Techies Still Cling To Current Jobs

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Fewer Techies To Lose Their Jobs This
Year

Fewer Techies To Lose Their Jobs This
Year 11/19/2003 03:54 AM
Investors Business Daily Nov 19 2003 3:03AM ET

Jobs: Many current iPod owners will buy
mini too

Jobs: Many current iPod owners will buy
mini too 01/08/2004 07:15 PM
In a Newsweek article published today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs suggests that "one of the biggest customers for the iPod mini is going to be current owners buying a second iPod...

Have a Cling-Film Christmas

Have a Cling-Film Christmas 12/20/2003 07:18 PM
There's no more glad tidings in the holiday season than a Christmas story from Ulrich Haarbürste that stars Roy Orbison, Santa Claus, and dozens of rolls of cling-film. (12-20)

Users cling to old Microsoft OSes

Users cling to old Microsoft OSes 12/12/2003 03:06 PM
ZDNet Dec 12 2003 1:55PM ET

To Speed Healing, Ossetians Cling
Together

To Speed Healing, Ossetians Cling
Together 09/07/2004 09:56 PM
A Moscow hospital is filled with a mournful buzz and the activity of people grasping for a way to help six survivors of the three-day hostage-taking at Middle School No. 1.

Users cling to old Microsoft operating
systems

Users cling to old Microsoft operating
systems 12/12/2003 01:58 PM
The software giant can stop selling older operating systems, and it can even stop supporting them, but that doesn't mean that customers won't still use them.

Family and Searchers Cling to Hope (Los
Angeles Times)

Family and Searchers Cling to Hope (Los
Angeles Times) 08/05/2004 05:30 AM
Los Angeles Times - A discarded candy wrapper, tiny shoeprints on a dirt trail and a hiker's claim that she heard a child's faint cries were just a few clues that filled searchers with hope Wednesday but failed to lead them to a 9-year-old boy who disappeared in the San Bernardino Mountains last week.

OJR article: Many Newspaper Sites Still
Cling to Once-a-Day Publish Cycle

OJR article: Many Newspaper Sites Still
Cling to Once-a-Day Publish Cycle 07/24/2004 12:50 AM
new study showing many online newspapers stick to a once-a-day publishing schedule .. Many Newspaper Sites Still Cling to 24-Hour Publish Cycle .. New research at the University of Texas at Austin

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V2N3 January 19, 2004 Current Awareness
Happenings on the Internet: Current
Awareness Sources

V2N3 January 19, 2004 Current Awareness
Happenings on the Internet: Current
Awareness Sources 01/19/2004 04:17 PM
This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (January 19, 2004 V2N3) is dedicated to a number of selected sources for current awareness including staying current and keeping up to date. Click on the below audblog link to hear an audio describing these sources that I have just recently posted to my personal blog and added to my eCurrentAwareness Resources 2004 Report. These resources are available from the following URL:

Staying Current and Keeping Up To Date Sources
http://zillman.blogspot.com/2004_01_01_zillman_archive .html#107452096299296193

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A new mag for techies

A new mag for techies 03/29/2005 11:26 AM
Chicago Tribune Mar 29 2005 3:18PM GMT

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies 03/28/2005 05:45 AM
Why Top Techies Take to the Skies .. dig flying

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Techies Left Behind

Techies Left Behind 01/16/2004 12:59 PM
Te chies Left Behind James Pace Jr. used to work as a steamfitter in a General Electric plant in Bridgeport. That was back in the early '70s, when the grapevine was alive with warnings: These jobs are going overseas. Go back to school. There's no future here. Pace left the plant, enrolled in computer school, studied information technology and never looked back. That is, not until 23 years later, on the day he was told his $100,000-a-year job as an IT (information technology) consultant had been sent to India

Without an Education, Will Techies Go
Far Enough?

Without an Education, Will Techies Go
Far Enough? 12/19/2004 03:43 PM

For this article, I am standing firmly on a soap box.

