http://www.qubelife.com Working and Surviving in Silicon Valley Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:34:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Moving everything else over to my personal blog:todd.tokubo.com  http://www.qubelife.com/2009/03/06/my-experiment-here-is-done/ Everyone likes free stuff 20 Free PC games 2 Free Tacos at Jack in the Box on Feb 24 http://www.qubelife.com/2009/02/18/free-stuff-feb-18/ I guess it goes without saying that jobs are seemingly harder to come by.The NY Times had some interesting charts with regard to the job losses.BTW... big pet peeve... These charts showing negative job losses.  Negative job losses = job gains.  Simple math.   I realize why they show it the way they ... http://www.qubelife.com/2009/02/18/a-rough-few-months/ For those three readers out there (Hi Mom, dad, bro!), sorry for the lack of updates.  I've gone through my own job search which has given me a lot of little insight about how to blog slightly better and also to use this for more of my ideas.  As I ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/11/16/how-many-weeks-can-i-go-without-an-update/ Here are a couple of ways you can look at your day. Funny - 10 Signs It May be Time to Quit Your Job True -  7 Habits to Master the Art of Winning against the Odds Actually, this second one shouldn't even be how to look at each day.  These are some ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/07/10/funny-and-true-quitting-and-failure/ Real work got in the way.  Do what you love IT is boring How do we keep America Competitive John McCain and Barack Obama have LinkedIn pages... The digital age of politics is now upon us. Disclaimer: I am a registered Democrat.  I have been apathetic to politics for the last 12 years. http://www.qubelife.com/2008/06/24/sorry/ The San Jose Mercury's Sunday job's section (which in the late 90s was THE place to find available jobs in Silicon Valley) has reformatted. Most of the content is now by Hotjobs and there are a few syndicated pieces to fill in space. - Acing the situational interview - The ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/02/03/sunday-reading-sj-mercury-new-format/ How tos: How to find work that you love How to figure out people How to get a pay raise Stories: Day in the life of a video game tester - (hint: it's not as great as you think) Are we becoming a "cargo cult"? - or "you're smart, you can fix things..." Open Letters Presidential candidates and ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/02/01/links-for-week-of-jan-28/ In keeping with our new format: Monday will be days that we take the time to answer specific people's questions about careers in the Valley. (Name withheld) writes in: 1. Do you know what's the expected salary for a person with 10 years of SW experience?  Companies want to negotiate with me ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/01/21/monday-qa/ From today's Mercury News (the best Bay Area newspapers for techies): John Chambers (CEO of Cisco) talks about changes in usage of the Internet.  "The industry, I think, is littered with people who make the mistake of playing their hand too conservatively, especially during periods of market transitions..." Tougher regulations for the Tech ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/01/20/sunday-paper-reading/