of his company. Page sees a world of opportunity - in areas ranging from energy to safer cars. But he also sees a world of timidity; not enough people, he worries, are willing

Has Telecommuting Fallen from Grace?

2008-05-27T23:45:00.000-05:00

May 1, 2008 - Once considered the cure for all workplace ills, many businesses and employees are questioning the merits of working from home... (read more)

7 Dirty Secrets of the Security Industry

2008-05-27T23:42:00.001-05:00

May 1, 2008 - Corporate IT executives need to beware the seven dirty secrets of the security industry that can undermine the safety of business networks, a security expert told attendees at Interop Las Vegas... (read more)

6 Factors That Will Decide the Fate of Silverlight

2008-05-27T23:37:00.000-05:00

May 01, 2008 (Computerworld) - Since the public release of its earliest version last year, Silverlight has been touted as Microsoft Corp.'s Flash killer. This relatively new Web development platform aims to challenge Adobe's venerable Flash (and associated Flex development tools) in the online multimedia space... (read more)

How to Avoid Getting Hooked

2008-05-27T17:06:00.001-05:00

April 29, 2008 - Millions of people have gotten "urgent" emails asking them to take immediate action to prevent some impending disaster. "Our bank has a new security system. Update your information now or you won't be able to access your account," or "We couldn't verify your information; click here to update your account." Sometimes the email claims that something awful will happen to the sender

The 10 Most Important Technologies You Never Think About

2008-05-27T17:01:00.001-05:00

April 28, 2008 - The late sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke famously said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic... (read more)

Info Tech Salaries Drop, Our Survey Finds. What's Holding U.S. Pay Down?

2008-05-27T16:57:00.000-05:00

April 26, 2008 - Salaries for U.S. tech professionals are getting the squeeze. For the first time since the popping of the dot-com bubble, InformationWeek's annual U.S. IT Salary Survey finds that the median pay for IT professionals dropped year over year... (read more)

5 Easy Ways to Commit Career Suicide

2008-05-27T16:38:00.001-05:00

April 24, 2008 (Computerworld) - BANG! Without warning, the rifle discharged, tearing a hole through the floorboard of the car of an Army colonel. The rifle belonged to a young lieutenant who had been invited to go hunting with the colonel... (read more)

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails

2008-05-27T16:36:00.001-05:00

April 22, 2008 - You’ve probably heard about Ruby on Rails by now. Your developer friends are raving about it—talking about how they wrote an application in less than half the time it would have taken using some other technology—how they really enjoyed themselves instead of stressing out, and then spent their extra time on the beach. Rails sure does sound like a pretty compelling technology. But

Cryptography Expert: Lots of Security Software Is 'Snake Oil'

2008-05-27T16:30:00.001-05:00

April 22, 2008 - Bruce Schneier is one of the foremost experts on cryptography and is a well-known security author and commentator. He is the founder of the managed security services company Counterpane, which was acquired in October 2006 by BT. Schneier sat down with IDG News Service at the Infosec security show in London to talk about the effectiveness of security products and the psychology of

5 IT Skills that won't Boost Your Salary

2008-05-27T14:49:00.002-05:00

April 17, 2008 - Technical skills may never die, but areas of expertise wane in importance as technology advances force companies to evolve and IT staff to forsake yesterday’s craft in favor of tomorrow’s must-have talent... (read more)

25 Radical Network Research Projects You Should Know About

2008-05-16T23:55:00.001-05:00

April 16, 2008 - While universities don't tend to shout as loudly about their latest tech innovations as do Google, Cisco and other big vendors, their results are no less impressive in what they could mean for faster, more secure and more useful networking. Here's a roundup, in no particular order, of some of the most amazing and colorful projects in the works... (read more)

60 More AJAX- and Javascript Solutions For Professional Coding

2008-05-16T23:52:00.000-05:00

April 15, 2008 - When it comes to design of modern web-applications, Ajax is considered as a standard approach. Interactive solutions for lightboxes, form validation, navigation, search, tooltips and tables are developed using Ajax libraries and nifty Ajax scripts. Ajax is useful and powerful. However, when using Ajax, one should keep in mind its drawbacks in terms of usability and accessibility.