The Associated Press reported, today, on a few information technologist that are doing well in their young careers, so well, in fact, that they each hope to retire before reaching middle age, and they attained their success without a formal higher education. This article struck a raw chord with me, because I emphasize the value of formal education to all of the students whom I teach, including those seeking a B.S. in information technology (IT) and those pursuing a M.B.A. with a further concentration in IT.

4 Quickies 4 Techies

4 Quickies 4 Techies 11/03/2003 09:00 PM

Better times for techies?

Better times for techies? 08/19/2004 07:48 AM
Unemployment drops, optimism rises for computer professionals. Is it because the unhappy ones leave the field?

Talk for techies: The .NET Show

Talk for techies: The .NET Show 01/10/2003 02:45 AM
CNET Jan 10 2003 1:54AM ET

Security: Can you really trust JUST
techies?

Security: Can you really trust JUST
techies? 09/08/2004 10:40 AM

Techies Build a Better Mouse

Techies Build a Better Mouse 09/01/2004 01:16 PM
Wired News Sep 1 2004 5:15PM GMT

Naughty techies for Feb 05: To Evil!

Naughty techies for Feb 05: To Evil! 03/17/2005 03:56 AM
Cory Doctorow: Danny O'Brien's "To Evil" column is a monthly roundup of bad actors in the technology world -- it's always a funny and telling swipe at rotten behaviour and bad judgement. This month's To Evil is just out:

Google Sacked Killed And Then Ate A Blogger

Mark Jen, fresh new Googler, formerly of Microsoft, was happily blogging about life at Google when he was called to the company's Human Resources office. There he was told that he was being let go.

And then, as the term "let go" was repeated with a slightly different stress, the floor beneath Jen was opened up, and he plunged into a school of the little piranhas Google HR keeps in a moat. The piranhas were later served up to other cowering employees by Google's famous sushi chef, who visits weekly. An important lesson was learnt.

Link (Thanks, Steve!)

Can Gehry get the techies out to play?

Can Gehry get the techies out to play? 05/10/2004 08:37 AM
globetechnology.com May 10 2004 12:50PM GMT

Techies Lined Up For Disney Job?

Techies Lined Up For Disney Job? 09/20/2004 02:54 AM
Rumors are flying this weekend that Yaho o CEO Terry Semel may be the leading candidate to replace Michael Eisner at Disney. Semel, of course, comes from the media world and was actually a surprise hire at Yahoo, which he joined from Warner Brothers. He still commutes to Yahoo from Southern California, flying up to Silicon Valley for half the week. The article has anonymous quotes from people suggesting both that he would like to take it and that he wouldn't. Obviously, there's still plenty to be done at Yahoo, and it would probably anger a lot of people if he bailed out now. Still, what's more interesting is that many of the "leading candidate" rumors are from the tech world (even if they have plenty of media credentials): along with Semel, there's Meg Whitman (who says she's not interested in the job) and Steve Jobs, who has been rumored for plenty of top media company jobs lately. No matter what, it's interesting to note that experience in the tech/internet world is also seen as at least somewhat valuable in the media world. It's a step in the right direction, as no media company is going to remain successful if they don't understand what's happening in tech.

Tax techies, not products: Premji

Tax techies, not products: Premji 08/11/2004 03:54 PM
The Hindu Business Line Aug 11 2004 7:39PM GMT

Techies Blast Induce Act

Techies Blast Induce Act 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
Technology executives testify that the Induce Act would kill innovation and could make some popular consumer electronics illegal. Regardless, the bill's sponsor says he's determined to crack down on copyright piracy. By Katie Dean.

Take aim at taming these 10 types of
techies

Take aim at taming these 10 types of
techies 02/09/2003 01:37 AM
CNET Feb 9 2003 1:21AM ET

Tame these 10 types of techies

Tame these 10 types of techies 02/08/2003 02:04 AM
CNET Feb 8 2003 1:24AM ET

Techies Reshape 9/11 History

Techies Reshape 9/11 History 07/27/2004 06:16 AM
The 9/11 Commission Report was a best seller the moment it was released, but Internet users find several ways to make it more accessible and useful. By Staci D. Kramer.

