tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54730949004037379132024-03-21T07:40:00.282-07:00TechgorillasEverything IT relatedGadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-67505073073369994722010-11-01T15:28:00.000-07:002010-11-01T15:31:08.616-07:00The Highest Paid Tech Jobs (2009 Update)Tech workers are making more money than ever before, and some IT pros are truly bringing home the bacon.<br /><br /><p> <b>Update: </b><a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3795631/IT-Salary-2009-Survey-Says-Modest-Declines.htm">IT Salary Survey, January 2009</a> (gives comparative numbers between '08 and '09.) </p><p> If recent salary figures are any indication, tech workers are whistling a happy tune. The <a href="http://www.yoh.com/" target="new">Yoh Index of Technology Wages</a> indicates that wages are the highest they've been since Yoh began monitoring in 2001. </p><p> According to Yoh, which tracks the pay of thousands of staffers on short- and long-term projects, the average hourly wage for technology worker in Q1 2007 was $31.80. (This works out to a yearly income of about $63,000, given that annual income can be calculated by doubling your hourly rate and adding three zeros.) </p><p> This average rate, of course, is modest compared to the pay earned by those workers in greatest demand nationwide. Yoh reports that IT experts earned the following hourly rates in 2007’s first quarter: </p><p> • .NET Developer: $53.40 </p><p> • Database Administrator: $59.80 </p><p> • ETL Developer: $66.52 </p><p> • Hardware Engineer: $75.68 </p><p> • Java Developer: $57.27 </p><p> • Project Manager: $60.73 </p><p> • SAP Functional Consultant: $76.67 </p><p> • Technical Consultant: $83.72 </p><p> <b>A Humming Job Engine</b> </p><p> The robust pay levels listed above are the product of steady growth over the last few years. As expanding businesses have gobbled up IT workers, available tech pros have become comparatively scarce. Pay has levitated accordingly. </p><p> So despite all the gloomy predictions about the corrosive effect of offshoring, how it will depress domestic tech wages, actual American-based IT pay levels are moving steadily upward. </p><p><table align="right" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="2" width="225"> <tbody><tr> <td border="1" bg style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:85%;color:white;"><b>Recent Tech Job Articles</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td border="1" bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3666651">IT Salaries: Are You Paid What You’re Worth?</a> <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3666381">Ten Rules for Negotiating IT Pay</a> <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3664391"> Seven Steps for Helping Geeks Grow</a> <a href="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3669611"> How to Deal with a Tech Layoff </a> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" bg style="color:#003399;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffff00;"><b>FREE Tech Newsletters</b></span></td> </tr> <tr><form action="http://e-newsletters.internet.com/cgi-bin/subscribe" method="post" name="sub2nl"></form> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <select name="List_Name" style="font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif;"> <option value="earthweb-instantmessaging-html">Instant Messaging Planet HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-cio-update-text">CIO Update</option> <option value="earthweb-code-guru-update-text">CodeGuru Update</option> <option value="enterprise-networking-planet-text" selected="selected">Enterprise Networking Planet</option> <option value="earthweb-practically-networked-html">Practically Networked HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-enterprise-storage-forum-text">Enterprise Storage Forum Text</option> <option value="earthweb-enterprise-storage-forum-html">Enterprise Storage Forum HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-optically-networked-html">Optically Networked HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-intranet-journal-update-text">Intranet Journal Update</option> <option value="datamation-itmngmnt-careers-html" selected="selected">Datamation IT Management Careers</option> <option value="earthweb-datamation-it-mngmnt-text">Datamation IT Management Update</option> <option value="earthweb-developer-1-text">Developer.com Update</option> <option value="earthweb-gamelan-java-text">Gamelan Java Update</option> <option value="earthweb-html-goodies-1-text">Goodies to Go</option> <option value="javascript-com-html">Javascript Weekly HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-jars-java-update-text">JARS Java Update</option> <option value="earthweb-opensource-it-update-text">OpenSource Update</option> <option value="earthweb-sysopt-text">SysOpt Tech Notes</option> <option value="earthweb-grid-computing-html">Grid Computing Planet HTML</option> <option value="earthweb-esecurityplanet-text">E-Security