Bjarne Stroustrup on the Evolution of Languages

2008-05-16T23:39:00.000-05:00

April 11, 2008 - Every once in a while, an evolutionary leap rapidly advances and reshapes the entire field of engineering. Such a leap occurred in software development with the introduction of the C++ programming language. This leap was not inherent in the language itself: object-oriented languages such as Simula67 and Smalltalk existed prior to C++. But because C++ was built on top of the C

Building a 5-ton Mechanical Calculator... From 19th-century Plans

2008-05-16T23:30:00.001-05:00

April 11, 2008 - Starting in May, many will have the opportunity to see for themselves how they did computing the old-fashioned way: with lots of gears, a big crank and some muscle... (read more)

Why Your Boss Doesn’t Want You to Telework

2008-05-16T23:23:00.000-05:00

April 10, 2008 - Teleworking has been gaining traction for years and now more than 2.44 million people spend at least part of their work week at home... (read more)

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Preview Available

2008-05-16T23:13:00.001-05:00

April 9, 2008 - A few months ago we released an ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview that contained a bunch of new features that will be shipping later this year (including ASP.NET AJAX Improvements, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Silverlight Support, and ASP.NET Dynamic Data)... (read more)

10 Security Threats To Watch For

2008-05-16T23:10:00.001-05:00

April 9, 2008 - There are lots of ways business networks can be compromised, and more are developing all the time. They range from technology exploits to social engineering attacks, and all can compromise corporate data, reputation and the ability to conduct business effectively... (read more)

The Better Question Might Be, What Doesn't Google Know About Us

2008-05-16T23:06:00.000-05:00

April 10, 2008 - LAS VEGAS -- Google knows almost everything connected to the Web, but there is one major source of untapped data the company has scarcely touched to date. Can you guess that area? ... (read more)

The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Of All Time

2008-05-16T23:00:00.001-05:00

April 7, 2008 - There's no more sure-fire way to kill something's intrinsic comedic value than to try to examine what makes it funny. The minute you start thinking, you stop laughing. So why, then, have Nerve and IFC.com devoted an enormous amount of time, manpower, monetary resources, server space and posh catered lunches to the pursuit of ranking the boob tube's finest sketch comedy offerings?

Seven "Grand Challenges" Face IT in Next Quarter-Century

2008-05-16T22:57:00.001-05:00

April 9, 2008 - Gartner has identified seven technologies that will "completely transform" business over the next 25 years, including parallel programming, wireless power sources for mobile devices, automated speech translation, and computing interfaces that detect human gestures... (read more)

Wireless Skills Top IT Job Requirement Survey

2008-05-16T00:54:00.000-05:00

April 8, 2008 - IT workers looking for jobs and career opportunities over the next five years may want to make sure they have acquired wireless skills... (read more)

Opinion: A New Kind of Web — Don't Miss These 11 Sites

2008-05-16T00:51:00.001-05:00

April 09, 2008 (Computerworld) - Call them Web 2.0 sites or mashups — or come up with your own trendy term. Whatever you call them, there are sites popping up all over the Web that process information in new ways rather than just present it... (read more)

OS Smackdown: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows XP

2008-05-16T00:48:00.000-05:00

April 08, 2008 (Computerworld) - Since the dawn of time -- or, at least, the dawn of personal computers -- the holy wars over desktop operating systems have raged, with each faction proclaiming the unrivaled superiority of its chosen OS and the vile loathsomeness of all others... (read more)

10 Ways History’s Finest Kept Their Focus at Work

2008-05-16T00:42:00.001-05:00

March 26, 2008 - The lives of great people give us interesting clues about how to organise our days. All of them attached great value to their daily routines. This is because they saw it as being part of ‘becoming who they are’, as Nietzsche puts it... (read more)

Are You Creating Your Own Workplace Stress?

2008-05-16T00:39:00.001-05:00

April 2, 2008 - Quick, by a show of hands, how many of you have workplace stress? Almost everybody, great. Now, how much of that stress do you think is self-imposed? What, no hands? ... (read more)

IT Job Security Plummets Five Times Faster Than Nationwide Average

2008-05-16T00:36:00.001-05:00

April 2, 2008 - Job security for IT professionals plummeted more than 10% from January to February of this year, far surpassing the average job security declines seen nationwide in a rigorous analysis of U.S. employment patterns.... (read more)

Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks

2008-05-16T00:31:00.000-05:00

April 1, 2008 - Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools' Day, when you've got local network access to your coworkers' and family systems, cubicles just crying out to be filled with packing peanuts, and webapps that can do all sorts of things

