I'm a student pilot (only 5 hrs in), and even *I* know you don't bail on a plane like that when there are other options. From that altitude, he had a plethora of options, the #1 being to glide to a nearby airport and land it just fine, another would be to glide it to one of those roads and setting it down fine. Another to find a relatively flat area, like the one if eventually crashed in, and set it down, even if it's a little rough. Things that bother me, in addition to what's already mentions:

What is he looking at out his door? Is he trying to hit a pre-planned mark? He kept looking, as if he was searching for something specific.
Why didn't he use his radio? Assuming I still jump, if my call is heard, even if I don't hear a response, potential rescuers know an approximate location and how many souls on board. Hell, they might be in the air before I'm even on the ground.

Whole thing stinks. If he staged it, which I highly suspect, it puts ALL of general aviation at risk, not just his own license, because it reflects poorly on all of us and could result in stricter licensing requirements in the future.

It's not really hacking if you aren't pulling out all the stops, is it? IOW, there's no such thing as "cheating" when it comes to hacking.

I'd suggest getting one of the bigger certifications, like a CCNA. My CCNA is lapsed, and has been for a decade now, but I put "former CCNA" on my resume, and it seems to trigger whatever resume-scanning apps the larger corporations are using. I've done IT for some small shops, where it was a matter of knowing someone who knew someone, and some larger shops, where it's a matter of the software triggering on "CCNA" and handing it off to a live person. And once the recruiter comes calling with phone and in-person interview opportunities, it's what you know, not how formal a setting you learned it in.

How about you actually TRY the app? If it's good, go ahead an give it a favorable review, but include full disclosure that you're an employee. That way there is no question of whether you're astroturfing or not.

I've tried A LOT of PVR software over the years, and MythTV (via Mythbuntu) is what I'm currently using. That said, if you're looking for a Windows solution to run under XP, I found GB-PVR to be about an excellent choice. There are a ton of plugins available as well, so I'd say it is at least as full-featured as MythTV. If you insist on running Windows on your PVR, you could do much worse.

*disclaimer* I've not tried Media Center under Windows 7. I did try it under Vista and found it somewhat lacking.