Monday: April 12, 2010
- A gallery of the ten worst jobs in science according to Popular Science.
If anyone would know which jobs in science are the worst it would have to be Popular Science, right? If you choose to read on you'll learn about all kinds of disparaging work opportunities in the science field from the oceanic snot-diver all the way over to the feces piper. Lovely.
Friday: March 19, 2010
- Seven things you should probably never say to your boss.
'This job is easy! Anyone could do it!' Maybe what you're trying to convey here is that you're so brilliant your work is easy. Unfortunately, it comes off sounding more like, 'This work is stupid.' Bosses don't like hearing that any work is stupid.
Wednesday: March 17, 2010
- Fake Steve Jobs to get his very own half-hour television sitcom.
What makes this interesting is the addition one of the staff writers from 'Seinfeld' who will be pitching in on development of the series. Bring in the Mossberg puppet as the cranky neighbor and you've got a hit show.
Friday: February 19, 2010
- Turns out that Steve Jobs is not a big fan of Flash. Who knew?
...a source of 'security holes.' He also referred to Flash as dying technology, likening not supporting Flash on the iPad to Apple dropping support for floppy drives, ditching legacy data ports, and replacing CCFL backlighting with LEDs.
Monday: February 8, 2010
- A handy tutorial on how to obtain free movie tickets.
There are some interesting methods listed here that you can use to try and score some free movie tickets. Some methods may take longer than others (ie becoming a film critic and/or getting a job at said movie theater). Good luck.
Thursday: January 7, 2010
- New survey shows IT job satisfaction now at an all-time low.
Free food always helps to bolster my overall mood and in some cases overall job satisfaction. Let this be a reminder to any of you who happen to have an IT staff on call, bring them food and help shall come.
Thursday: December 24, 2009
- Fabled Apple tablet may finally appear in January thanks to blessing of Steve Jobs.
According to MacRumors, Steve Jobs is quite happy with how the device turned out. There's also that little rumor going around about a media event at the end of January in which Apple has asked certain developers to convert their apps to 'full-screen' use.
Tuesday: November 24, 2009
- A list of a hundred of the all-time best ways to hack your workday.
Some great suggestions to those of you who may or may not be following one or more of these little gems already. Personally, I am lost with my morning to-do list. Let's see here, post morning links to GLM: check. See?
Friday: November 6, 2009
- Steve Jobs is Fortune's CEO of the decade.
Fortune has an entire section dedicated to the almighty Steve which includes quotes from other famous CEOs as well as some rarely seen photos. Congrats Steve. Now, where is my Apple tablet?
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- What Star Wars can teach us on the subject of career management.
Your threats of turning fellow workers to the Dark Side sound hollow and that Jedi mind trick you've been working on for the past six months doesn't seem to be getting you anywhere. Your big promotion? You might as well be working in the Spice Mines of Kessel.
Friday: October 16, 2009
- Ten puzzle websites to sharpen your programming skills.
Whether your looking to just pass the time or to perhaps even find a job (see Facebook section of source article), puzzle programming may have something for you. Good luck and good programming.
Tuesday: October 13, 2009
- Disney retail stores to get an Apple-style overhaul.
The retail reboot will make it easier for consumers to book Disney vacations in stores and will also host a familiar Apple shopping experience. Even the Genius Bar is rumored to get the Disney treatment (read last part of article).
- The top eleven ways in which geeks can ruin a job interview.
7. Use Yoda-speak through entire interview. 'Working too hard my biggest weakness is.'
Tuesday: October 6, 2009
- The glorious unboxing of an Apple job offer.
Yes folks, even Apple job offers are worthy of an unboxing post. The little touches that Apple decided to include with the overall package are quite cute (especially the 'Ah, paperwork' opener).
Tuesday: September 29, 2009
- Ten fresh new details regarding Apple's rumored tablet device.
It is designed to expand the iPhone and iPod touch media concept to its next potential level: as a slate-like replacement for books and magazines, plus all of the media, gaming, app, and web functionality of the iPhone and iPod touch.
Tuesday: September 1, 2009
- Strange summer jobs of twenty-three famous people.
Rod Stewart also made a decent living as a grave digger. Who knew?
Thursday: August 27, 2009
- Seventeen terrible jobs we'll probably need in the future.
Ah Cracked, what would I do without you?
Monday: August 3, 2009
- NYC woman who can't find a job decides to sue college she went to.
Let's see how many people attempt this if it actually works.
Tuesday: July 14, 2009
- Cisco would like you to know that the poor IT job market could incite online crime.
Hell hath no fury like a disgruntled IT employee who knows all of your root passwords.
Wednesday: July 1, 2009
- The top ten moments in Steve Job's career.
A nice tribute to celebrate Steve's return to work although a little unsettling since his career isn't exactly over yet.
Saturday: June 20, 2009
- Steve Jobs had a liver transplant about two months ago.
Jobs is expected to return to the helm of Apple this month after nearly six months of medical leave. Jobs announced in January that he would be stepping down temporarily from the chief executive post while recuperating from a hormone imbalance.
Wednesday: May 6, 2009
- Meet the winner of the 'best job in the world' competition.
Have fun on your island, congrats.