Blogging Induces Stress

According to an article in the New York Times,
professional bloggers may be blogging themselves to death. Ok well maybe not death, but apparently it's an intense and stressful job. Wait...people get paid to blog? Geeze, I was just doing this for fun.
People who make their careers out of blogging, spend their time trying to break the latest news or uncover something new. It seems that since blogging is the new journalism, it's taking on the lifestyle of those old style investigatory reporters we've only seen in fiction. (Think Lois Lane uncovering the latest scoop in Superman comics.) Alright, maybe a 100 word blog post isn't always hard hitting news. Nevertheless, these bloggers are working hard for the money - the first to break the story gets the glory and the clicks. The salaries the story quotes are solid but not impressive. Are they really working that hard for the money? I hope they have good health insurance. Sounds like they'll need it. As for this blogger...I'll keep my day job.

Intel taking on OLPC?

Wired News - AP News
Something about this strikes me as kind of sad. I've viewed the OLPC organization as a benevolent organization trying to equalize access to education via technology. Now here comes Intel with a similar product, charging more, and is obviously after a profit. For shame Intel! It's not enough that you're already the number one chip maker in the world, but now you have to scam poor underdeveloped countries into buying your more expensive product? OLPC is a non-profit, not a competitor. In a world where even Bill Gates has turned philanthropist, can't Intel see that this move makes them look like heartless schmucks?

Mac vs. PC, again.

Five Reasons to Ditch the Mac and Return to PCs - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Um, seriously? *scratches head* I understand the issue of trying to sustain a technical environment with both Macs and PCs, but why bow down to the PC and convert your developers over to PCs? Most of the developers I know and work with seem to prefer Macs or Linux to Windows. With all its usability and friendliness, wouldn't it be a simple choice to switch the rest of the company from Windows to Macs? I am by no means a master of security and will never manage an IT department, so who am I to doubt this choice? But I did raise an eyebrow when I read this. In a world where Mac seems to be underdog and new favorite, why switch back to a Windows environment? Better yet, why admit it to the world? I hope he doesn't get beat up at conferences by Mac geeks now. In any case, it's a bold decision. I think we can all agree that the perfect operating system has yet to be invented and until it does exist, we'll always be going back and forth. Personally, my next computer will be a Mac that runs Ubuntu and Windows virtually. Sure, it's noncommittal but I get to play with them all.

Finding the Right Technical Writer - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Finding the Right Technical Writer - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

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