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All this runs on software. More jobs for Comp Sci.
Americans’ Technolust Spending Is as Hot and Heavy as Ever
High tech gear gets cheaper every year. So we’re spending a lot less on it, right? Um, no. In fact, the proportion of US household budgets spent on tech products and services — computers, game consoles, […]

Although I use a LAMP based web hosting service provider, you can’t beat free.
Microsoft Office Live Basics for free - dealnews.com
Microsoft Office Live Basics is still free direct from Microsoft. This service includes one free domain name, 500MB storage, 10GB/month transfer, 25 email accounts, daily backups, and more. Of note, this web software works only […]

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“social networking” Job Trends | Indeed.com
“social networking” Job Trends
We index over 50 million jobs a year from thousands of websites. We are allowing anyone to search this archive in order to plot job trends over time. To get you started we […]

One of the best ways to find a new job or network with others in the IT industry is to join user groups. There are quite a few in Orange County (or anywhere for that matter). Typically you’ll find a Java User Group or Microsoft User Group in your area. […]

After graduating UCI, you have the option of getting an alumni address. When people send e-mail to your alumni address, it will forward to the address of your choice. Some benefits of having an alumni address is the obvious association UCI, or to join the UCI facebook group (you need to have an […]

I first learned about Career Connections when I served as a panelist for UCI’s Career Fest earlier this year.  I have been receiving emails from current students inquiring about my field of work as a Solution Developer/Consultant.   
It’s great to see that students are taking advantage of the program.  I think this is a great way […]

First off.. start by reading this..
http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2007/06/21/bloomberg-to-grads-never-leave-the-office/
It is a short article.. but also read the comments on the bottom.
Wow.. first of all.. I have to say you will agree or disagree on this article depending on your values. Major Bloomberg’s values evidently are moving ahead and life, and not really have a good work life […]

After reading the article, take your next step by finding me through linkedin. Just search for my email, atwong@alumni.uci.edu or my LinkedIn profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/atwong.
Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive 20 Ways to Use LinkedIn Productively «
If the number of requests to join LinkedIn, the business networking network, that clog your email inbox is […]

The ‘No-Glory’ Profession - 11/20/2006 - Design News
Amid a firestorm of controversy over the future of American science education, working engineers have been weighing in with opinions that have been largely ignored.
Before we tell you about the response of engineers, however, let’s first recap the controversy: It started two years ago, when American universities and […]

Report: Outsourcing is here to stay
Speaking at Stanford earlier this week, Rice University’s Professor Moshe Vardi said that IT is still a good, viable career choice despite increases in outsourcing by US companies. Based on a report issued by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in February, his comments reflect an optimistic attitude toward the […]