As an electrical engineer, I owe so much to the transistor. It ushered in the age of the integrated circuit and is responsible for the miniaturization of so much starting with the radio and the TV.
EETimes has a FANTASTIC article on the transistor. It starts with the telegraph, goes to vacuum tubes and onto where […]
I stumbled across this article via digg.
It’s an interesting thought on 10 hot “computer jobs”. The titles should probably be computer-related jobs or jobs that use computers extensively (but then again, name a job that doesn’t now a days). My choice comments are below about how this doesn’t just need a degree in […]
I read a fortune cookie once that said “Managers do things right. Leaders do the right thing.”
In case you were ever curious about a short version of “the right thing”. I found a good list here via Digg.
A quick Google query of “managers vs. leaders” will give you a lot of people with various takes. […]
There was an usual number of posts on EETimes.com over the past couple of days. Most of them center around a number of debates regarding the US education system and engineering with some surprising discussion.
Engineering education study draws industry fire
According to the report (from the Urban Institute), “available data indicate increases in the absolute numbers […]
Lifehacker links:
These are two of the best succinct on-line guides I’m seen for writing a resume.
How to construct the killer resume
Remember, always, that you’re trying to sell yourself to the company.
Ten tips for writing a resume that will get the right kind of attention
In a nutshell, the goal of any resume is to get an […]
After poking around Computerworld.com from the previous post, there was a thought provoking post about Top 10 Dying Computer Skills.
I disagree with C. As C is still heavily used for embedded work, and there is a lack of competent, hardware-savvy C programmers. Linux is also heavily C for lower level work.
Overall, the article is interesting […]