BITS OF KNOWLEDGE

Technology Bits:

Cell Phone Text Messages

What software do you need? Technically, you do not need software to listen to a podcasts. Questionmark, for example, allows you to you listen to podcasts by streaming them right from our website. But assuming you want to download the podcast mp3 to a personal mp3 device or to your desktop, you will need software. There are many out there.

Here's a brief list of vendors for sending text:

§  To any provider: http://www.txt2day.com/

§  Verizon: http://www.vtext.com/

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS282&q=send+a+text+message

Each software application is different. The basic instruction is to COPY/PASTE the podcast link into your podcast software - though check the instructions specific to your software.

Podcast Basics

A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. The term podcast, like broadcast, can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

What software is needed to listen to podcasts? Technically, none.

Questionmark, for example, allows you to you listen to podcasts by streaming them right from the website. But assuming you want to download the podcast mp3 to a personal mp3 device or to your
desktop, you will need software.

There are many out there.
Here's a brief list of software clients available for Windows and/or Mac
OSX:   

• Juice (formerly iPodder; Windows, Mac) http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php 
• Odeo (Windows, Mac) http://www.odeo.com/
• Apple iTunes (Windows, Mac)  http://www.apple.com/podcasting
•  PodNova.com (Windows, Mac)   http://www.podnova.com/

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Career  Corner

Clean up your Cyber Self

Google.com yourself and make sure you know what's out there on you.  Keep personal websites and pages clean.  Update Personal websites or Social Networking: MySpace.com, FaceBook.com, Orkut.com, LinkedIn.com

83 Percent of Recruiters Look for Digital Dirt By Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1561&SiteId=cbmsn41561&sc_extcmp=JS_1561_advice&catid=js

Social Networking Dos and Don'ts  By Mike Hargis, vice president of customer care for CareerBuilder.com
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1665&SiteId=cbmsn41665&sc_extcmp=JS_1665_advice&catid=js

Will Your Online Profile Get You Hired or Fired? By Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1598&SiteId=cbmsn41598&sc_extcmp=JS_1598_advice&catid=js

The Internet vs. Your Professional Image  By Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources for CareerBuilder.com

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=893&SiteId=cbmsn4893&sc_extcmp=JS_893_advice&catid=js

Resume Resources

Ten Tips for Successful Résumé Writing – From AllBusiness.com
http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/careers-resumes/11115-1.html

Ten Secrets to Writing a Résumé That Sizzles By: Leslie Levine (AllBusiness.com)

http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/careers-resumes/1602-1.html

Writing The Perfect Resume [podcast]  02-09-2007

By Brooks Savage,  CEO - Executive Staffing Group (ESG)
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=columns.db&command=viewone&id=303

Guest Columnist/Podcast Contributor:  Brooks Savage, CEO of The Executive Staffing Group, discusses the key elements to include in a resume as well as expert advice on how to make a resume that is both highly appealing and visually unique. "The Executive Staffing Group provides job seekers with the tools and knowledge to obtain a successful career," said Savage. "This podcast will give listeners a better understanding to the benefits of a powerful resume."

High School Level Samples:

   HS-Sample Resumes:      http://www.aie.org/highschool/jobs/sampleresumes/index.cfm

   HS-Sample Resumes 01  http://www.writinghelp-central.com/resume-sample1.html

   HS-Sample Resumes 02  http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume2.htm

   HS-Sample Resumes 03  http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/student.php

   HS-Sample Resumes 04  http://www.damngood.com/catalog/exmpl/student-2.html

 College Level Samples:

   College - Sample Resume Index 
         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/SampleResumes/index.cfm

   College - Sample Internship Resume 
         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Internship-Resume.html

   College - Nurse Resume Sample
         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Nurse-Resume-Sample.html

   College - Engineering Sample Resume

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Engineering-Resume.html

   College - Electrical Engineering Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Electrical-Engineering-Resume-Sample.html

   College - Chemical Engineering Resume Example

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Chemical-Engineering-Resume-Example.html

   College - Bioengineering Resume Example

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Bioengineering-Resume.html

   College - Sample Lab Research Resume

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Lab-Research-Resume.html

   College - Sample Electronic Resume

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Electronic-Resume.html

   College - Sample Environmental Science Resume

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Environmental-Science-Resume.html

 Professional Level Samples:

   Professional - Resume Templates
         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/images/resume-templates.gif