Steve Jobs to Preview Mac OS X ''Tiger''
at WWDCSteve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's W

Steve Jobs to Preview Mac OS X ''Tiger''
at WWDCSteve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's W 05/04/2004 03:21 PM
Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2004 with Preview of Mac OS X "Tiger"

Vanishing Jobs: Structural change in the
economy means many jobs are never going
to come back. 12/19

Vanishing Jobs: Structural change in the
economy means many jobs are never going
to come back. 12/19 12/20/2003 05:03 AM
It's been a long time since I heard anything positive about American programming jobs .. Those Good Paying Jobs Are Not Coming Back

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U.S. Techies Working At Overseas
Salaries?

U.S. Techies Working At Overseas
Salaries? 12/03/2003 02:39 PM
The issue of tech companies offshoring programming work is certainly a contentious one, and Business Week has an article talking about how one company dealt with the dilemma of saving 50% on salaries (vs. the standard asking price) by outsourcing to India or, instead, offering much lower salaries to American workers. The company found that they were flooded with resumes for the low paying job - many of which turned out to be high quality programmers. The company hired four programmers at the lower wages, and used them for the one project. Two of the programmers were eventually hired on as full-time employees at regular salaries. Of course, this sort of thing only works while the job market is weak, but does suggest that the market is correcting somewhat for boom-time salaries that were out of proportion with reality. Still, I take issue with the "obvious" choice, as described in the article, of going with cheaper overseas workers. I think that the benefits of having local, on-site staff who you can communicate with directly is quite valuable - often in excess of the amount of money "saved" in offshore salaries. In this case, the employer only valued the location at $5,000/year - which is much less than it's probably worth. The risk in offering salaries that are so low is that you may get lower quality workers who are much more likely to jump ship. However, in this case, it's clear that the employer realized this, and appears to have made his reasons clear to the employees - and, in fact, adjusted the salaries well upwards for the employees he wanted to keep. This all brings to mind the whole concept of "professional internships" that seem to become popular when the economy is down. People who want to convince a potential employer of their worth sometimes agree to unpaid (or barely paid) "internships" to convince the company that they're worth hiring.

Techies Praised for E-Vote Work

Techies Praised for E-Vote Work 08/20/2004 06:47 AM
At a meeting of technologists developing new standards for e-voting systems, the head of the nation's new elections commission lauds computer scientists for the work they're doing on the nation's behalf. By Kim Zetter.

Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore
Insourcing'

Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore
Insourcing' 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

UMC techies boost SOI chip speed by 30%

UMC techies boost SOI chip speed by 30% 05/26/2004 07:25 AM
Unwanted quantum tunnelling effects used to solve bigger problem

BCS tells techies to pull up socks

BCS tells techies to pull up socks 07/22/2004 11:40 AM
Professional standards will boost public confidence

NPOtechs connects techies with
non-profits

NPOtechs connects techies with
non-profits 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
NPOtechs is a small group of Chicago open source advocates who help support non-profit organizations. Most non-profits have little or no IT budget and appreciate the free help. In exchange, the technologists get practice in real-world situations and get to promote open source.

Techies improve on DVDs (USATODAY.com)

Techies improve on DVDs (USATODAY.com) 04/19/2004 06:58 AM
USATODAY.com - People may love their DVDs, but as they buy movies, TV shows and other programs in record numbers, something even better is lurking down the pike.

Survey: Techies feeling more bullish

Survey: Techies feeling more bullish 03/31/2005 02:20 PM
IT workers' confidence in the job market rose this month amid greater job satisfaction, according to a staffing company report.

A team that gleamed--techies can
communicate

A team that gleamed--techies can
communicate 11/14/2003 10:21 AM
ZDNet Nov 14 2003 8:59AM ET

Teen Techies Engineer the Future

Teen Techies Engineer the Future 05/18/2004 04:44 AM
Prize money -- $3 million of it -- can help breed big ideas. Just check out the tunneling microscopes, high-tech software and geology research completed by high-school students. By John Gartner.