Doctor Suggests Cell Phones May Be Riskier Than Cigarettes

2008-05-16T00:28:00.000-05:00

March 31, 2008 - The dangers associated with cell phones could far outweigh those tied to asbestos and smoking, an Australian doctor recently warned in a new report... (read more)

Opinion: Building a Recession-Resistant Career

2008-05-16T00:24:00.001-05:00

March 31, 2008 (Computerworld) - In challenging economic times, it's natural for IT professionals to turn their thoughts away from career advancement and toward job security. Whether you're concerned about your current position or looking for a new one, a few key strategies can help you keep your career healthy in the face of economic uncertainty... (read more)

An Interview With Bjarne Stroustrup

2008-05-16T00:20:00.000-05:00

March 27, 2008 - JB: When did you first become interested in computing, what was your first computer and what was the first program you wrote? ... (read more)

10 Things IT Needs to Know About Ajax

2008-05-16T00:17:00.001-05:00

March 28, 2008 - The introduction of any new Web technology will affect a network's infrastructure in ways that range from inconsequential to earth shattering. Ajax is one of the more disruptive new Web technologies traveling across networks today. To help you minimize future surprises on your network, we've outlined the 10 things you should take to heart about Ajax... (read more)

The Best Online Tools To Help You Know Everything About Web Sites

2008-05-16T00:13:00.001-05:00

March 31, 2008 - How do I contact the owner of a website? How popular is my site on Digg or Delicious? What other websites are hosted on my web server ? Is my competitor using WordPress or Drupal? xyz.com is loading fast, what is the name of their web hosting company ? Is my blog accessible from China or Japan ? ... (read more)

How to Mitigate the Risks Associated with Open Source Code

2008-05-16T00:08:00.001-05:00

March 27, 2008 - In the last decade, use of open source software has risen from the basement of the weekend code warrior to the high-rise of enterprise development strategist. This surge in corporate popularity can be attributed to the cost-effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of open source code. Yet, use of open source code presents risks--especially for a company acquiring technology

The Five Hottest Skills For Your Networking Career

2008-05-15T23:54:00.001-05:00

March 26, 2008 - Moderator-Julie: Welcome and thank you for coming. Our guest today is Neil Anderson, co-author of the best selling book, Cisco Networking Simplified. When not writing books, he is the Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering with Cisco Systems... (read more)

What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? (Nov, 1968)

2008-05-15T23:52:00.000-05:00

March 24, 2008 - Well, we do have flat-screen computers you can write on that fit in a briefcase, but I’m still waiting to take my 250 MPH car to a business meeting in another domed city. Perhaps by the end of the year... (read more)

Microsoft SharePoint taking Business By Storm

2008-05-15T23:49:00.001-05:00

March 26, 2008 - Microsoft's SharePoint Server is on a billion dollar juggernaut to potentially become the next must-have technology, offering companies tools for building everything from collaborative applications to Internet sites and potentially handing Microsoft its next cash cow... (read more)

How to Speed Up Windows Vista

2008-05-15T23:40:00.000-05:00

March 25, 2008 - SP1 may not give your system much more oomph, but there are other ways to speed Vista up. Spending a few minutes (or a few dollars) optimizing your Vista PC can help it get its groove on... (read more)

Hello, Gorgeous! Meet The Laptop You'll Use In 2015

2008-05-15T23:36:00.001-05:00

March 26, 2008 (Computerworld) - A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, color screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard... (read more)

The Web's Best Free Stuff

2008-05-15T11:28:00.001-05:00

March 24, 2008 - Free: It's the magic word for an ever-expanding wealth of downloadable software and online services. Free doesn't necessarily mean good, however, and hunting for freebies can mean sifting through a lot of junk... (read more)

The New Browser War is Good for Microsoft

2008-05-15T11:11:00.001-05:00

March 24, 2008 - Mozilla took a surprisingly proactive approach with Firefox last week, and neither move really had to do with Microsoft. In an interview with Reuters, Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's vice president of engineering, claimed that "In many ways it [Firefox 3] is much more stable than anything else out there." The story was published two days after Apple released Safari 3.1. Firefox 3 is

