is what the page for Longhorn says. Were the edits made by AI and proofread by no-one? Who do they think they are, /.? https://www.suse.com/products/...

Yeah, that was my initial reaction too before reading the summary.

Been using since January ... simply awesome with my MacBook. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009127

Nope, I don't think WHO (World Health Organization) will fix it.

Oh, you meant, who will fix it. Nevermind then.

Back during the Thanksgiving break of 2007, I bought an HDTV from CC, after some research online (and some previous research in-stores) on what brand/model I wanted and what was the best price available. I probably overlooked the near-by (2 miles from home) Best Buy store, and instead drove to the nearest CC (Fremont, about 12 miles) carrying that model at that price.

Next day, when I wanted to get a DVD player, I looked up their prices, drove back to get it, only to realize that they have different prices online and in-store. I asked if they would match their online price, but they refused ("not on Thanksgiving weekend" was their excuse). To get the lower price, I was given the option to order online and pick it in 24 minutes from the very same store (which basically meant I had to drive back home to logon, order, and then drive up back 12 miles).

Thankfully, some wisdom dawned upon me, and I decided to check the local BB store on the way back home. They carried the same product, for a marked price of around $20 more. However, when asked whether they would match the competitor price, they gladly agreed. I thought they would call or go online to confirm the competitor's price, but they agreed to the price I quoted I had seen at CC.

Not only did CC lose my $80 business on that DVD player, but also the high-margin accessories I bought with it - a Monster HDMI cable and a Monster surge-protector.

Needless to say, I have never visited CC since, and not just because I have a BB much closer to home.

My only regret is spending my $100 saving on the Black Friday special on TV on their lame "Circuit City Extended Protection Plan" (which I'm sure doesn't cover most accidental damage anyway), which will now be useless, since they are out business.

Mine too. Code (for products shipped) available here: http://www.sony.com/linux redirects to http://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/

I *am* a US IT worker.

I don't know how knowing to speak Hindi is relevant. Was this a usual rant about jobs moving out of the US, or just plain ignorance?

I hope you do understand that working at a tech. company in India (usually) requires you to be fluent in English, and not any of the Indian local languages (which, by the way, are 25 or more, Hindi being only one of them). At the companies you mentioned above, all communication between employees, be it in Delhi, Bangalore or San Jose, and be it over e-mail or face-to-face, happens in English. Probably because knowing Hindi won't help if my co-worker speaks Tamil (another of the 25+ languages).

Heck, it probably won't even help me communicate with the average guy on the street if I were working in Chennai (who is more likely be fluent in English and the local language there, rather than Hindi).

On a more serious note, people have in the past relocated from US to India for better opportunities in terms of career advancement (one of my directors back in India was an American), and I honestly don't see what's wrong with that. People from around the world travel/migrate for better opportunities in the US, Canada, UK, Germany etc. - so if it makes economic sense, without ruining your quality of life, whatever that might mean for you, why can't Americans seek better jobs elsewhere! In fact, most countries in the (third) world, I'm sure would very gladly accept a US citizen to work there.

The best advice I can give you is to not be discouraged, to know what you learned from your classes, your projects (more important), and perhaps your own self-motivated learning (development, playing around with stuff, whatever), and to try to show that in your resume and subsequently interviews. The last thing you want to do is think that having no experience is a hindrance to getting a job and ruin your confidence.

Note that contrary to what some people have suggested here, not all employers look for experience for all positions- though it might help (even if your experience was an internship). You have no idea how much someone brimming with ideas fresh out of college can contribute to a company - I personally have learnt a lot from colleagues who are technically less experienced than me.

I don't know if your college hosts a career fair, and if so, how many tech. companies visit, but if they do, that's probably your best bet. Both my jobs, first as an IT Systems Integrator at the world's largest chip manufacturer, after my BS, and the second as a software engineer after grad school, have been via career fairs, albeit in better economic times.

As far as I know, even companies who have frozen external hiring because of the economy, continue to hire (at least internships) from colleges because they want to maintain their relationship with these universities, so that they can continue to acquire good talent when things start getting better (sooner or later).

Fairs are easy, because you get to talk with the employers, understand what they do, and what they are looking for, see if you're a good fit (in your own eyes), hand a resume, and then hopefully be interviewed.

Even if that's not an option for you - some of my friends weren't as fortunate and didn't have on-campus career fairs, they were able to use their acquaintances etc. to apply and have their resumes noticed.

So don't think whether the downturn has a negative impact on the IT job scenario - instead, focus on honing your own skills, and present yourself confidently as the best candidate.

I have found that keeping a karmic approach (focusing on your duty rather than what the unpredictable end result might be) usually helps out even in the stickiest scenarios.

All the best!