... can't you fix it?!"
No Mom, they didn't teach Windows PC management in my CS curriculum.

my school, UIC, used aix unix with its own mail setup (no Exchange) when i was there. the admins never had problems like this (i know them personally).

There, fixed that for you.

I was in this same dilemma and I chose to stay for an M.S. in CS. I was near the top of my undergrad class but felt I could get a 'leg up' on even experienced people out there with the higher degree. What I found was that even with a little bump in pay the loss of 2 years of work experience was near detrimental and humbling.
The professional work environment is a much stricter and difficult place to fit in. Learning how the business works *besides* just knowing how to code means more.
I recommend he go into the workforce as soon as possible. If he has time after work to finish an MS then that could be an option. But don't discount real-work experience for a few more advanced classes and another 10k starting salary. It won't mean much when your peers have 2 years on you and already covered that 10k in bonuses and salary (and now real experience).

I'm sure the board of ed will love the cost of a Lego Mindstorms set for every student in the school.
Also, if you need Legos to teach programming then you're doing something wrong.

had to be said.

This one from a guy who left Bloomberg L.P. has been getting office attention for the better part of a year

Corporate Rapper Jerel Smith Quits Bloomberg, Cuts Down Enemies
http://www.blog.joelx.com/corporate-rapper-jerel-smith-quits/1033/

Lenovo charges for the downgrade as well. But they justify it by letting you 'upgrade' back to Vista after you've downgraded, if you should choose to upgrade at a later time. Them giving you that 'option' will cost you $70 a pop.

You should put your description on the Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profile-guided_optimization .
The current one is kind of lacking

Mine too. It also has sFtp now. I've been using this for the better part of 8 years.

- full keybinding support
- easy syntax highlighting format
- easy user tools integration and command shell support
- full macro support
- advanced find/replace for open files and files in directory

It is shareware but never times out (at least not in the time i've used it)