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Monday, June 29, 2009

Worst U.S. cities to work in IT; CCIE count surpasses 20,000; Are sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea?

New worldwide Cisco CCIE count surpasses historic 20K milestone; Are sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea?
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The Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT

IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales. Read full story

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June 29, 2009

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  4. T-Mobile's Android-powered myTouch 3G due in August
  5. Cisco sends employees home to work
  6. Google begins sending out Google Voice invites
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