I am the IT Headhunter who posted earlier to this. Am I biased...YES. So are you. You have to look out for your self interest too. Do I get paid if I send a bad candidate to a good job, or a good candidate to a bad job...Not at my firm. Just as with any business, there is a wide variety of practices. I only get paid for a decent fit between firm and applicant.
Companies pay me to find the right guy. The right guy is someone who can do the work, AND moves up a notch in the process.
In my experience (and it seems like many many others,) counter offers only buy time to find your replacement. If you are in a dead end job, just want a change, talk to the recruiter and listen to offers. If you are happy where you are, and there is potential growth...talk to the recruiter...but do not accept interviews and tell the headhunter you are happy. It will help to know one in the eventuality you will need one.
Lots of happy people lose jobs due to unexpected downturns and layoffs.
I am biased, yes. absolutely. But you should be biased. Because the firm you work for has even more hidden agendas that I or you do.
I have to agree with this parent...but for a different reason. I am an IT Headhunter. (OK, get your booing and hissing out of your system).
First, you have to look out FOR YOURSELF. The company HAS NO LOYALTY. They have NO FEELINGS. They are NOT concerned for your well being.
Second, If you do not show growth in your career, in terms of skill and salary you will simply stop advancing. Opportunities will pass you by.
I know this sucks. I know how it feels to jump ship. I did to start headhunting. Now I make more money. I am constantly leearning (Mostly from talking to you guys!)
I would stick with os-9, unless she wants the latest toy, until os-x bugs get shaken out (maybe june/july). if it works, don't fix it, and all that rot.
but i am planning on running it on a comparable desktop system (spec-wise). ran the beta just neat-o-keen.
Actually, it will run on a 300Mhz G3. The requirements are a bit steep (128k ram if you want to run os-x with classic) but most (i bloddy hope) mac users have given up their se/30s a long time ago.
Whereis / What is acting as the antenna?
The howstuffworks site, and the latimes.com site fail to mention. I think this is a pretty darn good question, the only probable harmful component of a cellular phone.
Cheers,
Tom
Microsoft is indeed trying to squash another competitor. As many above noted, MS is no longer laughing. They are scared. Before anyone lables me a Linux-zealot, let me announce that I only use Linux once in a while. (I use mostly Mac OS 9, OS X) Apple, however, does not scare Redmond like Linux does. How will MS counter Linux?
Buy it?
What is there to buy
Bribe it?
Who will the bribe, Stallman?
Make Linux incompatible?
A million eyes makes all bugs AND obstacles shallow.
They own size will be used against them. They do not know how to fight a guerilla war. Tet will come soon enough.
Hey CowboyNeal,
From your homepage:
"Well, there's not much else to say really. I like listening to music (Who doesn't these days?) and I think everyone should listen to the Grateful Dead at all times, or at least until you move on and start listening to those who inspired the Dead, such as Bill Monroe, Muddy Waters, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. Eventually, of course, you'll end up listening to Robert Johnson, because that's where all 20th century music comes from anyway. "
Allright, you hit on a bunch of stuff I live/work to. So, what's it gonna be.
A Love Supreme
Europe '72
Kinda Blue
RJ Greatest Hits
But if you are discontent one often demonizes the familiar only to gloss over the real shortcomings of the new home.
i can easily say i am sick of hearing about KKK/skinheads/hellmouth/massmurder/riaa/mpaa/aolti mewarner/violent crime and huuuuge suv that waste fuel and was glad to go to XXX where they have healthcare/lesscrime/foo/foo/bar.
I know I am not the only one, since I have some friends and family that have recently taken the plunge and relocating to Canada.
There was a post above about "Canada...what US was supposed to be". This is not quite an exaggeration. Please spare me the flames.
I can not find a link (perhaps someone will help here) but Canada, and not the US has had the highest standard of living for quite awhile.
The rights of citizens are more protected.
(donning flamesuit)
They even have rudimentary healthcare. I know the USian propaganda makes light of the healthcare situation and mentions the true statement that the US has the BEST healthcare...but the US fails to cover all its citizens. If you have cancer, you want to be here...if you have the flu, you want to be in Toronto.
First, a computer does one thing. It rund programs. They can be audio, video, 2d3d design, internet browsers, etc, but they are all ust programs.
Second, What can you or an average home user do on a PC that I can not on my Mac? I encode/listen to mp3s, edit digital video, WORK (graphic designer), play (UT, Diablo) and balance my checkbook/finances (Quicken).