It's Time Uncle Sam Taxed Techies

It's Time Uncle Sam Taxed Techies 01/07/2004 06:14 PM
One of the many things I used to admire about the high-tech industry was its disinterest in seeking special favors from Washington, other than to be left alone to turn out truly amazing stuff. Now that's changed. By Steven Peralstein (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu)
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Q&A With Marc Andreessen And Ben
Horowitz

Q&A With Marc Andreessen And Ben
Horowitz 02/16/2004 08:12 PM
Forbes Feb 17 2004 0:37AM GMT

Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us

Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us 04/12/2005 12:03 AM
Union Square Ventures Leads Del.icio.us Financing

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Server revolution due, says Andreessen

Server revolution due, says Andreessen 10/31/2003 04:58 AM
vnunet.com Oct 31 2003 3:46AM ET

andreessen refuses to buy the
anti-outsourcing hype

andreessen refuses to buy the
anti-outsourcing hype 04/12/2004 03:25 AM
he's right on this issue, but i worry about other valley execs switching support to bush

Andreessen Interview Discusses
Post-Crash Innovation

Andreessen Interview Discusses
Post-Crash Innovation 12/08/2003 02:20 PM
kevcol writes "The SF Chronicle has an interview with Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, talking about innovation after the dot-bomb crash, how AOL doesn't ...

Andreessen salutes Firefox as Time
honors browser warriors

Andreessen salutes Firefox as Time
honors browser warriors 04/11/2005 05:22 PM
Blog: Time's list of the 100 most influential people on the planet (The Time 100 this year includes some of the usual suspects,...

IBM libera Cloudscape

IBM libera Cloudscape 08/03/2004 07:36 PM

IBM to help Cloudscape developers

IBM to help Cloudscape developers 08/30/2004 09:56 AM
IBM on Monday will unveil free developer resources for Cloudscape, a small-footprint, Java-based database that the company recently contributed to the Apache Software Foundation as an open source project.

IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape

IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape 08/30/2004 10:18 AM
The resources IBM will provide include articles to help Java developers use the Cloudscape database in custom application development.

Cloudscape goes Open Source

Cloudscape goes Open Source 08/03/2004 11:04 AM

IBM is planning to announce that they'll be donating the Java-based Cloudscape database to the Apache foundation, to be released as open source.

Most business applications require some database functions like storing and looking up price or customer information, whether in a Web page or a laptop program. Cloudscape is intended for use as a simple database that resides inside a software application instead of as a full-fledged database program that runs on its own in corporate data centers as Oracle, I.B.M.'s DB/2, and Microsoft's SQL or MySQL do.

Placing software into the open source realm does not guarantee that it will succeed in attracting programmers to maintain and improve the code. Still, Java experts say that there is a need for a basic Java database and that the Cloudscape code could prove to be popular. "It is a nice, out-of-the-box database," said Greg Stein, chairman of the Apache Foundation.

If you've played with Sun's J2EE reference implementation, you've probably dinked around with Cloudscape for a bit. It's a handy little SQL database built right in to the app. Having a built-in SQL DB allows for some handy methods of data storage fo rsmall apps, and obviates the need for a set of database installation instructions.

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Update: IBM donates Cloudscape to the
ASF

Update: IBM donates Cloudscape to the
ASF 08/03/2004 04:18 PM
San Francisco -- Hoping to accelerate the delivery of more innovative Java-based applications to market, IBM on Tuesday at LinuxWorld Conference announced along with the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), plans to donate its Cloudscape relational database to the open source community.

PHPMagazine: IBM's Cloudscape to Support
PHP

PHPMagazine: IBM's Cloudscape to Support
PHP 08/23/2004 08:21 AM
In a quick note from PHPMagazine:

Briefly: IBM posts documentation for
Cloudscape

Briefly: IBM posts documentation for
Cloudscape 08/30/2004 12:15 PM
roundup Plus: Phone defect could affect hearing...OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office...Ex-Palm CEO Yankowski to head Majesco.

IBM Shares Cloudscape with Developers
(NewsFactor)

IBM Shares Cloudscape with Developers
(NewsFactor) 08/03/2004 06:10 PM
NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) is giving about half a million lines of its Cloudscape relational database software code, known as "Derby," to the open-source Apache Software Foundation in a move to encourage development of Java applications for embedded databases.

