100 Interview Questions You Should Be Prepared to Answer

Will you face all of these questions in one interview? We pray no interviewer would be that cruel. Will you face a few? Probably. Will you be well-served by being ready even if you're not asked these exact questions? Absolutely.

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/articles/4149-100-interview-questions-you-should-be-prepared-to-answer?referral=20090226_IT_nlet_members

Pregnant??

A woman burst out of the examining room screaming after her young physician tells her she is pregnant. The director of the clinic stopped her and asked what the problem was. After she tells him what happened, the doctors had her sit down and relax in another room and he marched down the hallway where the woman’s physician was and demanded, “What is wrong with you? Mrs. Miller is 60 years old, has six grown children and nine grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?” The young physician continued to write his notes and without looking up at his superior, asked, “Does she still have the hiccups?”

IE 8: Is your site compatible?

With Internet Explorer 8's release to manufacturing in March looking like a distinct possibility, are Web site developers and owners really ready for Microsoft's next browser? Thousands of sites still aren't compatible with IE 8 -- including Microsoft.com.


http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2067&tag=nl.e539

Store Closings from 15 More Retailers

Positive retail sales in January offered a welcome ray of relief for retailers struggling through a difficult winter. But the good news was tempered by many who felt the need to use store closings as a means of cutting costs or taking the more drastic step of filing for bankruptcy protection. The list of stores disappearing from a mall near you includes 15 big retail names like Home Depot, Fortunoff, Talbots, Chico’s, Pier 1 and others.

http://www.risnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=2E3DABA5396D4649BABC55BEADF2F8FD&tier=4&id=8B564892B5C74593B16EEBFD8A1BC9E5

MS Offers $250K to Catch Worm Authors

With the Confisker worm still running wild, tech companies are turning to some desperate measures. Microsoft just offered $250,000 to anyone who would help turn over the worm's authors.

http://www.insidetech.com/news/articles/3997-microsoft-offers-250k-reward-to-catch-worm-authors?referral=IT_nlet_20090216

Trust and Color Theory in Web Design

Trust is defined as, “the reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc. of a person or thing.” In relation to Web design, it involves honesty and competence, and a subtle, yet powerful way to achieve that elusive trust factor is through the use of color.

http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/trust-and-the-theory-behind-color.aspx

Vista or Windows 7? Just get off XP, Microsoft tells users

Microsoft's latest Windows deployment guidance for business users has morphed from the overly simplistic "Don't wait for Windows 7" to become more nuanced -- and more dependent on where users are currently in their deployment cycles. But the bottom-line message: Get off Windows XP.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1979&tag=nl.e539

Chris Anderson: Free Windows 7 is possible

Wired editor and bestselling author of The Long Tail, Chris Anderson talks to ZDNet about the "free" business model and how businesses must survive in an economy where the default price is zero.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12534&tag=nl.e539

Microsoft: Patch now or face attacks

Microsoft ships patches and warns that "consistent exploit code could be easily crafted" to launch attacks via IE. The patches should be considered urgent.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2521&tag=nl.e589

What have we done?

If we are are only now discovering that Internet entrepreneurs need to get people to pay for things instead of just giving everything away for free, then we are in big trouble.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=648&tag=nl.e539

Limited Potential Syndrome & The Seven Deadly Sins of Affiliate Marketing

By Geno Prussakov : You have launched an affiliate program, a number of affiliates have joined and you have started to see referrals to your website. However, at one point the sales volume gets frozen at one level, and no signs point to a brighter future. In other words, your affiliate program is no longer growing, or growth has slowed to a crawl. Does this sound familiar? I have come to describe the above situation as Limited Potential Syndrome.


http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/limited-potential-syndrome-and-7-deadly-sins-of-affiliate-marketing.aspx

Microsoft's worst nightmare: Win 7 less secure than Vista?

If Microsoft continues on its current path regarding one of Windows 7's components -- User Account Control -- the company might find itself in the regrettable place where Windows 7 is less secure than Vista, say some testers.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1898&tag=nl.e539

Microsoft reveals Windows 7 line-up

Microsoft adds more news and SKUs about Windows 7. It will come in two primary flavors but there will be 5 or 6 versions - depending on how you look at it. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly...