Planet Text</option> <option value="earthweb-esecurityplanet-html">E-Security Planet HTML</option> <option value="virtualdr-text">Virtual Dr. Text</option> </select><br /><input value="http://e-newsletters.internet.com/earthweb_opt-in.html" name="redirect_ok" type="hidden"> <input name="email" value="your@email" size="22" style="font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif;" type="text"> <input src="http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/img/sign_up.gif" name="submit" value="Sign Up!" align="absmiddle" border="0" height="20" type="image" vspace="10" width="53"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p> “For a couple of years we’ve had solid, steady growth in wages – a couple percent per quarter,” says Jim Lanzalotto, a VP at Yoh. Better yet from a worker’s perspective, wages have seen a steady surge from the end of the 2006 into the first quarter of 2007. </p><p> In fact, average tech wages have risen 3 to 5 percent in the first quarter of 2007 alone, Lanzalotto tells <i>Datamation</i>. </p><p> Hiring trends are a leading indicator for the economy, because labor costs are such a fixed cost issue that firms won’t hire unless they’re feeling optimistic. Hence, the healthy hiring trends point to a healthy economy in the near- to mid-term. Apart from some unforeseen geopolitical or cataclysmic events, “I don’t see anything getting in the way of solid growth for the next few quarters,” Lanzalotto says. </p><p> <b>Tech Jobs: The Real Hot Ones</b> </p><p> Some of the emerging technologies that are fueling tech job growth are Web 2.0, SaaS, and social networking. Additionally, technologies with broad industrial use, like RFID and eCTD (Electronic Common Technical Document), are creating openings. </p><p> Also driving the need for skilled workers is a desire by large companies to extract more value from their expensive infrastructure investments. </p><p> “The ongoing focus on enterprise technologies is continuing,” Lanzalotto says. The movement toward companies trying to squeeze as much as they can out of investments in SAP or Oracle or Peoplesoft is pronounced. “Companies are looking for as many ways to leverage that ERP investment that they made,” as possible. For skilled tech gurus who can extend the functionality or flexibility of enterprise-wide software apps, pay levels are superior. </p><p> They’re superior, too, for workers who are directly involved in bringing new products to market. </p><p> “What we’re really learning is that there is an ‘arms race’ around product development for companies,” he says. Firms launching new products know that these new items muse be slick and feature-rich to impress buyers in a crowded market. </p><p> Companies are hungry for expert help in this push, and are willing to open their pocketbook for it. For instance, a designer who can incorporate buzzworthy bells and whistles into the newest cell phone can command a significant paycheck. </p> “So those [companies] are always trying to come out with better products and faster products and cooler products and more unique products. And they’re all trying to beat the hell out of each other to get there,” Lanzalotto says. Workers who support this process are “absolutely” in demand.hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-8804271830832392532010-11-01T12:38:00.000-07:002010-11-01T12:40:43.772-07:00Hot Tech Jobs 2010: Look to Mobile and the CloudAfter analyzing research reports from Gartner and IDC, eWeek concludes that this year's hottest job titles will be mobile application developer and cloud computing software engineer. Other IT pros in demand will include cloud application developers, software engineers, IT architects, UNIX and Linux system <a target="_blank" href="http://www.devx.com/DailyNews/Article/43801#" style="font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;" class="iAs">administrators</a>, Internet/cloud security professionals, Java experts, CRM experts, service operation managers, and those with enhanced algorithm expertise. <p>eWeek bases it's conclusions on the predictions that this will be a particularly good sales year for mobile devices and that more enterprises will begin using <a target="_blank" href="http://www.devx.com/DailyNews/Article/43801#" style="font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! 