http://www.silicon.com Results for techies en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39677645,00.htm And there's more evidence this week: four out of five techies believe their job has an impact on their health. We've all made embarrassing mobile phone blunders as part of our busy modern lives. We've all done something with a mobile that has led... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39668401,00.htm The majority (52.5 per cent) of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed that more flexible working would increase the numbers of female techies. The lack of women in IT is bad news for the industry and while the tech world doesn't discriminate... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39665924,00.htm Meanwhile, 17 per cent of techies claimed to earn between £55,001 and £70k - which is up five percentage points on last year. In the main IT industry wages look to be weathering the economic storm, according to this year's silicon.com Skills Survey... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39661658,00.htm Techies have basically turned themselves into the human equivalent of the factory-farmed chicken - a neat example of the 'you are what you eat' maxim. The survey by the Fat Free Fitness Weightloss Agency also found that techies have the highest... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39637917,00.htm While techies are least attached to email, those who do have access simply can't get enough. Are you a mobile lover or an internet addict? Do you only unplug your iPod earbuds to take a shower? Are you unable to let an unread email lie? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:02:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39631824,00.htm The moonlighting techies appear in a top 10 of the UK's neediest professions. However, despite more than a third admitting working outside office hours, techies still trail some way behind the most prolific cash-in-hand workers of all: the money... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39626371,00.htm This lands techies in the top 10 UK professions for moonlighting, although some way behind the most prolific cash-in-hand workers of all: the not-so-humble hairdresser. Techies and hairdressers - more in common than you might think? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39612408,00.htm Not only were alpha versions provided to hyper-techies but beta versions were made available to anyone who wanted them - and this has meant that Windows 7 has been pretty exhaustively tested in a large number of situations. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:43:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39597166,00.htm The analyst reckons the rise of citizen developers is good news for the IT department as it will free up in-house techies to work on projects they've previously been too busy to get round to. We've had the 'citizen journalist', blogging from war... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39572680,00.htm What can be done to better train students for the IT workplace? The Naked CIO has some suggestions. After reading a recent CIO Jury on whether universities are preparing youth properly for IT challenges, I began to think about why higher education... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:19:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39558613,00.htm Another recent poll by silicon.com found that 62 per cent of techies consider malicious or incompetent staff as the biggest threat to their organisation's IT security, ahead of viruses with nine per cent. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39553022,00.htm Techies in these industries collect about £8,000 more than the £35,452 paid to their counterparts working in government, education and health, who are the lowest paid IT professionals. IT workers chasing the big bucks should pay close attention to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39550667,00.htm Still, that's better than "developer preview", the status previously attached to Wave that implied only hardcore techies should venture within. Google Wave is ready for its next step: a more thorough test of its scalability and stability as more... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39531026,00.htm According to a new survey, more and more techies are putting in extra hours. Some 7.3 per cent of techies said they are working between 60 and 75 hours per week - an increase of a third on last year's 3.8 per cent - while 4.8 per cent of IT workers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39529888,00.htm According to new research, techies working in IT management should consider brushing up on their outsourcing expertise: those with skills in that area make the best paid IT management workers with an average annual salary of £58,791. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:45:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39531019,00.htm The British Computer Society is changing the way it assesses the Chartered IT Professional certifications. As of Wednesday, CITP applicants will be able to choose to specialise in areas such as project management. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39522649,00.htm Techies working in project management are those likely to see the biggest jumps in earnings as they progress up the career ladder. Those same techies can also expect to see their wages leap by a further £10,011 by the time they've clocked up over... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:21:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39507455,00.htm Across all three types of companies, the highest paid techies are working in IT management - commanding an average annual salary of £56,746 at corporates. The same rule holds true for tech workers in communications - the third highest paid job... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:53:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39513410,00.htm It seems techies could well be suffering from email addiction whether they're on holiday or not: another recent silicon.com poll found the majority check their work email before 9am either on a PC or a mobile device. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:39:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39497506,00.htm Mostly, techies are needed in countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia to help communities in sub-Saharan Africa learn about and deploy IT. According to Reshna Radiven, volunteer recruitment manager for IT roles, the downturn has... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:48:02 +0000