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- JavaOne '08: Neil Young chronicles music Career
- Legendary musician Neil Young shows off a new multimedia project spanning his music career. Joining Young onstage at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco to demo the project--which uses Java and Blu-ray technology--is Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green, Sun executive vice president of software.
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, Professional Development, Programming Languages, Career, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Neil Young, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, Shakey Pictures, Java
- Videos 2008-05-06
- Can health care make voice interfaces viable?
- One of the big surprises in my career, watching technology develop, has been the failure of voice interfaces. (Image from Paramount.) Chalk it up to accents and the complexity of English. Listen to a Southerner or a Scotsman and the problem becomes obvious. Better yet try listening...
- Tags: Medicine, Voice, Health Care, Clinician, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA
- Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...
- Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home
- Graduates from India's tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the...
- Tags: Job, India, Tech Graduate, Professional Development, Career, outsourcing, jobs, skills, Nick Heath, silicon.com
- News items 2008-04-29
- Another reason Microsoft should give up on Yahoo: Morale
- Companies (at least publicly traded ones) are beholden to shareholders. But they also are beholden to their employees. And while most Softies are afraid to state for the record that they think Microsoft should abandon its takeover of Yahoo, that opinion is a real and prevailing sentiment among many in...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows, Professional Development, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Career, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system
- Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" systemHow Soon We ForgetEven WITH Apple consent and lots of sales Power Computing and its Mac clone line is long gone. Apple does not need to disable hackintoshes; benign neglect will do the job quite well, thank you.Putting it another way, if one...
- Tags: Professional development, Blogging, Psystar, Apple Inc., career, Hackint0sh, PC, science experiment
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- The best Facebook apps for business and Career enhancement
- The best Facebook apps for business and career enhancementBest of breed?An interesting post Steve. In your opinion though, are these neat tools best of breed if you look outside of Facebook?Services like Zoho offer most of these functions on their own site if you want to share stuff with...
- Tags: Professional development, career, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- The best Facebook apps for business and Career enhancement
- This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. Even though most people, including myself, use Facebook to connect with friends, family and colleagues, Facebook can also help you become more productive. Yes it's true, Facebook does not necessarily have...
- Tags: Job, Facebook, Friend, App, Slates, SlideShare, TooDooz Project Management Toodooz, Facebook Files Files, Files, DivShare DivShare, DivShare, Collaboration/Communication my!TeamPlanner my!TeamPlanner, TravelersTable TravelersTable, SplashCast SplashCast, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Fastest-growing sites in Germany in February 2008
- Site Category Jan-07 Feb-08 Growth, YTY Total Internet 33,904 33,814 0% Fragrances/Cosmetics 1,748 2,505 43% Career - Training and Education 243 341 40% Pharmacy 1,236 1,660 34% Automotive - Resources 8,348 9,855 18% Sports 8,490...
- Tags: Professional Development, Internet, B2B, Workforce Management, Career, E-business/E-Commerce, Human Resources, NB
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Fastest-growing Web categories in Canada in February 2008
- Site Category Jan-08 Feb-08 Growth, YTY Total Internet 33,254 33,257 0% Flowers/Gifts/Greetings 5,480 6,992 28% Auto Manufacturer 4,381 4,771 9% Career Resources 5,307 5,688 7% e-cards 6,559 6,911 5% Classifieds 10,864 11,253 4% ...
- Tags: Web, E-card, Professional Development, Career, NB
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Kristin Davis Gallery Quiz (exe)
- The Kristin Davis Gallery Quiz is a multimedia quiz about the life and career of the Sex & the City star. Multi-choice questions give an appearance of simplicity - but this quiz is deceptively difficult. It's not for the faint hearted. Only undertake this quiz if you're a confident kind...
- Tags: Quiz, WizoBizo, Kristin Davis Gallery Quiz, Professional Development, Career
- Software downloads 2008-04-08
- Wrestling MPire 2008: Career Edition (exe)
- 2008 is the year that 'good' becomes great. After almost a decade of specializing in the genre, MDickie finally brings you wrestling at its most highly evolved. You'll need to be at your best if you're going to survive in this new era too. The most finely tuned statistics yet...
- Tags: MDickie, Professional Development, Career
- Software downloads 2008-03-25
- Top-growing Web categories in Japan in January 2008
- Web category December 2007 January 2008 Growth, YTY Total Audience 54,348 54,544 0 Training and Education 1,791 2,640 47 Real Estate 3,596 5,229 45 Business/Finance - News/Research 7,886 10,300 31 Automotive - Manufacturer 5,668 7,365 30 ...
- Tags: Category, Professional Development, Manufacturing, Channel Management, Career, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Fastest-growing German Web categories in January 2008
- Dec-2007 Jan-2008 % Change Total Audience 33,721 33,904 1% Car Rental 1,301 2,615 101% Training and Education 162 243 50% Online Trading 1,111 1,659 49% Real Estate 3,294 4,748 44% Politics 1,067 1,523 43%...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, E-business/E-Commerce, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- 10 Career lessons from country music
- When you think of developing skills and advancing your career, country music might not be the first resource that pops into your head. However, communications guru Calvin Sun has derived several key lessons from some of his favorite country lyrics. See how he's mapped critical aspects of career success to...
- Tags: Music, Calvin Sun, Professional Development, Career
- Download resources 2008-03-11
- Bee Movie Screensaver (zip)
- Bee Movie is an animated film starring Jerry Seinfeld and Rene Zellweger. Having just graduated from three days of college, a bee by the name of Barry Bee Benson finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice honey. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Bee, Movie, Wallpaper Screensavers, Bee Movie, Professional Development, Career
- Software downloads 2008-03-11
- Top-growing Web categories in Canada in January 2008
- December 2007 January 2008 Growth, YTY Total Audience 28,729 29,232 2% Training and Education 1,721 2,397 39% Career Resources 1,591 2,204 39% Job Search 2,492 3,301 32% Manufacturer 2,950 3,717 26% Hotels/Resorts 3,192 3,865...
- Tags: Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Top-growing Web categories in UK in January 2008
- December 2007 January 2008 Growth, % Total Audience 32,981 33,254 1% Car Rental 837 1,505 80% Career Resources 3,175 5,307 67% Job Search 2,471 4,128 67% Hotels/Resorts 7,072 10,864 54% Airlines 6,852 10,000 46%...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Real Estate, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Business Operations, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- Top-growing US web categories in January 2008
- As the presidential primaries kicked off, the politics category jumped 65% to 13.8 mln visitors as Americans went online for news coverage and opinions and to visit candidate Web sites. BarackObama.com led the category with 2.2 mln visitors, up 429% from December, followed by HillaryClinton.com with 1.1 mln visitors (up...
- Tags: Web, Visitor, Real Estate, Professional Development, Business Operations, Career, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-23
- 10 signs that your project is about to be cut
- No one likes to think about their project getting canceled. But it is a reality we all have to face at one time or another. The ability to foresee the likely cancellation of your project is an important skill for keeping your career healthy. Justin James describes some things to...
- Tags: Project, Justin James, Professional Development, Blogging, Career, Internet
- Download resources 2008-02-20
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