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Have you scoured <a href="http://www.mashable.com/tag/craigslist">Craigslist</a> and made <a href="http://www.monster.com/" target="_blank">Monster</a> your homepage? Have you set Google Alerts for every possible word combination that could land you a job? Have you checked <a href="http://www.mashable.com/category/facebook">Facebook</a>? And I’m not talking about Facebook’s rather useless <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/marketplace/searchapp/?c=job&country=USA&gc=usa%3Any%3Anewyork&r=55" target="_blank">Marketplace</a>. <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/10/30/facebook-jobs/">More</a><br /></p>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-86847304999638476102010-10-30T13:55:00.000-07:002010-10-30T13:57:46.984-07:00Intel opens billion-dollar factory in Vietnam<span id="mn_Article"><br /> <span></span> <div class="articlePositionHeader"> </div> <span></span> <div id="articleBody" class="articleBody"> <div class="articleViewerGroup" id="articleViewerGroup" style="border: 0px none; width: 202px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;"> <span class="articleEmbeddedViewerBox"> <div id="photoviewer" style="width: 200px;"> <span class="clicktoenlargephoto">Click photo to enlarge</span> <div class="photocontainer" style="height: 140px;"> <div class="photocell" style="width: 200px;"> <div class="photo"> <a id="gallery_link" border="0px" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/render_gallery.jsp?articleId=16470658&siteId=568&startImage=1" target="_new"> <img id="image" src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2010/1029/20101029__ssjm1030intel%7E5_VIEWER.JPG" style="visibility: visible;" height="128" width="200" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="caption" class="caption" style="height: 60px;"> Receptionists in ao dai's greet guests arriving at the official opening of... ( LiPo Ching )</div><span></span> </div></span></div> <span></span> <p class="bodytext">HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Intel's new billion-dollar factory, which opened Friday and has a clean room the size of five-plus football fields, rises up from former rice paddies like a Walmart on steroids. <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16470658">Read More</a><br /></p></div></span>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-7211685057605305642010-10-28T19:55:00.000-07:002010-10-28T19:55:35.925-07:002010 Job Board Future survey results<a href="http://www.onlinerecruitingnews.com/2010-job-board-future-survey-results/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cca37a28a52ac1a,0">2010 Job Board Future survey results</a>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-40681648674556341532010-10-28T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-28T19:39:10.713-07:00Where the Tech Jobs Are<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Dave/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Dave/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.png" alt="" /><a title="Where the Tech Jobs Are" href="http://www.techknowtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Where-the-Tech-Jobs-Are.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.techknowtimes.com/wp-content/themes/dailyedition/thumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Where-the-Tech-Jobs-Are.jpg&w=560&h=220&zc=1&q=90" alt="Where the Tech Jobs Are" class="woo-image thumbnail alignright" height="220" width="560" /></a> <p><em>Silicon Valley…everyone’s heard of it and anyone with any interest in tech has dreamed of it – it’s where everything’s happening, right? Eh, been there, done that.</em></p> <em>While there’s no mistake that tech is big business in northern California, there are a handful of other cities and states that are charging their way onto the technological scene, <a href="http://www.techknowtimes.com/wild-card/where-the-tech-jobs-are/">read more </a></em>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-41417191218564616772010-10-28T19:28:00.000-07:002010-10-28T19:28:33.121-07:00Who's Hiring in Tech? 2009 Numbers So Far<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/whos_hiring_in_tech_2009_numbers_so_far.php">Who's Hiring in Tech? 2009 Numbers So Far</a>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-20176642042849431792010-10-21T19:02:00.000-07:002010-10-21T19:02:18.786-07:00"Stan, Poke Your Grandma!"<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NV-AmaMadSA?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NV-AmaMadSA?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-53588634025621338872010-10-21T18:47:00.000-07:002010-10-21T18:47:58.472-07:0013 Facebook Parodies That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud<a href="http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-parodies-2010-10">13 Facebook Parodies That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud</a>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-34966757924999914252010-10-21T16:07:00.000-07:002010-10-21T16:13:18.055-07:008 tips to make your YouTube video go viralHere are some tips to make your video go viral. Creating a video is easy and it is free to post onto YouTube. All you need is a simple $300 digital video camera and a YouTube account.<a href="http://www.webinknow.com/2007/08/8-tips-to-make-.html">Read now</a>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-60899829129289632882010-10-11T19:39:00.000-07:002010-10-11T19:39:53.362-07:00Tech Bubble Video - Funny!<object style="background-image: url("http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/dr3qPRAAnOg/hqdefault.jpg");" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dr3qPRAAnOg?