A Technologist Abroad

  technology, travel      0 comments    Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cameron

If one is looking to travel these days, the tools available to help plan where to do, what to do, and how to do it are seemingly endless.

Already use Expedia or Kayak? Congrats, everyone else does, too. Here are some resources you can use when planning your next trip.

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Samsung's Transparent Smart Windows

  gadgets, Samsung, technology, touch screen      0 comments    Posted on January 13, 2012 by Nick

The future is here. In a world with touch screen devices, face to face mobile video conference, and wireless everything, technology is a part of everyday life. Touch screen is really the biggest of all when it comes to "cool tech gadgets". The bigger the screen, the better. Well get ready to see the biggest touch screen of your life.

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Landing Your First Web Programming Job In 2011

  interviews, jobs, learning, programming, technology      0 comments    Posted on November 14, 2011 by Nick

Too often I have friends who are recent grads or are considering switching careers to become web programmers who ask me for tips on landing that first “real job”. Obviously, we all face a challenging job market and even with the surge in tech jobs, it can still be challenging to get your first job. Every job requires some degree of experience but how the hell do you get experience if the only way to get a job is to have experience?! This can be very discouraging, frustrating, etc. I was once an entry-level programmer and now I’m on the decision making side of the table (Don’t get this confused, I’m not the boss). Based on these experiences, here is a checklist to help you land your first web-programming job.

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