Three Internet Careers That Soon Won't Exist

2008-05-15T11:06:00.000-05:00

March 23, 2008 - Earlier this year the New York Times detailed how careers in medicine and law - formerly bankable lifetime gigs - have lost their luster. College grads instead are pouring their resources into trying to create (or join) the next Facebook or MySpace. Maybe it's time to rethink those plans. Digital is going to become part of almost everyone's job... (read more)

Google AJAX Language API

2008-05-15T00:55:00.000-05:00

March 21, 2008 - With the AJAX Language API, you can translate and detect the language of blocks of text within a webpage using only Javascript. The language API is designed to be simple and easy to use to translate and detect languages on the fly when offline translations are not available. We plan on adding more exciting capabilities to the AJAX Language API in the future, so stay tuned... (

Opinion: Get Ready For These 6 Game-Changing Technologies

2008-05-15T00:52:00.000-05:00

March 20, 2008 (Computerworld) Promises, promises. When a new mobile phone appears on the market, or a new wireless standard emerges, the pundits and prognosticators chime in about all the game-changing possibilities... (read more)

Google Visualization API

2008-05-15T00:50:00.000-05:00

March 18, 2008 - The Google Visualization API lets you access multiple sources of structured data that you can display, choosing from a large selection of visualizations. The Google Visualization API also provides a platform that can be used to create, share and reuse visualizations written by the developer community at large... (read more)

How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong

2008-05-15T00:36:00.000-05:00

March 18, 2008 - One Infinite Loop, Apple's street address, is a programming in-joke — it refers to a routine that never ends. But it is also an apt description of the travails of parking at the Cupertino, California, campus. Like most things in Silicon Valley, Apple's lots are egalitarian; there are no reserved spots for managers or higher-ups. Even if you're a Porsche-driving senior executive,

Buried Deep in Google

2008-05-15T00:19:00.001-05:00

March 19, 2008 (PC World) Google Inc. Web site -- and much of the company's software -- is loaded with gags, goofs and "Easter eggs" that have helped Google maintain a fun-loving spirit in the cutthroat world of Web competition... (read more)

More, Bigger Monitors Boost Productivity, Says Study

2008-05-14T23:42:00.001-05:00

March 13, 2008 - Most folks have probably already figured out for themselves that having to use a painfully small display with a low resolution impedes their productivity. However, according to the Wall Street Journal's Business Technology Blog, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah suggests that even switching from a normal-sized display to a larger one—or two larger

Google Code University

2008-05-14T23:40:00.002-05:00

March 18, 2008 - This website provides tutorials and sample course content so CS students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms. In particular, this content is Creative Commons licensed which makes it easy for CS educators to use in their own classes ... (read more)

You Don't Have to Ditch the Day Job

2008-05-14T23:37:00.000-05:00

March 17, 2008 - In the beginning, it's not always practical to dive into a Web startup full time, though eventually you will have to if you want it to succeed. Still, if you're too poor or too unsure to do the right thing for your business and dive in full time, here are a few things that seemed to work for my partners and me when we did it part time. Some of the tips will work in almost any

India's Tata Sets Up Delivery Center In Ohio

2008-05-14T23:33:00.001-05:00

March 18, 2008 - As Indian service providers get closer to their U.S. and European customers, India's largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has set up shop in a suburb of Cincinnati ... (read more)

Death Match: Windows Vista vs. XP

2008-05-13T15:34:00.001-05:00

March 17, 2008 - So there you are, signing the "Save XP" petition, shaking your fist in triumph as you stick it to "the man." It's a liberating feeling. You've found the courage to buck the trend and jump off the Wintel upgrade treadmill. You feel empowered, enlightened. But still, there are these nagging doubts ... (read more)

Number of Types in the .NET Framework

2008-05-13T15:32:00.000-05:00

March 17, 2008 - Occasionally I get asked how big the .NET Framework is in terms of surface area for developers. As you might guess this is something we track. As you can see, in each release we are adding new functionality that make it easier to build .NET applications. The number of types in the .NET Framework is 11,417! Any guesses on how many types will be in .NET Framework 4.0? ... (

Martian Headsets

2008-05-13T15:30:00.000-05:00

March 17, 2008 - You’re about to see the mother of all flamewars on internet groups where web developers hang out. It’ll make the Battle of Stalingrad look like that time your sister-in-law stormed out of afternoon tea at your grandmother’s and wrapped the Mustang around a tree... (read more)

