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IT Hiring Picture For 2011 Mixed
A survey of various IT sector hiring forecasts for 2011 show a mixed bag, with companies planning to bring in more people but still relying, at least in part, on contract or temporary workers rather than making permanent hires. The technology consulting firm Janco Associates reports a slight increase in hiring in some IT areas, but not enough to offset the job losses in IT during the recession. But a survey of hiring managers and recruiters by the tech employment Web site Dice.com reveals six in 10 plan to hire workers in the coming year, although it does not distinguish between permanent and temporary hires.
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Your free ride on the Moore's Law bandwagon is coming to an end. Now how are you going to speed up your apps?
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Blogs
Thanks For Nothing, Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
December 08, 2011 11:13 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
There are bad ideas, and then there are terrible ideas. The American citizenry is about to be dealt a doozy, courtesy of Lee Terry, the honorable Republican representative from Nebraska, and the rationale provided thus far on a bill that opens the door for abuse of our cell phone accounts is simply nonsensical. It's no secret that when politicians meddle in issues of technology, we common folk frequently end up paying for it. Unfortunately, we’re all on the fast track to being on the losing end of yet another Washington-enabled technology mistake, and there may be no way to stop it.
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The Mighty Pen Will Change How We Do Mobile
December 06, 2011 8:49 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
I remember getting my first stylus-equipped handheld computing devices. Back in the salad days of my multitouch input youth, a plastic-tipped pencil-looking thing that made chunky letters was slick stuff. Fast forward to today, and the tea leaves tell us that we may be on the edge of a new pen and multitouch input technology explosion, enabled by slick "active pens" that are a far cry from stylus devices of old.
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Do Calendar Developers Travel?
October 25, 2011 11:45 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
As a consultant, speaker and all-too-frequent conference attendee, I, like many of you, spend a good part of my life on the road, which frequently means I'm making appointments for meetings in cities and time zones across the country. Unfortunately, none of the tools I've tried really understands the life of a road warrior.
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IBM's Century Of Achievement And The Next 100 Years
June 16, 2011 3:20 PM
Posted by David Hill
IBM is proudly celebrating its 100th year of existence, and with good reason. Set aside any factional differences or carping about the warts that any organization has over its lifetime, and take into account the bigger picture. In that larger perspective, all of us owe IBM a debt of gratitude, not only for what it has done for us individually, but for what it is likely to do for us even if we do not regard ourselves as IBM customers.
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Is Your Smartphone Spying On You?
May 16, 2011 8:09 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
As Paula cleared out her desk after being fired, she couldn't help but wonder how she was busted. Her boss, Larry, seemed to know every detail of her transgression. She was supposed to attend a number of seminars at a conference in Las Vegas that the company paid for, but she gave in to a friend's cajoling to play golf and go sight-seeing instead. Larry knew where she had lunch, what her friend was wearing on the links, even Paula's golf score. As Paula turned in the company iPhone, she had no idea that the device had betrayed her and led to her termination. Yeah, there's an app for that.
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Down For The Count; Happy Holidays To All
December 23, 2010 5:00 PM
Posted by Mike Fratto
We are going on hiatus between Christmas and the beginning of the new year, returning on Jan. 3. I'd like to thank everyone who visited the site, and particularly, those of you who took the time to comment on news stories and blogs. Whether you are agreeing with us, correcting us or challenging our positions, your comments are appreciated and considered. I'd like to thank our bloggers and news contributors who make Network Computing possible, as well as our production and IT department for running the site. We have some exciting changes coming in early 2011 that I hope you will like. I'll have more on that after the New Year. Here's hoping you and yours have a fun and safe holiday. Mike Fratto, Editor.
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