Chris Miksanek

Illustration by Daniel Guidera Certification has typically been a way for people with liberal arts degrees to get jobs in the IT industry. But with technology changing faster than a Palm Pilot’s batteries, CEOs are calling on you, their IT executive minions, to get Win2K certified. So you add yet another “to-do” item in your […]

Illustration by Daniel Guidera Wireless technology. It’s what everyone seems to be talking about. At this year’s COMDEX, for instance, attendance at eMobility sessions was second only to attendance at the Riviera’s “Crazy Girls” revue. But is wireless technology pushing a new envelope or licking an old one? It’s not new, of course. We’ve had […]

Illustration by Daniel Guidera Will the upgrades and conversions ever end? Will we ever get any work done again? Those are just two of the questions Mike Jdmmer, a contract Webmaster for Ohio-based Katson Industries Corp., is asking. (The third, if you must know, is, “Am I being paid for this interview?”) “For months, we […]

Illustration by Daniel Guidera If you’re an average IT pro, you’ll switch jobs six times in your career. This is according to Leo DeVoe, who is not an industry analyst, but he’s written a nice freeware random number generator. And you don’t need a Magic 8 Ball to tell you that the times, they are […]

“ Though a prospective employer has exhausted significant resources to pre-qualify you and the actual interview is generally just a formality, there are still some common interview faux pas that could jeopardize a formal offer… Read on > “ Illustration: Daniel Guidera Fidgeting with your tie, swallowing constantly to help relieve a dry throat, and […]

“To inexpensively retain your IT staff, which is being lured away by more money, it takes a bit more imagination than wrapping up a 10-pack of Nestles $100,000 bars as a performance bonus. “ Illustration: Daniel Guidera The ’70s are a much-maligned decade. It saw the fall of Saigon and the rise of inflation. It […]

In this article: The AAA Guide to Los Angeles: IT Supplement Last month, when Tempe, Ariz., CIO Gary Imoki bought a brand new Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan, complete with airline-style 5.6-inch LCD, flat-screen TV and VCR, his motive was not simply to use his vacation time before he lost it, but to spend some much needed […]