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You’re Not Walking Fast Enough

April 20th, 2006

Six Signs That You Should Run — Not Walk — From Your New Job is an article I easily remember reading once over the last couple of years. Kate Lorenz provides observations that a new employee can use to perform a quick evaluation of a company. These observations can also be useful to seasoned employees. […]

Software Engineering: Best Job in America

April 13th, 2006

MONEY Magazine and salary.com present a list of the Best Jobs in America. Software engineering is at the top of the list. The average annual income of a software engineer is $80,427. Other parts of the site state outsourcing as a worry of software engineers, and neck, wrist, and back pain are recognized as common […]

Becoming Bullish on Internet Savings Accounts

April 13th, 2006

Lately, I’ve been collecting my 1099s from banks for interest income that I received in 2005. The disparity in my income from these banks as reported in my 1099-INT is surprising. I opened my first bank account when I was 14. I was fairly content with the interest income from Coast Federal since my savings […]

Where the Boys Are

April 11th, 2006
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In What’s Happening to Boys, Leonard Sax reinforces the idea that mainstream media reflects social reality. He uses “Failure to Launch” to introduce a discussion on an increasing trend for males, who are aged in their twenties and early thirties, to continue living with their parents. Sax writes, “According to the Census Bureau, fully one-third […]

Supporting Internet Explorer for Mac

March 13th, 2006

A lot of effort has been exerted lately on providing the same user experience on a web site through all web browsers. Although implementing Internet applications to target requirements of the lowest common denominator would be optimal for greater reach, like other decisions that are made where resources are scarce, the decision to continue investing […]