The whole interviewing things has reached stupid levels these days, where you can't even ask someone where they were born for fear of later being charged with discriminating against them if they don't get the job… check this link (and this) for details. Fortunately (or unfortunately) in IT we have such a skills shortage, that the only discrimination we can be charged with is...
Helpful overview from SharePoint Blogs on SharePoint Use Cases (ie which one is right for you)
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Seth Gottlieb on some tips for conducting demos with CMS vendors (of which I work for one).
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Great SEO site. Tons of stuff.
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Overview MindMap for Internet marketers.
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Dan Poynter has an interesting collection of statistics on the book industry.
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I went to the Australian Computer Society (ACS) meeting in the city last Wednesday night to hear James Crisp present on .Net 3.5 and VS2008. James has his slides available here. It was a good session, with James explaining the following: – A very brief overview of WWF.– A few simple WPF examples (Flipper, Particles, 3D materials).– Next up a discussion of WCF. Then onto an...
From CodeGod (I kid you not), comes this helpful basic intro into Silverlight.
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Interesting article on the inner workings of eBay. I really like the functionality of this site btw. Dan Pritchett gives us an inside look into the decisions behind on of the largest scale architectures in the world: eBay. In explaining how the scale of eBay turns simple requirements a complex engineering problem, he walks us through the technical and organizational challenges of managing...
Ron Mannix pointed out this cool invention that can charge devices wirelessly (from March this year). A transmitter plugs into the wall, and a dime-size receiver (the real innovation, costing about $5 to make) can be embedded into any low-voltage device. The receiver turns radio waves into DC electricity, recharging the device's battery at a distance of up to 3 feet. Technorati Tags: Wirless...