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dr3qPRAAnOg?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-54684181174175047262010-10-11T18:24:00.000-07:002010-10-11T18:27:10.839-07:00Jobs for Programmers: Computer Jobs Outlook<b>The job</b>: Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs, that computers follow to perform their functions. With the help of other computer specialists, they figure out which instructions to use to make computers do specific tasks. Programmers usually write programs according to the specifications given by computer software engineers and systems analysts. After engineers and analysts design software—describing how it will work—the programmer converts that design into a logical series of instructions that the computer can follow. <a href="http://www.rususa.com/news/news.asp-nid-40556-catid-2">Read more<br /></a>hrgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865535570096328211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-4392257727716543222010-10-06T18:30:00.000-07:002010-10-06T18:32:44.799-07:00hardest jobs to fillDespite the shaky job market, employers are still having a tough time filling some jobs, according to a survey conducted by staffing and employment recruiters. With many of these jobs going unfilled, these jobs are in hot demand by employers. Click to see which jobs employers are finding hard to fill. <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/24408837/">more</a>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-4166773645687095692010-10-04T18:37:00.000-07:002010-10-04T18:39:35.490-07:00Will Startups Get Squeezed by a Tech Hiring Binge?Hiring activity in the technology sector is <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304628704575186362957042220.html?mod=djemTECH_h">heating up rapidly</a>, according to the Wall Street Journal and other sources in Silicon Valley. Companies such as Google, Intel and LinkedIn are adding staff at a rapid clip, and say that they intend to continue doing so over the next year. <a href="http://gigaom.com/2010/04/16/will-startups-get-squeezed-by-a-tech-hiring-binge/">Read more</a>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-13682943320999196322010-09-29T19:48:00.000-07:002010-09-29T19:48:44.875-07:00PHP Tutorial - 23 - Adding Tables to MySQL Database<object style="background-image: url("http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/ylKflDNWRLQ/hqdefault.jpg");" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ylKflDNWRLQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ylKflDNWRLQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-41458222279217725192010-09-28T10:23:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:24:04.554-07:00How to get bought by Google, FacebookIf you've been hoping a giant like Google, Microsoft, Facebook or Cisco will scoop up your company, here are some tips: Don't e-mail Steve Ballmer directly, don't tell wild stories about how great your company is, don't use the press to start a bidding war and don't sign perpetual contracts with customers. <p>These are a few tips that executives in charge of acquisitions at the companies told the tech community in Seattle at the TechNW conference on Monday. Despite the struggling economy, they are all continuing to make strategic acquisitions. </p> <p>One of the worst transgressions, most of the executives agreed, is lying to a potential acquirer about your company. Some "come in and tell insanely wild stores about the deal they were about to sign," said Rob Adams, senior director of corporate development at Cisco. The number of people who do that is surprising, he said. But it's an instant deal breaker. </p> <p>"When I ask if you have open-source software in your product don't say no if you do," said Marc Brown, Microsoft's managing director of corporate development. He expects a bit of exaggeration from startups, but there's a fine line between overselling your company and lying, he said. </p> <p>Other tips from the executives included advising startups to be mindful of the kinds of contracts they sign. Facebook's Mike Brown, manager of corporate development, has seen plenty of contracts between companies he's interested in and their customers that are perpetual. Facebook often wants to "gracefully wind down" customer deals after making an acquisition, and such contracts make that very challenging, he said. </p> <p>He's also seen contracts that may stretch the intent of terms-of-service deals with providers. Sometimes small companies can get away with that. "But when Facebook considers acquiring the company that puts us in a precarious position. We have a target on our chest for litigation," he said. Read the rest <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188321/How_to_get_bought_by_Google_Facebook">here</a><br /></p>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-9564082655629555592010-09-28T10:05:00.001-07:002010-09-28T10:07:39.744-07:00A real-life 'Iron Man' suit (photos)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoptZIW64ZTBXngBQmpTodenjGrgG8mgXF6suFPdW_emnZMqESuYoH7Jc-g4RYXUzSwGpwy5i74GA74TtdY8_94SSK4-4QIUFH8Gr8ssgyf1M3uzftyro8QIhs9A8Jja_f7Gfs-Ql9iE/s1600/10-ClarkInSuit_540x812.