Keep it Under Your Hat
The old wartime slogan reminding people of the need for secrecy might well apply to people on social networking sites. Over half of employers are now looking at what people write on their Facebook or Myspace pages. Some 40 percent of employers used information they found online to decide not to hire candidates while up to 61 percent were encouraged by what they found about the qualifications of a potential employee.
Lying about qualifications, talk of drink or drug abuse and making derogatory remarks about previous employers or colleagues can damage a job seeker’s chances of being hired.
The rule of thumb is: don’t write anything that may harm your employment possibilities.
Windows 7 Anyone who bought a computer in the last few months will probably be using Windows 7. the latest operating system launched by Microsoft to replace Windows Vista. There was a need to replace Windows XP but Vista proved too unpopular and indeed unwieldy, in the opinion of many. Well, if you've seen Vista and W7, they don't look that different but you have to check under the bonnet. Windows 7 appears to be a winner and is here to stay until at some stage it too will be replaced. For a full review of the new operating system see CNET
New developments
Computers and software are constantly changing and developing as manufacturers launch new hardware and applications and compete with one another. New words appear and can be confusing at first.
For example Cloud computing is a phrase that will be heard more and more. Put simply cloud is software and computer applications that live on the internet, rather than on your physical computer. The simplest example is Hotmail or Gmail which have been in use for quite some time. More...
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