The Top 10 Security Land Mines

2008-05-13T15:25:00.000-05:00

March 17, 2008 - Many companies spend a small fortune and deploy a small army to secure themselves from the many security threats lurking these days. But all those efforts can come to naught when making any of these common mistakes. The results can range from embarrassing to devastating, but security experts say that all are easily avoidable... (read more)

Silverlight 2 Developer Poster

2008-05-13T15:07:00.001-05:00

IT Planner: 5 Steps to Secure Development

2008-05-13T15:04:00.000-05:00

March 14, 2008 - Security should be top of mind before, during and after the development process. Experts agree that although absolute application security is nearly impossible, there are key steps you should take to mitigate risk... (read more)

Get Free Software Every Day From Giveaway Of The Day

2008-05-13T15:00:00.001-05:00

March 12, 2008 - Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Giveaway of the Day gives you a different commercial software application, free of charge, every day. Yes, there's a catch, but it's a simple one: each program is made available for only 24 hours, and you have to install it the day you download it... (read more)

The Tools Google Uses Internally

2008-05-13T14:56:00.003-05:00

March 12, 2008 - A web seminar Google held yesterday at KMWorld Magazine offered a great deal of insight into how Google manages projects and communication internally. The presentation by Google followed an employee through his first few weeks at the company, explaining the many tools he’s using: from the Google intranet MOMA, the Google Ideas site and Google Caribou Alpha, to Google Experts

Disconnect Anxiety: a Malady For The 21st Century

2008-05-13T14:52:00.000-05:00

March 12, 2008 - The concept of Internet addiction has moved from the funny pages to the scientific journals, as mental health workers and the public accept that some people simply need to spend time online. Now a new report from a market research group has coined a new term to describe what happens when people get cut off from the source: disconnect anxiety... (read more)

Pash - PowerShell Open Source Reimplementation For "others" & Windows

2008-05-13T12:26:00.001-05:00

April 8, 2008 - The main goal is to provide a rich shell environment for other operating systems as well as to provide a hostable scripting engine for rich applications. The user experience should be seamless for people who are used to Windows version of PowerShell. The scrips, cmdlets and providers should runs AS-IS (if they are not using Windows-specific functionality). The rich applications

Are Extra Laptop Features Worth It?

2008-05-13T12:23:00.000-05:00

April 07, 2008 - In the automotive world, the real money is made in the options packages. Fancy hubcaps, satellite radio, two-tone paint? Thank you very much, dealers will say, as they pocket sometimes more money than they made selling you the car... (read more)

Google Jumps Head First Into Web Services With Google App Engine

2008-05-13T12:18:00.004-05:00

April 7, 2008 - Our live coverage of the Google App Engine launch event is here (Update: we’ve built and launched a test application here). Google isn’t just talking about hosting applications in the cloud any more. Tonight at 9pm PT they’re launching Google App Engine (Update: The site is live), an ambitious new project that offers a full-stack, hosted, automatically scalable web application

Ziff Davis Enterprise Editors Name The People Shaping The Future Of Technology

2008-05-13T12:09:00.004-05:00

2008-04-04 - The editorial staffs of eWEEK and sister publications CIO Insight and Baseline put their heads together to name the Top 100 Most Influential People in IT. To come up with this year’s list, we looked for people who not only had a tangible track record of IT success, but also have far-reaching influence, the ability to effect change and a deep level of engagement in developing

You Can't Always Save Your Job, But You Can Reduce The Time You're Out Of Work If You See It Coming

2008-05-13T12:06:00.001-05:00

2008-04-03 - When someone gets fired in the movies, it's always a melodramatic event. Typically, an employee walks into a regularly scheduled Monday morning pow-wow with their manager and find him or her joined by the HR manager, an attorney and a head honcho, informing them that their services are no longer needed... (read more)

Five Reasons To Ditch The Mac And Return To PCs

2008-05-13T11:55:00.003-05:00

April 01, 2008 - Timothy Keanini, chief technology officer of nCircle, loves Macs -- just not in his company (a maker of network security and compliance management tools). Keanini has been both a Mac user and a Mac developer during the past five years. Starting in 2001, he brought Macs into his 100-person company, starting with an Apple G4 notebook for himself, because he believed the