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoptZIW64ZTBXngBQmpTodenjGrgG8mgXF6suFPdW_emnZMqESuYoH7Jc-g4RYXUzSwGpwy5i74GA74TtdY8_94SSK4-4QIUFH8Gr8ssgyf1M3uzftyro8QIhs9A8Jja_f7Gfs-Ql9iE/s320/10-ClarkInSuit_540x812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522011953450154818" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><p>To celebrate the release of the hit film "Iron Man 2" on DVD and Blu-ray, engineers at the Salt Lake City, Utah, facilities of defense contractor Raytheon Sarcos have unveiled images showcasing a real-life exoskeleton very much like the one featured in the movies. The suit is called the XOS 2.</p><p> Wearing the suit is actor Clark Gregg, who plays Agent Phil Coulsen in the "Iron Man" movie</p><span><br /><br />Read more: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10004983.html?tag=mncol#ixzz10qRpIVDK">http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10004983.html?tag=mncol#ixzz10qRpIVDK</a></span></div></div>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-38948350227916412302010-09-28T09:38:00.000-07:002010-09-28T09:41:24.101-07:00Does science education need a dose of danger?<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><p>QUEENS, N.Y.--Under the shadow of the Cold War-era Titan II and Atlas rockets set up outside the New York Hall of Science, this weekend's World Maker Faire extravaganza was, more than anything, a tribute to the more colorful fringes of hands-on innovation, science, and engineering. And the "makers" who populated its tents and booths wanted nothing more than to get the thousands of children in attendance interested in physics, engineering, biology, and even metalwork.</p> <p>The kids were enthralled. This was not the kind of science you saw in a textbook: there were exploding chemistry experiments, flame-throwing robots, model rockets, lessons in laser cutting and soldering, and a perpetual whir and hum of jet engines that made one man comment, "Sounds like a large vuvuzela." Parked in the middle of the outdoor exhibits was the <a href="http://www.biobus.org/">BioBus</a>, a repurposed school bus that's now loaded with microscopes so that kids can learn about cell biology, including a tissue sample donated by comic television pundit Stephen Colbert.</p> <p>Even the most offbeat exhibits, staffed by costumed hipsters and artists whose look was far more Burning Man than Bunsen burner, played up the importance of science education. "Can I get a big shout-out for math?" artist Mark Perez asked to a crowd of hundreds of eager children and parents who were about to watch him orchestrate the Life Size Mousetrap, a 50,000-pound feat of mechanics that took Perez a decade and a half to build and which spent the weekend <a title="At Maker Faire, giant mousetrap crushes a taxi -- Sunday, Sep 26, 2010" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20017647-36.html">using a two-ton safe to smash a taxi</a>.</p><span><br /><br />Read more: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20017676-36.html#ixzz10qL5l6Oh">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20017676-36.html#ixzz10qL5l6Oh</a></span></div></div>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-91267633688604884982010-09-28T09:33:00.000-07:002010-09-28T09:35:19.449-07:008 HabITs Of Successful ITIL Experts<span id="articleBody"><p>Are you on a path to become an ITIL V3 Expert? You are not alone. Many consultants, practitioners and job seekers look at this certification as a means to improve their work and IT opportunities. How can you successfully prepare yourself for the long and arduous road to certification? Follow these simple habits of the successful ITIL Expert.</p></span> <div id="mc2_blog_container"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><style>#more_security_insights h3 { font-size: 13px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(151, 28, 16); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 180px; float: left; line-height: 20px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; }</style> <div id="more_security_insights" style="padding-right: 15px;"><br /> </div> <p><strong>HabIT #1: Remember Your Foundation</strong><br />It may be months even years since you took your foundations course. If you show up to an intermediate course, you are expected to remember the concepts taught to you in your foundations course. If you don't remember the content, review it prior to class. You should not be struggling to remember common and simple concepts. Instead you are building upon the foundation of knowledge you already learned.