IBM Provides Developers with Free
Cloudscape Resources

IBM Provides Developers with Free
Cloudscape Resources 08/30/2004 08:09 AM
IBM announces a set of free tools and support for developers using its Java relational database, also now known as Derby.

IBM offers Cloudscape as open source
code

IBM offers Cloudscape as open source
code 08/03/2004 11:01 AM
IBM Corp. has found a new home for the Cloudscape database software it picked up in 2001 through its acquisition of Informix Corp. The company plans to announce Tuesday that it will give Cloudscape to the Apache Software Foundation, which will oversee Cloudscape as an open-source project.

IBM offers Cloudscape as open-source
code

IBM offers Cloudscape as open-source
code 08/03/2004 05:47 PM
IBM said it will donate its Cloudscape database software code, valued at $85 million, as an open-source project, with the goal of spurring Java application development and creating business opportunities for its infrastructure software products.

IBM Frees Cloudscape Into The Open
Source Skies...

IBM Frees Cloudscape Into The Open
Source Skies... 08/03/2004 01:43 AM
There are plenty of sites that cover various "open source" news stories that we usually avoid around here, but it's worth noting that IBM has decided to release the source code for the Cloudscape Java database technology that they own. Obviously there are already some very popular open source databases out there, but the fact that IBM is donating a fairly large product into the open source world shows that they seem to understand at least some of the benefits of open source, while other companies still continue to insist there's something evil about open source technologies. Recognizing that (a) the product isn't central to their strategy and (b) more active development around it may drive more demand for their own Websphere offering, it makes perfect sense to open source Cloudscape (now to be known as Derby). It would be nice if more companies began to realize that not everything they've worked on needs to be sold. If it can be used as a form of a promotion that drives more sales for other products, that can often be a very intelligent strategy.

IBM Releases Support Tools for
Cloudscape Developers

IBM Releases Support Tools for
Cloudscape Developers 08/31/2004 04:43 AM
Techzonez Aug 31 2004 8:39AM GMT

IBM backs up Cloudscape/Derby database
with new support

IBM backs up Cloudscape/Derby database
with new support 08/31/2004 05:50 AM
IBM is busy trying to build yet another new developer community -- one to coalesce around its low-end, Java-based Cloudscape relational database and its open source clone, Derby.

Open-Sourcing Rouses Interest in
Cloudscape, Ingres

Open-Sourcing Rouses Interest in
Cloudscape, Ingres 08/05/2004 07:54 PM
Analysts say the relational databases would likely fade from the market entirely if IBM and CA didn't take action to promote their vitality in the open-source community.

Open-Source Community Eager for
Cloudscape Code

Open-Source Community Eager for
Cloudscape Code 08/05/2004 07:54 PM
IBM's move to open-source its Java database "permits applications to count on the functionality of a real database from the get-go," says a member of the Apache Software Foundation.

IBM Provides Developers with Free
Cloudscape Resources (Ziff Davis)

IBM Provides Developers with Free
Cloudscape Resources (Ziff Davis) 08/30/2004 06:17 AM
Ziff Davis - IBM announces a set of free tools and support for developers using its Java relational database, also now known as Derby.

Open-Sourcing Rouses Interest in
Cloudscape, Ingres (Ziff Davis)

Open-Sourcing Rouses Interest in
Cloudscape, Ingres (Ziff Davis) 08/05/2004 09:09 PM
Ziff Davis - Analysts say the relational databases would likely fade from the market entirely if IBM and CA didn't take action to promote their vitality in the open-source community.

MARC-XML-0.53

MARC-XML-0.53 12/02/2003 12:22 AM

MARC-XML-0.7

MARC-XML-0.7 04/14/2005 03:43 PM

MARC-XML-0.66

MARC-XML-0.66 09/23/2004 07:10 AM

MaRC

MaRC 07/06/2004 03:24 PM
MaRC 0.9 (alpha) released.

Tk-MARC-1.1

Tk-MARC-1.1 01/18/2004 06:01 AM

MARC-XML-0.61

MARC-XML-0.61 05/10/2004 05:39 PM

Techies Still Cling To Current Jobs

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