Oh, wait, you mean I can not telnet, or run a website or some such? Like most users do anyway. Besides, with OS-X, I also have the tools to do this, should I desire.
I stand corrected on the adding of aliases. Mispoke about Mac before apple menu. Mac OS 1 has it...but not configureable. Configuration came in 4. adding aliases in 7. hierarchical spring loaded folders in 8.
Hey, I resemble the remark too. Still have my ][e.
But, the pairing down of legacy stuff is a bit of a double bind, and unfair to bash. When Mac appeared, Apple (and al vendors) experimented with ways to connect peripherals (ADB, PS2, Serial, Parallel, etc.) While the clonemakers eventually settled on a standard spec, Apple kept their propietary standards. Now I am not bashing their design decisions. They were great. ADB rocks. BUT, in the effort to make the lives of HW developers easier, and promote firms to make Mac compatible equipment, Apple had to move to industry standard ports (usb, fw).
Yes, we got screwed. yes, we now need adapters that sometimes do not work.
BUT I will keep my faith. People have been telling me my Macs (I now have 3 powerbooks, 6 Macs and the ][2) have no future for 15 years. This is FUD.
We do not doubt the solvency of Gateway...why doubt that of Apple. They gross the same amount of cash a year. Though Apple Nets more!
I know a lot of people who did go totally kinnison when Apple introduced the Mac. I am also sad to see the Human Interface guidelines go. Tog ranks higher for me all but Woz. BUT, there are apps coming out by the bucketfull. I am 100% sure popup windows will reappear. I am also positive Apple itself will reintroduce the apple menu.
Aqua is a beta of a version one. I am hopeful that they will pull their head out of their asses on this.
As for Win98 being more maclike than win 98, I think we can not see the forest through the trees. we still can turn off all the animation. we still have infinite height menubars.
The dock needs work, true. and it does not totally replace the popup win. BUT changing the background color of each individual window (so, say, internet apps appears as a red window, music apps as a green window, etc) is a great visual cue. This is done for individual finder views in View>>Options. Turn off the default. You can now make all your finder views color coded. The changes stick.
Pretty handy hack. Yes, you only get the name by mouse scrubbing, so i rely on color for quick ref.
I am not saying not to complain. Above, i encouraged all of us to complain TO APPLE. These press peices by know nothing pundits are not the way to do it. Use the beta, inform Apple where the fsck up.
I went to apple.com and read and learned where my apps are.
I read the docs and some websites (and downloaded the classic menu, open strip and jetclock.)
I took 15 fscking minutes to read the brochure that came with os-x.
The user they quoted is a lazy ass.
Remember Mac OS Before the apple menu? I do. The functionality (like being able to add aliases) were added in OS-6. The control strip appeared for powerbooks only in os-7. The mac os this guy misses is less than 5 years old. all of his widgets are relatively new.
OS-X will change over time too.
My fello Macheads...QUIT whining. Send comments ot Apple or whip up something yourself.
I can do ya one better than this. Think Vienna 1888. Think Johann Strauss. The generation gap is nothing new. It dates back way far. From dimestore novels to the waltz, the young have for centuries thought the old had little to teach them, and the old stood around confused by "decadent" music and kids who are "promiscuous". Youth violence has been a concern since the dawn of industrialization. Liverpool toughs or bloods and crips or geekgamerz, its all the same.
Katz, learn some history.
Read City of Dreadful Delight
Read A Nervous Splendor
Think before you misunderstand the PC evolution as something it is not (revolutionary)
The Bell System benefitted from emminent domain. They "got" land the Gvt stole from the citizens.
Sorry wrong answer.
Just another Lucent hack speakin' atcha.
Cheers,
Tom
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I am the IT Headhunter who posted earlier to this. Am I biased...YES. So are you. You have to look out for your self interest too. Do I get paid if I send a bad candidate to a good job, or a good candidate to a bad job...Not at my firm. Just as with any business, there is a wide variety of practices. I only get paid for a decent fit between firm and applicant.
Companies pay me to find the right guy. The right guy is someone who can do the work, AND moves up a notch in the process.
In my experience (and it seems like many many others,) counter offers only buy time to find your replacement. If you are in a dead end job, just want a change, talk to the recruiter and listen to offers. If you are happy where you are, and there is potential growth...talk to the recruiter...but do not accept interviews and tell the headhunter you are happy. It will help to know one in the eventuality you will need one.
