2011 is rounding out to be a promising year for the world of Information Technology, even in the midst of massive economic challenges in many nations. As a whole, Information Technology has transformed the world in unexpected ways, from regular consumerism to the way business takes place. As a result, jobs in IT continue to [...]

Being a successful IT professional often takes time and patience, but when it comes to accomplishing more tasks in less time, that’s where effective delegation comes in handy. Delegating tasks well is what can elevate your status as an IT professional in many ways. Delegating IT tasks will help you to become more of a [...]

Don’t Wait Until One Project Ends to Start Looking for the Next Contract work can be a rewarding way to start a new career, or supplement an already successful career with interesting assignments and career opportunities. While you are working on one project, it’s advisable to start looking for the next assignment so that you [...]

IT burnout can happen to any project team, regardless of how capable. In fact, burnout can occur at more frequent rate on projects that require hours and hours of intense planning, work tasks and interaction at different levels. However, there are some ways to stop IT burnout in its tracks before it begins, if you [...]

‘Numb’, ‘unchallenged’, ‘frustrated’ and ‘Underpaid’ 76% of IT Professionals see No Future in Current Job A recent survey has revealed that 76% of IT professionals across Ireland intend to leave their current job in the next 3 years. ‘Numb,’ ‘unchallenged,’ ‘frustrated’ and ‘underpaid’ were words used by  the IT professionals to describe how their job [...]

In a perfect world, IT projects would never fail and project managers would always get the task done ahead of deadline. However, it’s not a perfect world so inevitably some projects fail leaving team members scratching their heads wondering what went wrong. Generally speaking, there are several main reasons why projects don’t come together as [...]

Since the grand rollout in 2010, the ASP.NET version 4 updates are already getting rave reviews from developers worldwide. While in the past it was difficult to configure or start new web applications without the use of Visual Studio, version 4 now supports these aspects, making life easier for application specialists. This gives web developers [...]

The IT world has been buzzing in the first half 2011, with some of the most innovative gadgets ever to grace the imaginations of consumers. PC World recently rolled out a massive spread, “The 20 Best Gadgets of 2011–So Far” which highlighted these achievements in a fun way. If you are one of the first [...]

Looking for useful Java code examples to spice up your applications? Java code is one of the best program languages from which to build rich applications from scratch. Developed in the early 1980s by the team at Sun Microsystems, Java code has become a staple of the business and gaming programmers arsenal of tools for [...]

Once you have secured an interview, we know you’ll be busy rehearsing and preparing for that all important interview. But have you considered your interview style and how this could impact on your success. Techrepublic have published an article on the difference you should be aware of when interviewing for Large v’s Small companies.  See [...]