   Professional – Examples
         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/images/resume-examples-small.gif

   Professional - Examples 01
         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/images/resume-sample-small.gif

   Professional - Technician Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Technician-Resume-Sample.html

   Professional - Executive Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Executive-Resume-Sample.html

   Professional - Functional Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Functional-Resume-Sample.html

   Professional - Management Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Management-Resume-Sample.html

   Professional - LLM Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/LLM-Resume-Sample.html

   Professional - Sample Government Resume

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Sample-Government-Resume.html

   Professional - Academic Resume Sample

         http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Academic-Resume-Sample.html

Developing your resume:

   Resumes – index    
         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/Resumes/index.cfm

   Resumes - Skills for Any Resume    

         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/Resumes/skillsforanyresume.cfm

   Resumes - 100 Great Resume Words

         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/Resumes/100greatresumewords.cfm

   Resumes -  Common Resume Mistakes

         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/Resumes/commonresumemistakes.cfm

   Resumes - Cover Letters

         http://www.aie.org/College/Jobs/Resumes/coverletters.cfm

   Resumes - Resume Writing Tips

          http://www.sample-resume-template.com/Resume-Writing-Tips.html

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Other Articles

Does Your GPA Matter to Employers?  By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com Writer
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1577&SiteId=cbmsn41577&sc_extcmp=JS_1577_advice&catid=cg

Come to the Fair -- Prepared! By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1482&SiteId=cbmsn41482&sc_extcmp=JS_1482_advice&catid=js

10 Ways to Network Properly  By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1589&SiteId=cbmsn41589&sc_extcmp=JS_1589_advice&catid=js

How to Answer: 'Why Should I Hire You?'  By Joe Turner, author of "Job Search Secrets Unlocked"
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1569&SiteId=cbmsn41569&sc_extcmp=JS_1569_advice&catid=iv

5 Factors to Consider Before Relocating  By Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-883-Changing-Jobs-5-Factors-to-Consider-Before-Relocating/

How to Get Any IT Job

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/2193-how-to-get-any-it-job?referral=IT_nlet

Get a Software Engineering Job

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/2190-get-a-software-engineering-job

Get an IT Management Job

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/2191-get-an-it-management-job

Ace Your IT Interview

http://www.insidetech.com/benefits/1301-ace-your-it-interview?referral=IT_nlet

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Up and Coming Bits

New BlackBerry Storm Is Latest of iPhone Rivals

By SARA SILVER and AMOL SHARMA

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122341835869112971.html

Phone Headset Curbs Sounds of the City Wireless Motopure Passes Busy Street, Hairdryer Tests

By KATHERINE BOEHRET

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122341774488512927.html

Wall Street journal Technology News:

http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-tech-technology.html

This Day in Technology:

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifmaglobal/index.jsp?categoryid=4EE05C29-90EB-4324-B1E7-5E62B7993FA7

Apple iPhone Apps Teem With Web 2.0 Flavor

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/New-Apple-iPhone-Apps-Team-With-Web-20-Flavor/

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Spotlight on Finance & Market Watch

IBM Shows Solid Profit, Signaling a Bright Spot
By WILLIAM M. BULKELEY
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122350521678917069.html

DOWS Newsletter: http://www.dows.ws/documents/DOWS_News_July08.pdf

Una computadora que mueve billones:  http://www.revistamercado.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=12601

Federal Reserve Bank of NY Markets:

http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/

Federal Reserve Education:
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/FRED/?CFID=10604865&CFTOKEN=92369149

Revista Mercado Finanzas:

http://www.revistamercado.com.do/app/section.aspx?id=54

Political Forecasting & The Market

English

http://www.forecastingprinciples.com/Political/commentary-Fair.html

Spanish

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.forecastingprinciples.com:80/Political/commentary-Fair.html&langpair=en%7Ces&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

politicalforecasting.com

Ray C. Fair Commentary

Political Forecasting

Fair, Ray C. (2004),

"Predicting Electoral College Victory Probabilities from State Probability Data" (PDF)  http://fairmodel.econ.yale.edu/rayfair/pdf/2004B.PDF

Elections Page: http://www.forecastingprinciples.com/Political/elections_page.html

Bureau of Economic Analysis

http://www.bea.gov/

GDP:  http://www.bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp

News: http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm

Overview of the U.S. Economy

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/glance.htm

GDP Revised Down for 2nd Quarter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008, 8:34 A.M. ET

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122243201970078703.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.moneychimp.com/glossary/gnp.htm

http://www.moneychimp.com/glossary/gdp.htm

Gross National Product (GNP)

Total output of the U.S. economy; see the definition of Gross Domestic Product for details.

