It’s the kind of story that those who use Facebook and Twitter don’t like to hear. Last week, CNN Mideast Affairs editor Octavia Nasr lost her post after tweeting her respect for a militant cleric.
In a statement, Ms. Nasr said that she’d exercised poor judgment as a representative of CNN when she tweeted that Ayatollah [...]
Switching jobs meant turning in my 3G data modem. I didn’t use it much, but it saved the day on more than one occasion. For now, my iPhone manages to fill in, if Wi-Fi or guest networks aren’t available. Besides, Apple and AT&T are promising that tethering will eventually be allowed. So, I can afford [...]
Some disheartening, yet not surprising, news from a recently released report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.:
Tech sector employers announced 174,629 job cuts in 2009, the highest total since 2005.
The total tech cuts comprised 13.2% of the 1.3 millions jobs lost across all industries in 2009.
Most of the tech cuts happened [...]
In the past few years, we’ve seen tremendous advances that allow people to communicate more effectively — from smartphones to collaborative workspaces to content management systems, it’s easier than ever for people to record and share ideas. And yet still, if you ask someone what communication technology is absolutely essential to their business, chances are [...]
The resume was impressive. The formatting was impeccable, the content was excellent, and he did a great job of focusing on accomplishments instead of job duties. If I were an employer, I would have been impressed.
Then I looked at his cover letter and imagined the employer tossing that perfect resume into the trash bin.
Many people [...]
Google is taking control of the Internet’s equivalent of the telephone switchboard, called the Domain Name System, or DNS. In a blog post this morning, Google announced the release of a public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, one of the things that the company is doing as part of its ongoing effort to make [...]
I have been testing out Dimdim’s web conferencing and must say I do like it. Especially since it’s FREE!!! Here are some details regarding the software. I’ve also included a video link so you can see it in action. This is a great tool for all you IT Consultants out there looking for a reliable [...]
This holiday season’s biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year’s record $155 million opening weekend for “The Dark Knight.”
But this blockbuster is not a movie.
It is “Call of [...]
To put it mildly, office morale is not real great right now. After all the layoffs that have taken place in the last year, people are feeling overworked, held back, and fearful that the axe could fall on them next. It’s not surprising a lot of people are mulling some kind of move, if not [...]
Your technical abilities form only a small part of what you need to be successful as a consultant. Because your clients are all people (at least until the machines take over), skills in dealing with people can make or break any consulting engagement. One of the most important people skills you can acquire is the [...]
