Articles by Dice Staff

• Does Boston's Exposure Bode Well for Cybersecurity Specialists?

  A recent study by Symantic found Boston is the second-riskiest metropolitan area when it comes to malware. (Seattle had the distinction of being first. ) Could this mean more opportunities for cy…
• Career Advice, From Einstein No Less...

  So what could a Nobel laureate shake-the-foundations of reality genius have to teach us about tech careers? A lot. Or, at least ten things. The Dumb Little Man blog recently posted 10 Amazing Lif…
• Personal Laptops at Work: Good Idea or Bad?

  We've mentioned before that's it's becoming increasingly trendy for organizations of all sizes to invite - or require - some of their employees to use their personal laptop as their business comp…
• SXSW: Some Hidden Meanings in Coworking Discussion

  A panel discussion on coworking at South by Southwest split its time between exploring opportunities for those who want to serve coworkers, and enlightening those who want to understand the trend…
• You've Heard of Speed Dating. How About Speed Networking?

  By Dino Londis You've heard of speed dating: Single people meet as many people as possible in a round robin looking for a partner. Well imagine you've just got a two week notice and you don't hav…
• Working for a Younger Boss

  If you work long enough, and experts say we won't be retiring anytime soon, at some point you'll probably report to a younger boss. In fact 69 percent of workers age 55 or older already report to…
• IBM Aims to Partner with Boston Technology Startups

  What does "Smartcamp," which debuted in Ireland last year, have to do with Boston-area technology companies? It's a program IBM is extending into the Boston area in an effort to partner with the…
• Surviving Your Probationary Period

  by Dino Londis What is the difference between a probationary period and at-will employment? Most workers in the U.S. are at-will, meaning that either they or their company can terminate the emplo…
• Monday's People News

  Moves Former MySQL Chief Lands at Eucalyptus [NY Times] Yahoo Chief Technologist Sam Pullara Leaves To Become An EIR At Benchmark [TechCrunch] Siri Hires Mobile Expert Gummi Hafsteinsson Away Fro…
• The Rise of Self-Encrypting Hard Disk Drives

  By Mathew Schwartz What's the best way to secure sensitive or regulated personal information on PCs? Simple: encrypt the data. Except historically, neither of the leading approaches to encryption…