YouTube Rival Hulu Debuts With Lineup Of TV Shows, Movies & Sports

2008-05-13T11:45:00.002-05:00

March 11, 2008 (Computerworld) - Hulu LLC, a joint online video project of NBC Universal Inc. and News Corp., is set to go live Wednesday with programming from Time Warner Inc.'s television group, Lions Gate Entertainment and sports groups. A beta version of the site was launched in October... (read more)

The 7 Dirtiest Jobs In IT

2008-05-13T11:37:00.001-05:00

March 10, 2008 - Working in IT isn't always pretty. After all, we can't all work on the cutting-edge technologies all the time. Some of us have to get dirty -- in some cases, literally ... (read more)

Web 2.0: The Skills Behind The Buzzword

2008-05-13T11:34:00.000-05:00

March 10, 2008 (Computerworld) - "Web 2.0" is a phrase that's been around for a few years, but it still has some uncertainty around it. Is it just marketing hype, or does it represent a substantial change in the way companies approach Web technology? More to the point, what does it mean for your career? (Read more)

Guess Who's Getting the Most Work Visas

2008-04-15T16:47:00.001-05:00

March 6, 2008 - The controversy over visas for high-skilled workers from abroad looks like it's about to get even hotter. The program for what are known as H-1B visas was originally set up to allow companies in the U.S. to import the best and brightest in technology, engineering, and other fields when such workers are in short supply in America ... (read more)

10 Broken Technology Ideas -- and How to Fix Them

2008-04-15T16:44:00.000-05:00

March 07, 2008 (Computerworld) - Sometimes a technology idea is too good to be true. A flexible keyboard, Internet voting and watching feature films on your smart phone are examples. Today, these concepts are still evolving, but they're broken right now. I'll tell you why and what could be done to fix them once and for all ... (read more)

Study Shows Perks, Not Pay is Key to Attracting Talented Workers

2008-04-15T16:40:00.001-05:00

March 6th, 2008 - A key issue staring companies directly in the eye is the ability to acquire and retain highly qualified workers ... (read more)

Google Calendar Sync

2008-04-15T16:30:00.000-05:00

March 5, 2008 - I've suffered major headaches trying to sync all my calendars. I used the Microsoft Outlook calendar on my desktop computer at home, but since I wanted to be able to access my schedule from anywhere, I also kept a copy of it on Google Calendar. When I traveled, I'd import my Google Calendar data into my laptop's Outlook calendar so I could access it offline. This was not only

How to Think - Managing Brain Resources in an Age of Complexity

2008-04-15T16:18:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - When I applied for my faculty job at the MIT Media Lab, I had to write a teaching statement. One of the things I proposed was to teach a class called "How to Think," which would focus on how to be creative, thoughtful, and powerful in a world where problems are extremely complex, targets are continuously moving, and our brains often seem like nodes of enormous

12 Top, Free Ways to Collaborate Online

2008-04-15T15:59:00.001-05:00

February 28th, 2008 - Applications that make it easy to share and collaborate are often of much more use to web workers than they are to standard office workers. Especially if you work online with colleagues at disparate locations, some of the best collaboration tools you can choose are free. In this post, I’ll round up several examples that you can count on ... (read more)

How To Make a Million Before Turning 20

2008-04-15T15:56:00.001-05:00

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank... (read more)

Over 50 Percent of Companies Fire Workers for E-mail, Net Abuse

2008-04-15T15:53:00.002-05:00

February 28, 2008 - Managers cite accessing porn, using offensive language in e-mail, and breaching confidentiality rules as grounds for firing, according to survey ... (read more)

Killer Military Robots Pose Latest Threat to Humanity

2008-04-15T15:48:00.000-05:00

February 27, 2008 - A robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will today (27 February 2008) issue stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide... (read more)

Java Increasingly Threatened by New App Dev Frameworks

2008-02-25T20:39:00.002-06:00

February 21, 2008 - Is Java slipping into second-tier status in the application development space? All the attention being given to its rivals these days might give off that impression... (read more)

Confessions of a Cobol Programmer

2008-02-25T20:32:00.001-06:00

February 20, 2008 (Computerworld) Last summer, Michael Vu, a 40-year-old independent IT consultant, found himself in a wholly unexpected place midway through his career. He'd signed a three-week contract to help a major U.S. retailer with an enterprise reporting project. The initial work was so successful that the project was extended. As a consequence, Vu was suddenly deep in the world of

