OttawaHiTech at Yahoo! Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/ Public discussion - Everyone welcome Re: Nortel Networks and Motorola may merge wireless units into $10B Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:12:44 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10448 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10448 Add Newsvine (owned, I believe, by MSNBC/ Microsoft) to the list of companies going to great lengths to suppress the free flow of information. Or maybe they The demise of GeoCities: what is all the fuss? (NotNortel) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:52:08 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10447 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10447 I was not an early homesteader at Geocities. My "free" web site, Not Nortel Network, a wordplay on Nortel Networks, the Canadian Technology giant that laid Re: Poll at OBJ: How secure do you feel in your job? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:34:32 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10446 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10446 No the Poll is still open at: http://discussion.ottawabusinessjournal.com/pollBooth.php?pollID=371 Here are the current results: ? My company is Re: GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:23 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10445 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10445 See interspersed. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquin_college ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1816 ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 ... Re: GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:04:21 GMT hchatfield2000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10444 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10444 History! - how boring! - or - maybe not. As a hi tech guy recently graduated from a full time Documentary Production program at Algonquin College (at age 67) GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:05:41 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10443 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10443 From http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/10/geocities-closing.html/ : "Scott, an unemployed systems administrator looking to transition into a ENGINEERING - Where have all the women gone? Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:49:33 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10442 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10442 ENGINEERING Where have all the women gone? Plus, the stats you need to know Blame culture. Or genes. Or Dilbert. In engineering, it's a man's world?for now Whos hit hardest by the recession: young workers or the old Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:45:04 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10441 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10441 "One novel?and controversial?idea that has emerged in the wake of the recession is a proposal forwarded by Boston University economics professor Laurence In praise of dead-end jobs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:34:53 GMT HTL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10440 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10440 Oh Please, So feel great about a dead end job! If you are looking for personal growth then there are many programs and many books that can do far more in In praise of dead-end jobs Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:12:56 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10439 In praise of dead-end jobs Is a low-status job the most important work experience of all? "...Kramer wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal about how jobs Distance Learning Resources & Online Education Articles Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:34:26 GMT alldegreesonline http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10438 Distance Learning Resources & Online Education Articles <http://www.thembadegreeonline.com/> The article also talks about how earning a higher degree through Mayor's plan to help the tech sector Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:27:18 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10437 The city of Ottawa has been criticized recently for not making economic development a priority. This appears to be Larry O'brien's plan: A lost decade of growth Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:43:02 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10436 Thought this article would be of interest: A lost decade of growth Many real indicators put us back to where we were 10 years ago Hundreds of comments re. "An Absence of IT Talent" Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:01:38 GMT HTL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10435 They do know & may even understand, but do not care! Sorry but evidence supports a democratic apathy in modern western states. It is particularly bad when it Hundreds of comments re. "An Absence of IT Talent" Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:01:16 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10434 ... Many people have done just that but for the masses, it is no walk in the park to start over again. ... Acceptance and resignation is never a good thing.