GNP and GDP tend to be used as synonyms, although GDP is definitely the preferred measure among economists and is gaining popularity in general conversation as well; the two measures are fairly close numerically. The difference is that GDP measures all production within the U.S., by whoever happens to be working here; GNP measures the production of all Americans, wherever they happen to be working. (Maybe you can remember the "N" in GNP stands for "anywhere").

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Total annual output of the U.S. economy, measured by its final purchase price.

GDP is divided into four categories, according to the final purchaser:

GDP =
Consumer Spending + Business & Residential Investment + Government Spending - Trade Deficit.

(See the interactive GDP Diagram.)

http://www.moneychimp.com/articles/econ/gdp_diagram.htm

Economic Outlook: http://www.sifma.org/research/pdf/economic-outlook-0608.pdf

SIFMA Global Smartbrief:

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifmaglobal/index.jsp?categoryid=4EE05C29-90EB-4324-B1E7-5E62B7993FA7

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Bio Tech Bits

The Green Guide: http://www.thegreenguide.com/

A Green Guide for Runners

http://www.active.com/protect-your-playground/articles/A_Green_Guide_for_Runners_23852.htm

The Gear Junkie: Green Gear 2008

http://www.active.com/protect-your-playground/articles/Green_Gear_2008.htm

Bio Tech Beat from SkyRadio:

http://www.skyradionetwork.com/biotech.cfm

Bio News:

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/bio

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Women’s Corner

Computer Sciences Program for High School Women Addresses Gender Equity in Technology and Computing:  http://www.utexas.edu/news/2008/07/17/first_bytes/

How to talk to young women about a career in IT
http://www.ncwit.org/resources.res.outreach.talking2.html

Women in Technology:  http://www.anitaborg.org/

Grace Hopper - October 1-4, Keystone Resort, Colorado
http://gracehopper.org/2008/conference/important-dates/  

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC): http://gracehopper.org
http://anitaborg.org/initiatives/systers/latinas-email-list/latinas-members/
http://www.anitaborg.org/initiatives/systers/latinas-email-list/

http://www.edutopia.org/making-science-technology-real-girls
http://www.womenintech.com/
http://www.oreillynet.com/womenintech/
http://www.ncwit.org/
http://www.womenintechnology.org/content.asp?contentid=257

Women:

http://www.skyradionetwork.com/women.cfm

Grad still see a Gender

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jun2008/bs20080629_410881.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_business+schools,

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Learning Corner

Web Wise Kids: http://www.webwisekids.org/

Educational Resources for All: http://Thinkfinity.org/

Space & Science:  http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science

NASA Brain Bites:  http://brainbites.nasa.gov/

World Book NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook

National Educational Computing Conference:  http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/

Learning Microsoft Office 2007:
Enterprise Learning Framework Tool

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/elf/Welcome.aspx

MS Office 2007
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX100485361033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033

Demos: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX100485311033.aspx

Webcasts: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/webcasts/FX102557791033.aspx

Learning Microsoft Office 2007:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/elf/Welcome.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101759251033.aspx

FAQ: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101686561033.aspx?pid=CL101732621033

Word:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/FX100487981033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA101650321033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR100654561033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA010863121033.aspx

Excel:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/FX100487621033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA101641791033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR100479681033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA100738731033.aspx

Powerpoint:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX100487761033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101650281033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR100654571033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA100666231033.aspx

[Access 2003How-to:  http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=FX100646921033&QueryID=sABEPmYFE0&respos=1&rt=2]

Access:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/FX100487571033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA101650211033.aspx

             http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101582831033.aspx

IEEE Educational Activities

http://www.ieee.org/web/education/home/index.html

TryEngineering.org

The IEEE and IBM have created a new Web site that combines information on engineering careers with interactive activities. Intended for pre-university students, parents, teachers, school counselors, and the general public, TryEngineering.org lets visitors explore how to prepare for an engineering career, ask experts engineering

-related questions, play interactive games, and more. Visit www.tryengineering.org today

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Have a great Fall !

SHPE Region IV Leadership