http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/ Public discussion - Everyone welcome Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:29:07 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10496 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10496 "Rampant layoffs and other expense reductions by companies last year are a big part of why fourth-quarter earnings are coming in so strong. But investors are Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:15:27 GMT chisholmjets2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10495 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10495 Quote: "This is the unfolding of a very sad scene on the canadian job market. I've seen in the telco space, how full time employers are let go and foreign (non Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:43:37 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10494 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10494 Agree - this has been going on since the tech bust. Nothing new. The same can be said with other industries such as in manufacturing. That's what officially Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:07:52 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10493 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10493 The article says: "Mr. Rowlison is one of a growing number of workers cut adrift from full-time jobs by the recession who have been forced to cobble together Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:35:52 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10492 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10492 Profiles a downsized telecommunications worker now trying to make a transition to green tech. The plight of the underemployed A growing number of workers cut Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:01 GMT Organization Committee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10491 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10491 Dear Colleagues! With this letter we send you information about the NINTH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC - PRACTICAL CONFERENCE ?Research, Development and Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:52:56 GMT David http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10490 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10490 I tried out the Ottawa Haiti map thing. It works fine on my DELL PC under Windows XP Pro SP3. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:03:24 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10489 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10489 ... No one is stopping people from donating their time and money to the Haiti effort. If you want to donate time to humanity go to Wikipedia. Here are some Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:02:54 GMT chisholmjets2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10488 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10488 ...And think how much more Canadians could contribute to helping the Haitian people - if more of us were working, as opposed to being told to focus all the Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:39:57 GMT W. Hugh Chatfield I.S.P. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10487 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10487 No - I think it is just poor design - or perhaps to be charitable - rushed to online too soon. I'm on a MacBook Pro using Safari. The map comes up - but Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:06:51 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10486 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10486 I found this at the cit: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/haiti-quake/Real+time+situation+report/2446554/story.html but cannot make this map work. Is it me? Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:52:23 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10485 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10485 Amazingly, it appears this old Poll at OBJ is still alive and counting. Here are the current results: How secure do you feel in your job? - My company is Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:05:50 GMT chisholmjets2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10484 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10484 There were also significant problems with "nuisance" comments from certain people whom we know of seeking to stifle rational discussion or at least disrupt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:22:07 GMT ottawahitech http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10483 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10483 The Alexa Traffic Rank for OBJ has dropped precipitously from a position of around 380 thousand to a very low 5 million (meaning lots less people are looking Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:39:02 GMT jgillcell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10482 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/10482 It was refreshing to see a news outlet actually let people start their own topics of conversation. While some of the topics and comments were way out there, it