IT Career Success

Archive for June, 2007

A State Job Is Perfect for Mid-Age IT Professionals

13 June 2007

I have dozen of friends who work as public employees on state IT jobs, — programmers, DBA, system admin, analyst, etc. They tell me the same thing: State jobs are easy, light work load, flexible schedule, and most important, their jobs are protected by the union, — the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) […]

The Alpha-Netics Success Guide

13 June 2007

1.  State what you want to accomplish in your life.  What do you really want?  Regardless of the obstacles and assuming money were no object, what do you really want and what would you do with your time?
2.  How long will it take you to realize each of the goals you have written in step […]

Understanding Success and Happiness

13 June 2007

Success is the progressive realization of positive, predetermined goals.
A person is most happy when they are progressively pursuing a goal or objective. The happiest people are those who are always on their way to someplace.
You cannot reach a goal then stop your progress and still feel successful. If you stop striving, you are […]

Microsoft Is a Little Bit Tender

13 June 2007

Someone in the comment of The Dog and Tiger’s Evil Fight in China asked what is Microsoft called in China?  Here you are, Microsoft is a little bit tender.  Smart translation, isn’t it?  Here’s how the name is converted to a great Chinese brand.  Cutting the name “Microsoft” to two parts, “Micro” is translated to […]

The Dog and Tiger’s Evil Fight in China

12 June 2007

In the Chinese IT community, a hot, funny topic is about the fight between the dog and tiger for China’s territory. There is big argument about who is going to win the search engine market. Here the tiger is Yahoo, translated into Chinese by pronunciation as “elegant tiger”, and the dog is Google […]

Daddy, How Was I Born?

4 June 2007

A little boy goes to his father and asks “Daddy, how was I born?”
The father answers: “Well son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!  Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.  Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we […]