Feed After Its Founder’s Return, Many Are Leaving at Dell (nytimes.com)
Two weeks after he returned to run the computer company that bears his name, Michael S. Dell is making sweeping senior management changes.
Submission + - College student murders for video game money
dido writes: "The Mainichi Daily News reports that a college student has been arrested for withdrawing money from the bank account of a man found murdered last January 28. The suspect, 21-year-old Hiroshi Shimura, has further admitted to killing the man and his mother, telling investigators: "I spent the money at video game arcades. I murdered them so I could steal some money.""
Submission + - How do you hire a programmer if you're not one?
NewMediaBlogger writes: "I'm a geeky business guy — I know basic SQL/Linux/PHP, but am definitely not a programmer. I have a software idea I want to develop, but am not confident enough in my own skills to determine whether or not a programmer is "good". I don't know a elite programmer I can hire to build a team for me.
How do you judge a programmer if you are not one yourself?
Is there an external consulting service you use? Skill testing in the interview process? "Trial" work contracts? Other?"
How do you judge a programmer if you are not one yourself?
Is there an external consulting service you use? Skill testing in the interview process? "Trial" work contracts? Other?"
Submission + - Study: Women are dirtier at work
Noel Coward writes: "Women's work areas have three to four times more germs than men's, according to a study at the University of Arizona.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8 446"
Submission + - Microsoft offers 107k Windows Vista licences
carvalhao writes: "Microsoft has pledged to offer 107 000 (that's right, 107k) Windows vista licences to Portuguese college students, without a copy limit as long as it's for academic/research use (portuguese article here). This offer will be made to scientific, engineering and technology universities across Portugal.
Got a better way to lock the next generation of IT users to your OS?"
Got a better way to lock the next generation of IT users to your OS?"
