How To Get A Raise - The Bum’s Appraoch
I work in downtown area started around 10 years ago. During work I go out to take a walk couple of times a day. My regular route passes a convenient store where a bunch of beggars hang around in front of it.
For long time beggars asked “Do you have changes?” when they saw me. Most of the time I gave them pennies, nickels, and maybe dimes. But I didn’t give quarter. I saved quarters for parking. Read more
Microsoft Is a Little Bit Tender
It is interesting to see how hi tech brands and names were creatively translated into other languages. Microsoft called in China? Microsoft in Chinese is kindly referred as “a little bit tender”. Smart translation, isn’t it? Here’s how the name is converted to a great Chinese brand. Cutting the name “Microsoft” to two parts, “Micro” is translated to “Wei” which means “a little bit”, and “soft” to “Rien” meaning “tender”, that makes Microsoft a little bit tender in China. Kind of funny. Read more
The Dog and Tiger’s Evil Fight in China
In the Chinese IT community, a hot, funny topic is about the fight between the dog and tiger for China’s territory. There is big argument about who is going to win the search engine market. Here the tiger is Yahoo, translated into Chinese by pronunciation as “elegant tiger”, and the dog is Google which means “ancient dog” or “dead dog” in Chinese pronunciation. Read more
Project Management Resources
It makes a great career path to move from IT technical focus to project management. IT project managers earn more, and their jobs are more secure. While programming jobs are moving to offshore, IT project management jobs are more likely to stay. Whether or not you consider IT project management in career plan, you need to obtain basic knowledge and skills in IT project management. The following online resources should help you gain some expertise in IT project management. Read more
Semantic Web Resources
The Semantic Web is a mesh of information linked up in such a way as to be easily processable by machines, on a global scale. You can think of it as being an efficient way of representing data on the World Wide Web, or as a globally linked database. There is a dedicated team of people at the World Wide Web consortium (W3C) working to improve, extend and standardize the system, and many languages, publications, tools and so on have already been developed. However, Semantic Web technologies are still very much in their infancies, and although the future of the project in general appears to be bright, there seems to be little consensus about the likely direction and characteristics of the early Semantic Web. The following online resources should help you learn more about semantic web. Read more
XML and Web Services Resources
Web services and XML are the core technologies at the heart of recent software development industry. The software world is changing dramatically by recasting software applications as ’services’ and the Service Oriented Architecture is dominating the trend. In this emerging trend XML and web services become the leading force for process automation and integration in complex and fast changing environments. Read more
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Enterprise Software Resources
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software is a major trend in software industry. Implementation of COTS packages in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Production Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Strategic Asset Management (SAM) are increasing significantly. Many IT professionals plan their career path with focus on ERP, CRM, PLM, and specific COTS software packages. Read more
Systems and Network Resources
Operating systems, networking, and security are important aspects in IT career. System administrators, network administrators, and security specialists play critical roles in IT and they are well paid. The following online resources provide information and knowledgebase in systems, networking, and security areas. Read more
Java Resources
Java programming on J2EE platform has become industry standard practice for enterprise application software systems development. Many software developers are migrating their skills to Java/J2EE from other environments such as PowerBuilder, Delphi, etc. The Internet offers rich resources to help you obtain knowledge and skills in Java/J2EE technology. Read more
Architecture and Design Resources
The experience of software architecture and design could play important role in your IT career success. The Internet provides free resources of software system architecture and design information and knowledge. From these online resources you can find everything about Software Architecture, Design Patterns, Software Systems in J2EE Platform, Software Systems in .NET Platform, and Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA). Read more
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