Lots of happy people lose jobs due to unexpected downturns and layoffs.
I am biased, yes. absolutely. But you should be biased. Because the firm you work for has even more hidden agendas that I or you do.
Cheers,
Tom
I have to agree with this parent...but for a different reason. I am an IT Headhunter. (OK, get your booing and hissing out of your system).
First, you have to look out FOR YOURSELF.
The company HAS NO LOYALTY. They have NO FEELINGS. They are NOT concerned for your well being.
Second, If you do not show growth in your career, in terms of skill and salary you will simply stop advancing. Opportunities will pass you by.
I know this sucks. I know how it feels to jump ship. I did to start headhunting. Now I make more money. I am constantly leearning (Mostly from talking to you guys!)
Best of luck out there.
tdutton@mac.com
IT Headhunter
(and this better not be patrick).
I would stick with os-9, unless she wants the latest toy, until os-x bugs get shaken out (maybe june/july). if it works, don't fix it, and all that rot.
but i am planning on running it on a comparable desktop system (spec-wise). ran the beta just neat-o-keen.
bests,
B-B
Wow. I just showed MY age. I remember when 128k was steep. Read 128M in my last post.
Bests,
B-B
Actually, it will run on a 300Mhz G3. The requirements are a bit steep (128k ram if you want to run os-x with classic) but most (i bloddy hope) mac users have given up their se/30s a long time ago.
bests,
B-B
Wall STreet should be ok to run os-x. Main Street (you have the second gen g3 powerbook) which looked like a 3400 will not run th eos.
best of luck.
B-B
Whereis / What is acting as the antenna? The howstuffworks site, and the latimes.com site fail to mention. I think this is a pretty darn good question, the only probable harmful component of a cellular phone. Cheers, Tom
Microsoft is indeed trying to squash another competitor. As many above noted, MS is no longer laughing. They are scared. Before anyone lables me a Linux-zealot, let me announce that I only use Linux once in a while. (I use mostly Mac OS 9, OS X) Apple, however, does not scare Redmond like Linux does. How will MS counter Linux?
Buy it?
What is there to buy
Bribe it?
Who will the bribe, Stallman?
Make Linux incompatible?
A million eyes makes all bugs AND obstacles shallow.
They own size will be used against them. They do not know how to fight a guerilla war. Tet will come soon enough.
Cheers,
Tom
Hey CowboyNeal,
From your homepage:
"Well, there's not much else to say really. I like listening to music (Who doesn't these days?) and I think everyone should listen to the Grateful Dead at all times, or at least until you move on and start listening to those who inspired the Dead, such as Bill Monroe, Muddy Waters, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. Eventually, of course, you'll end up listening to Robert Johnson, because that's where all 20th century music comes from anyway. "
Allright, you hit on a bunch of stuff I live/work to. So, what's it gonna be.
A Love Supreme
Europe '72
Kinda Blue
RJ Greatest Hits
Pick only one. why?
Cheers,
Tom
But if you are discontent one often demonizes the familiar only to gloss over the real shortcomings of the new home.
i mewarner/violent crime and huuuuge suv that waste fuel and was glad to go to XXX where they have healthcare/lesscrime/foo/foo/bar.
i can easily say i am sick of hearing about KKK/skinheads/hellmouth/massmurder/riaa/mpaa/aolt
CHeers,
Tom
I know I am not the only one, since I have some friends and family that have recently taken the plunge and relocating to Canada.
There was a post above about "Canada...what US was supposed to be". This is not quite an exaggeration. Please spare me the flames.
I can not find a link (perhaps someone will help here) but Canada, and not the US has had the highest standard of living for quite awhile.
The rights of citizens are more protected.
(donning flamesuit)
They even have rudimentary healthcare. I know the USian propaganda makes light of the healthcare situation and mentions the true statement that the US has the BEST healthcare...but the US fails to cover all its citizens. If you have cancer, you want to be here...if you have the flu, you want to be in Toronto.
(takes off suit)
I say look into Canada.
Cheers,
Tom
Actually, in a couple of senses, yes.
If you rob a bank, and then evade the police, causing a chase, there is an additional charge.
Also,
If you turn yourself in you are likely to get a lighter sentence.
Cheers,
Tom
Club. Ecstacy. Trance.
What was that again?
Cheers,
Tom
I know this is a troll, but i will bite.
First, a computer does one thing. It rund programs. They can be audio, video, 2d3d design, internet browsers, etc, but they are all ust programs.
