Everyone knows it's cheaper to outsource technology jobs to India then to pay U.S. workers, but exactly how much cheaper is is to hire a well educated college graduate with a degree in software engineering?A U.S. college grad with a software engineering degree starts at $46,000+, on average.An Indian college grad with the same degree begins at $6,000, on average.No wonder so many U.S. technology companies are outsourcing jobs to India. That includes Microsoft, who is being criticized for much... Read Full Story
Everyone knows it's cheaper to outsource technology jobs to India then to pay U.S. workers, but exactly how much cheaper is is to hire a well educated college graduate with a degree in software engineering?A U.S. college grad with a software engineering degree starts at $46,000+, on average.An Indian college grad with the same degree begins at $6,000, on average.No wonder so many U.S. technology companies are outsourcing jobs to India. That includes Microsoft, who is being criticized for much... Read Full Story
Some days I think I could fill an entire book with odd beliefs from different religions. For example, here's something I bet you didn't know about Islam...From the UK:"Muslims living in UK’s Dundee area have complained over a police advertisement featuring a puppy sitting on an officer’s hat.A police force has apologised to Islamic leaders for the “offensive” postcard advertising a new non-emergency telephone number, which shows a six-month-old trainee police dog named Rebel."Why is a puppy o... Read Full Story
Some days I think I could fill an entire book with odd beliefs from different religions. For example, here's something I bet you didn't know about Islam...From the UK:"Muslims living in UK’s Dundee area have complained over a police advertisement featuring a puppy sitting on an officer’s hat.A police force has apologised to Islamic leaders for the “offensive” postcard advertising a new non-emergency telephone number, which shows a six-month-old trainee police dog named Rebel."Why is a puppy o... Read Full Story
While the Windows 7 launch is being hailed a the most successful OS launch in Microsoft's history, there is another side of the story that's starting to get more coverage. For every user who brags about how easy it was to upgrade their old Windows PC to Windows 7, there are other users who Microsoft has left out in the cold - selling them an expensive new OS that won't even install.After many paying Windows 7 upgraders started to experience major problems while installing the upgrade, leaving... Read Full Story
While the Windows 7 launch is being hailed a the most successful OS launch in Microsoft's history, there is another side of the story that's starting to get more coverage. For every user who brags about how easy it was to upgrade their old Windows PC to Windows 7, there are other users who Microsoft has left out in the cold - selling them an expensive new OS that won't even install.After many paying Windows 7 upgraders started to experience major problems while installing the upgrade, leaving... Read Full Story
Some people who are upgrading their PC's from Windows Vista to Windows 7 are finding the upgrade paralyzes their computers, leaving them in a never ending rebooting cycle, unable to use either operating systems.Many users started to post the problem in a forum on Microsoft's own website on Friday, one day after the highly touted new operating system was released. As of this afternoon, 3 days later, there are still people posting the same problem and no fix from Microsoft for most of the users... Read Full Story
Some people who are upgrading their PC's from Windows Vista to Windows 7 are finding the upgrade paralyzes their computers, leaving them in a never ending rebooting cycle, unable to use either operating systems.Many users started to post the problem in a forum on Microsoft's own website on Friday, one day after the highly touted new operating system was released. As of this afternoon, 3 days later, there are still people posting the same problem and no fix from Microsoft for most of the users... Read Full Story
Which solo artist has sold the most records in the U.S.? (album sales, not singles)A) Elvis PresleyB) Michael JacksonC) MadonnaD) George StraitE) Barbra StreisandF) Elton JohnG) Billy JoelH) Bruce SpringsteenI) Garth BrooksJ) Mariah CareyAnswer below...A) Elvis Presley - 120 million albums sold in the U.S.B) Michael Jackson - 61.5 millionC) Madonna - 63.5 millionD) George Strait - 68.5 millionE) Barbra Streisand - 71 millionF) Elton John - 70 millionG) Billy Joel - 79.5 millionH) Bruce Spring... Read Full Story
Which solo artist has sold the most records in the U.S.? (album sales, not singles)A) Elvis PresleyB) Michael JacksonC) MadonnaD) George StraitE) Barbra StreisandF) Elton JohnG) Billy JoelH) Bruce SpringsteenI) Garth BrooksJ) Mariah CareyAnswer below...A) Elvis Presley - 120 million albums sold in the U.S.B) Michael Jackson - 61.5 millionC) Madonna - 63.5 millionD) George Strait - 68.5 millionE) Barbra Streisand - 71 millionF) Elton John - 70 millionG) Billy Joel - 79.5 millionH) Bruce Spring... Read Full Story
