Jumping ship from a career as a systems admin to that of an IT consultant can be stressful but ultimately rewarding. Some Redmond readers tell their tales of wonder and woe.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/01/2006
Drinking and disk management just don't mix.
- By Chris Murdoch
- 11/01/2006
A network administrator for a peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing system has been sentenced to five months in prison for copyright infringement.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/27/2006
Microsoft speakers at the SMB Nation conference talk up forthcoming releases,
drawing a mixed response.
- By Rich Freeman
- 10/24/2006
Investigators dug through a Wall Street Journal reporter's trash as part of a now-discredited boardroom leak probe that cost the chairmwoman of computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. her job and led to criminal charges.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/20/2006
New track features two TS-level exams, one Professional level exam, all aimed squarely at Microsoft Office Project 2007 implementers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/20/2006
Preliminary information on new Windows Vista exam numbered 70-620 appears on Pearson Vue testing site this week.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/20/2006
Long beta testing phases planned for exams aimed at Windows Mobile application developers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/12/2006
More than 13 months after Hurricane Katrina came ashore, Microsoft confirmed Monday that it is moving three of its annual conferences, including two of its largest shows, out of New Orleans -- at least temporarily.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/10/2006
Three private investigators in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying probe pleaded not guilty to identity theft and other felony charges.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/10/2006
TV sting operation raises concern among India's outsourcing companies.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/06/2006
Microsoft to offer beta test for exam aimed at candidates who work with Windows Server 2003 in a hosted scenario.
- By Michael Domingo
- 10/05/2006
Vocational education classes may be poised for comeback in U.S. high schools.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/02/2006
What happens when a query goes wrong -- very, very wrong.
Spying, blackmailing and thievery -- are there criminals in your IT shop?
Derek Jacobs, among youngest in nation to achieve MCSE status when he was 12, killed in motorcycle accident.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/01/2006
A dusty gravel driveway leads to an old house once occupied by an Appalachian family. Next door is a little shack that sells hot dogs and ice cream, and a few miles away is a series of coal processing plants.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/25/2006
John Lauer, who headed Microsoft’s Small and Midsize Solutions & Partner Group, announced he is leaving the company to launch his own startup.
Gateway has rejected an unsolicited $450 million bid for its retail business from eMachines founder Lap Shun Hui.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/03/2006
Speculation is swirling that Intel will be cutting thousands of jobs in its latest restructuring effort.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/03/2006