</p><p><strong>HabIT #2: Choose Your Path Wisely</strong><br />Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in a class you just paid a lot of money to take only to find that it doesn't meet your needs. The capability courses are very focused on a process approach at a detailed level. If you are the Change Manager you want to take the Release Control and Validate course that focuses on only on Change Management but also on all the other processes that have significant relationships and dependencies with Change. The lifecycle courses are focused on how to manage and successfully implement the phase of the lifecycle. They focus on principles, policy and structure of a successful implementation. Two different focuses, two different core sets of material - make sure you take the right class.</p><p><strong>HabIT #3: Forget Bridging Over</strong><br />A bridge course does little to prepare you for a successful career or in how to leverage V3 successfully. It basically fills in the gaps but leaves huge holes in understanding. If you need a quick fix, it is the cheapest path to take. But if you truly want to know the material and plan on leveraging the information to consultant to design and implementation, forget the bridge and start from scratch.</p> <div id="storylevelInsertContainer"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td> <div class="storylevelInsert"> <p>A strategic approach to security is required to ensure compliance with industry requirements </p> <a target="_blank" href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/5242/1257926/0/16/AdId=872541;BnId=64;itime=691497096;key=_8_habits_of_su;nodecode=yes;link=http://www.darkreading.com/security_monitoring/util/download.jhtml?id=186200002&cat=whitepaper&cid=caps_tc_default_9-24_endace">Security Tips To Boost Compliance </a> <a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5242.1/1257926/0/16/ADTECH;alias=InformationWeek_Blog_HDI_PremContentLink1_1x1;key=_8_habits_of_su;kvarticleid=;kvauthor=;loc=300;grp=600990818" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5242.1/1257926/0/16/ADTECH;alias=InformationWeek_Blog_HDI_PremContentLink1_1x1;key=_8_habits_of_su;kvarticleid=;kvauthor=;loc=300;grp=600990818" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></a> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><p><strong>HabIT #4: Choose Your Trainer</strong><br />Trainers come in all shapes and sizes. I have learned from the masters who have very little teaching ability but a lot of practical experience. I have also worked with those who know ITIL out of the book but have no idea how to implement it in an environment. You want a guide to ITIL that can challenge you to learn the material but at the same time provide you with an<br />environment where you also learn how to analyze and apply the concepts successfully in your work.</p><p><a href="http://hdismconf.com/conference/whitepapers.aspx">Download the rest of Julie's Eight HabITs of the Successful ITIL Expert whitepaper</a> on the HDI Service Management Conference site.</p></div>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-12558433095250737662010-09-23T14:33:00.000-07:002010-09-23T14:37:38.192-07:00Dell unveils Inspiron One 23" all-in-one desktop; $799<p><strong>Dell</strong> <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dell-redefines-home-entertainment-with-new-inspiron-family-2010-09-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp">has added the </a><strong><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dell-redefines-home-entertainment-with-new-inspiron-family-2010-09-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp">Inspiron One</a></strong> to its line-up of all-in-one desktop PCs, and the company seems self-assured that the One boasts features that will “set it apart” from the competition.</p> <p><span id="more-18298"></span>The Inspiron One is primarily an entertainment machine, especially given a unique user interface just for creativity and organizing media content.</p> <p>Enter “Stage,” which is divided into three sections: music, audio and video. All three platforms intend to offer a quicker way to organize and access content with a few extra touches in each sector. For example, PhotoStage allows for direct uploading to Facebook and Flickr, while VideoStage connects to CinemaNow for direct renting and purchasing of movie titles.</p> <p>Some of the other specs packed into the rather compact Inspiron One PC include the full HD 23-inch LED-backlit LCD, Wi-Fi, a DVD drive, a webcam, and HDMI connectivity.