Confidence Gap for New Profs

"Most new Ph.D.'s arrive at their first faculty jobs without feeling
that they were effectively prepared in graduate school for such key
duties as teaching undergraduates and conducting research, according
to a new national study of faculty members in their first five years
on the job". Full article at:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/11/newfac

Doctoral Programs in Computer Science Education

This list might be useful for anyone interested in
graduate study in computer science education.

http://sigcse.org/CSEdProgramsOfStudy.shtml

Computer Science Education

Resources to support computer science education:

http://sigcse.org/topics/

30 skills every IT person should have

Though not its intent, this article might, indirectly, help to
distinguish IT from CS.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/02/23FE-how-to-fire-IT-staff-skills-list_1.html

10 Most Annoying Habits of Technology Companies

In a recent reader survey, Infoworld determined that "crapware", the
preloaded trial software and other junk included by manufacturers on
their new computers, was the number one annoyance for users. Software
sunset policies, where support for or functionality of software is
discontinued in order to "encourage" users to upgrade, placed as
number two.

The complete list of annoyances, including items like rebate policies,
nagware, wasteful packaging, etc., can be found at:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/The-10-most-annoying-habits-of-technology-companies_1.html

How to get naked DSL from AT&T

They don't like to advertise it, but it is possible to get "naked DSL" (DSL without phone service) from AT&T. The following link describes how.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9822662-46.html

Criminalizing ToS violations

The MySpace cyber-bullying case has resulted in an attempt to
interpret current law as criminalizing violations of Terms of Service
provisions. Lie about your age, location or income when signing up
for a web site and face jail time?

Read more at:

http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2008/05/criminalizing_t.html?source=NLC-GRIPE&cgd=2008-05-20

First post

No surprise: here is a test.