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1890&tag=nl.e589

XP, Vista, Windows 7: The brewing of a perfect storm

The OS transition promises to be especially uneasy for Windows shops this year. Which version should you standardize as your corporate desktop? And has your first taste of Windows 7 changed your deployment plans?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1863&tag=nl.e539

Windows 7 UAC Has a Serious Hole

Microsoft may have gone too far in tweaking User Account Controls for Windows 7. Blogger Long Zheng recently demonstrated a serious hole in Win 7's UAC, which could leave PCs wide-open to attacks. What's more, Microsoft claims the hole is a feature and that they won't fix it.

http://www.insidetech.com/news/articles/3926-windows-7-uac-leaves-door-open-for-attacks?referral=IT_nlet_20090203

Why Microsoft’s Killer Instinct Must Return

Last week, the hearts of many Mac fans skipped a beat when the Mactopia web page on Microsoft’s web site disappeared for several hours. As it turned out, it was just a simple glitch, and in a knee-jerk response to blogger Ted Bishop’s inquiry about the health of the Mac Business Unit in general, Microsoft had this to say:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9416&tag=nl.e550

Microsoft: No more betas for Windows 7

Microsoft officials on January 30 reiterated that there will be no public Beta 2 of Windows 7 and the next milestone will be the Release Candidate (RC) test build of the operating system.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1858&tag=nl.e539

I am popular on Twitter. Here's why this means nothing

Yesterday I received an unsolicited email from a woman who was pitching me a service — one totally irrelevant to my life. In her signature, in which she included what she considers her credentials, she had the statement, “More than 2,000 followers on Twitter.” I gasped, somewhat in horror. I laughed, full of humor.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=407&tag=nl.e539

Near-final IE 8 test build ready for download

Microsoft officials are calling the Internet Explorer 8 RC 1 build "platform-complete," meaning that developers and users should expect no more programming or user-interface changes in the product from here on out.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1846&tag=nl.e539

One Man's Wish

A man was sick and tired of going to work every daywhile his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to seewhat he went through each day, so he prayed :-"Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hoursof hard work, while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please create atrade in our bodies". God, in His infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.

The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home ..... picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw money to pay the electricity and telephone bills. He drove to the electricity company and the phone company and paid the bills, went grocery shopping, came home and put away the groceries. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was already 1:00 pm, so he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He rushed to the school to pick up the kids and go tinto an argument with them on the way home which he had to sort out in a gentle 'motherly' fashion. He set out cookies and milk and got the kids organised to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and was able to watch a bit of TV while he did the ironing. By then it was 4:30 pm, so he began peeling potatoes and washed greens for salads. He prepared the chops and fresh vegetables and got everything ready in time foran early dinner. After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed. At 9:00 pm he was exhausted and although his chores weren't finished for the day, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaining.

The next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said :-"Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, O please, let us trade back!"

The Lord,in his infinite wisdom, replied, "My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were.

You'll just have to wait 9 months though, because you got pregnant last night!!!"

Windows kicks Linux to the curb

Windows 7 is the final nail in the desktop Linux market’s coffin. Unless Microsoft gets stupid on pricing, it is game over for Linux netbook market share.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=379&tag=nl.e539

Addressing the State of the White House Technology

Since President Obama was sworn in and Whitehouse.gov has switched to a new interface, there has been an endless amount of chatter about the state of the White House's technology. Some discuss the shortcomings, while others defend it as just fine.

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/01/23/addressing-the-state-of-the-white-house-technology

Advanced Link Building Tactics and Techniques

The third installment of Website Magazine's immensely popular series on link building tactics and techniques focuses on advanced methods to increase inbound link counts. The more time you spend promoting your website however usually reveals that there are not actually any advanced link building methods; no silver bullets to catapult you to top of search rankings. If you're disappointed, don't be; consider the realization a major step in your link building education. All is not lost. Don't lose your composure; what we need is to think creatively.

http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/advanced-link-building-tactics-and-techniques.aspx

IT Contract Work FAQ

Technology professionals often work contract jobs, essentially spending several months on a project with one organization and then moving on to a new assignment elsewhere. Sometimes this work arrangement is by choice; other times it's a way for techies to earn a living between full-time jobs.

http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/Company-Industry-Research/IT-Contract-Work-FAQ/article.aspx