</p> <p>Dell is a bit light with the specs in the announcement, so it is difficult to determine whether or not this machine really does stand apart from other all-in-one PCs in the same arena. But we won’t have to wait that long to judge as the Inspiron One will be available this weekend, starting at $799. found over <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/dell-unveils-inspiron-one-23-all-in-one-desktop-799/18298">here</a><br /></p>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-29198190841088599972010-09-22T14:21:00.000-07:002010-09-22T14:23:38.488-07:0019 Gadgets That Changed The World<span class="IG_dek">Every so often, a device comes along that changes the way we live our daily lives and things are never the same again. With today's digital technology, such devices may come more frequently than in the past, but our list revolutionary gadgets extends back two centuries. <br /><br />read the rest <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/galleries/hardware/reviews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400522">here</a><br /><br />feel free to add to the list in our comments section<br /></span>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-8832153201019035282010-09-22T14:13:00.000-07:002010-09-22T14:15:22.297-07:00Scientists using lasers to cool and control molecules<p>Ever since audiences heard Goldfinger utter the famous line, “No, Mr. Bond; I expect you to die,” as a laser beam inched its way toward James Bond and threatened to cut him in half, lasers have been thought of as white-hot beams of intensely focused energy capable of burning through anything in their path. Now a team of Yale physicists has used lasers for a completely different purpose, employing them to cool molecules down to temperatures near what’s known as absolute zero, about -460 degrees Fahrenheit. Their new method for laser cooling, described in the online edition of the journal Nature, is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of using individual molecules as information bits in quantum computing. read the rest <a href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20100922/2145/scientists-using-lasers-to-cool-and-control-molecules.htm">here</a><br /></p>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-31279612493940088792010-09-19T20:27:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:29:09.938-07:00Avaya's new portable isn't a tablet, it's a 'desktop video device'Avaya had barely announced its new portable video device on Wednesday when just about everybody started calling it the Flare Tablet. <p>Actually, it's officially a "desktop video device" -- a moniker that didn't impress Yankee Group analyst Zeus Kerravala. "For such a cool device, I'm not sure Avaya could have found a name that was more lame than that," he said in a <a target="new" href="http://www.nojitter.com/blog/227400372">blog post</a>.</p> <p>Avaya isn't terribly concerned by the nomenclature debate, according to a spokeswoman. That's because calling the 11.6-in. touchscreen device the "Flare" puts the focus on the user interface, which is just what Avaya wants. (That interface, by the way, is formally known as the Avaya Flare Experience.)</p> <p>Why emphasize the interface? To "give the form factor a back seat," the spokeswoman explained.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>rest <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9186079/Avaya_s_new_portable_isn_t_a_tablet_it_s_a_desktop_video_device_">here</a><br /></p>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-65688458921593349782010-09-19T20:22:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:25:51.035-07:00Microsoft's IE9 off limits to most Windows PCsMicrosoft may have a tough time building significant market share for its new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser because eligible users are in the minority. <p>Several analysts agreed that Microsoft has its work cut out for it, at least in the short term, because IE9 won't run on Windows XP, the aged-but-still-dominant operating system.</p> <p>Microsoft omitted the still-popular XP from the supported OS list because, among other things, IE 9 speeds up page rendering and composition by tapping the graphics processor in newer PCs. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9172578/Windows_XP_No_IE9_for_you">Windows XP lacks support</a> for the Direct2D API, which IE9 uses to accelerate content rendering.</p> <p>The decision means that only a subset of machines will be able to run IE9, either in its preview or final form, until those systems and Windows XP are replaced by new hardware and <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9119998/Continuing_Coverage_Microsoft_Windows_7_Vista_Reloaded">Windows 7</a>.</p><p>rest <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9186098/Microsoft_s_IE9_off_limits_to_most_Windows_PCs">here</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473094900403737913.post-64814677957158885712010-09-19T19:46:00.000-07:002010-09-19T19:47:50.496-07:00New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process.<br /><br />One of the problems with harvesting sunlight is that the sun’s rays can be highly destructive to many materials. Sunlight leads to a gradual degradation of many systems developed to harness it. But plants have adopted an interesting strategy to address this issue: They constantly break down their light-capturing molecules and reassemble them from scratch, so the basic structures that capture the sun’s energy are, in effect, always brand new. rest <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/self-healing-solar.html">here</a>Gadgetgorillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730294746968827585noreply@blogger.com0