10 Emerging Technologies 2008

2008-02-25T20:26:00.001-06:00

Technology Review presents our list of the 10 technologies that we think are most likely to change the way we live... (read more)

Top-10 Application-Design Mistakes

2008-02-21T00:04:00.000-06:00

Feb 19, 2008 - It's hard to write a general article about application design mistakes because the very worst mistakes are domain-specific and idiosyncratic. Usually, applications fail because they (a) solve the wrong problem, (b) have the wrong features for the right problem, or (c) make the right features too complicated for users to understand... (read more)

IT Career Paths You Never Dreamed of

2008-02-21T00:02:00.002-06:00

February 19, 2008 (Computerworld) Think you want to be a CIO or CTO? Think again. What you might really want is to be a chief delivery officer or chief process officer... (read more)

Hand Painting

2008-02-19T13:51:00.007-06:00

It takes him four hours to do a hand. Then he photographs it for posterity. Checkout the eyes..... It took him 10 hours to do the two-handed Eagle in picture #2.

Crackpot Technologies That Could Shake Up IT

2008-02-19T13:15:00.000-06:00

February 18, 2008 - It doesn't take a genius to catch on to the fact that in IT, innovation is a mandate. Push the envelope of what's possible, or find yourself relegated to wayside. But, to borrow a favored David St. Hubbins Spinal Tap aphorism, there's a fine line between clever and crackpot when it comes to making good on technological breakthroughs in the enterprise... (read more)

LEGO Church

2008-02-18T00:02:00.007-06:00

This is amazing! someone certainly is talented and patient to create such a masterpiece. A few quick facts: How long to build it? It was about a year and a half of planning, building and photographing.How many pieces of LEGO to build it? more than 75,000How big is it? About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2 m x 1.7 m x .76 m)How many LEGO people does it seat? 1,372How

8 Signs It's Time to Look for a New Job

2008-02-17T23:33:00.001-06:00

December 19, 2007 (Computerworld) Short of being handed your walking papers, there are often telltale signs that it's time to look for a new job. You haven't been promoted since the Clinton administration. The most exciting assignments are routinely handed to your peers or underlings. Your desk keeps moving farther and farther from where the action is. But some indicators are less obvious,

God's Smiley Face

2008-02-17T14:30:00.002-06:00

8 Tips for Landing a Job in '08

2008-02-17T14:25:00.000-06:00

December 24, 2007 (Computerworld) Sure, demand for IT labor in the U.S. is strong in nearly all industries and government sectors. But having a technical certification or work experience won't guarantee an interview, let alone a job offer. Here are some tips from IT labor experts, recruiters, IT executives and IT workers themselves on how to get noticed, nail the interview and wind up in the

8 Ways to Boost Your Career in '08

2008-02-17T14:23:00.000-06:00

December 21, 2007 (Computerworld) Today's IT professionals are an evolving breed. The job keeps morphing as companies demand not just technical know-how, but more business acumen, analytical skills and industry knowledge as well. Kudos if you've pulled that all together, but don't rest just yet. The evolution isn't over, as the upcoming year promises more changes. If you want to stay in the

Facebook Is So Last Year - Welcome to the Hit Websites of 2008

2008-02-17T14:20:00.000-06:00

December 24 2007 - For many in the dotcom world, 2007 was dominated by one story: the rise of Facebook. The success of the social networking service has increased optimism about the internet industry. After all, if Microsoft is prepared to buy a 1.6% share for $240m (£121m), there is evidence that good ideas can be worth a lot of money. It is no surprise then that investors are looking for

5 Things You'll Love About Firefox 3

2008-02-17T14:16:00.001-06:00

December 27, 2007 (Computerworld) New versions of favorite applications are always a little tricky; you want to keep up with the times without fixing what ain't broke. With that in mind, I took a look at the newly released Firefox 3 Beta 2 to see what we can look forward to when the final version ships in 2008... (read more)

The 8 Hottest Skills for '08

2008-02-17T14:09:00.000-06:00

December 31, 2007 (Computerworld) No one is mistaking the current IT jobs market for the one that sizzled during the dot-com days and inflated salaries to astronomical rates. But as the U.S. economy wrestles with a weak housing market and record oil prices, demand for IT workers is on the rise... (read more)

The 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year 2007

2008-02-17T14:02:00.001-06:00