Shared Links (weekly) Feb 15, 2026
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An online quiz that illustrates the words you use the most on Facebook as a “word cloud” has gone viral — and it’s a great reminder of why you should be wary of connecting ostensibly fun games with your account. UK-based VPN comparison website Comparitech has delved into how it collects not just your name,…
Last night’s projects, while staying up to watch the Islanders shutout the Sharks 3-0, (whoo hoo!) included downloading a copy of Newsmonster and upgrading the Red Hat 7.1 Workstation to 8.0. On the Red Hat front, I still haven’t found a solution to the network card problem on the server edition of Red Hat, but…
I’ve said it before, but let me repeat it. Regarding technology, what you learned in college is probably pointless within 2-3 years. What you did at work 5-10 years ago is useless. Continuous learning and upskilling are not optional. Talking about skills-based hiring is a new trend, but it’s the trend that made sense even before it became popular. Your degrees and resume don’t matter nearly as much as what you can do right now and what you can learn going forward.
This is the business world we live in now. There is no cushy job where you can do the same thing in the same place for 30 years. That’s ancient history, and our career plans and hiring practices must match the current reality.
As you may know by now, I’m a big fan of taking care of yourself when it comes to learning new skills, getting training and taking care of your career. Therefore, it’ll come as no surprise that I agree with the tips given in this article. As much as we’d like to think that our…
Not unplugging sends the message that it’s not OK for others to unplug, not to mention also telling your employees that you don’t really trust them. So it makes sense that they are unsatisfied and maybe looking to split. “While all employees can contribute to this problem, when you’re a manager, those signals are amplified…
Image via CrunchBase This is my first attempt at using Zemanta, a Firefox Extension that hooks into your blog’s compose page and suggests related multimedia and related blog articles to what you are currently writing about. From the description I think there’s definitely some intriguing possibilities here, in terms of adding additional value to a…