Second, What can you or an average home user do on a PC that I can not on my Mac? I encode/listen to mp3s, edit digital video, WORK (graphic designer), play (UT, Diablo) and balance my checkbook/finances (Quicken).
Oh, wait, you mean I can not telnet, or run a website or some such? Like most users do anyway. Besides, with OS-X, I also have the tools to do this, should I desire.
Now, go away, troll.
Cheers,
Tom
I stand corrected on the adding of aliases. Mispoke about Mac before apple menu. Mac OS 1 has it...but not configureable. Configuration came in 4. adding aliases in 7. hierarchical spring loaded folders in 8.
Hey, I resemble the remark too. Still have my ][e.
But, the pairing down of legacy stuff is a bit of a double bind, and unfair to bash. When Mac appeared, Apple (and al vendors) experimented with ways to connect peripherals (ADB, PS2, Serial, Parallel, etc.) While the clonemakers eventually settled on a standard spec, Apple kept their propietary standards. Now I am not bashing their design decisions. They were great. ADB rocks. BUT, in the effort to make the lives of HW developers easier, and promote firms to make Mac compatible equipment, Apple had to move to industry standard ports (usb, fw).
Yes, we got screwed. yes, we now need adapters that sometimes do not work.
BUT I will keep my faith. People have been telling me my Macs (I now have 3 powerbooks, 6 Macs and the ][2) have no future for 15 years. This is FUD.
We do not doubt the solvency of Gateway...why doubt that of Apple. They gross the same amount of cash a year. Though Apple Nets more!
Cheers,
Tom
I dunno, man.
I know a lot of people who did go totally kinnison when Apple introduced the Mac. I am also sad to see the Human Interface guidelines go. Tog ranks higher for me all but Woz. BUT, there are apps coming out by the bucketfull. I am 100% sure popup windows will reappear. I am also positive Apple itself will reintroduce the apple menu.
Aqua is a beta of a version one. I am hopeful that they will pull their head out of their asses on this.
As for Win98 being more maclike than win 98, I think we can not see the forest through the trees. we still can turn off all the animation. we still have infinite height menubars.
The dock needs work, true. and it does not totally replace the popup win. BUT changing the background color of each individual window (so, say, internet apps appears as a red window, music apps as a green window, etc) is a great visual cue. This is done for individual finder views in View>>Options. Turn off the default. You can now make all your finder views color coded. The changes stick.
Pretty handy hack. Yes, you only get the name by mouse scrubbing, so i rely on color for quick ref.
I am not saying not to complain. Above, i encouraged all of us to complain TO APPLE. These press peices by know nothing pundits are not the way to do it. Use the beta, inform Apple where the fsck up.
Cheers,
Tom
Make a folder of aliases. Or make a few. Make the background of each a different color. Put them in the dock. instant, always available popup menu.
go and download jetclock from version tracker. or classic menu.
There are solutions.
I remember using superclock too. I had to pay for it and install it myself.
My guess is OS-X will change over time just like to old Mac-OS did.
Cheers,
Tom
I did not have to know how they worked.
I went to apple.com and read and learned where my apps are.
I read the docs and some websites (and downloaded the classic menu, open strip and jetclock.)
I took 15 fscking minutes to read the brochure that came with os-x.
The user they quoted is a lazy ass.
Remember Mac OS Before the apple menu? I do. The functionality (like being able to add aliases) were added in OS-6. The control strip appeared for powerbooks only in os-7. The mac os this guy misses is less than 5 years old. all of his widgets are relatively new.
OS-X will change over time too.
My fello Macheads...QUIT whining. Send comments ot Apple or whip up something yourself.
Cheers,
Tom
And christ, he couldn't be bothered to RTFM? To use the EXCELLENT help guide. To visit apple.com.
What a loser.
Maybe this is flamebait, but OS-X is easy. Just as easy as OS9.
This reminds me of when the Mac came out. The biggest whiners were the Apple ][ users.
Cheers,
Tom
Or a violin.
I can do ya one better than this. Think Vienna 1888. Think Johann Strauss. The generation gap is nothing new. It dates back way far. From dimestore novels to the waltz, the young have for centuries thought the old had little to teach them, and the old stood around confused by "decadent" music and kids who are "promiscuous". Youth violence has been a concern since the dawn of industrialization. Liverpool toughs or bloods and crips or geekgamerz, its all the same.
Katz, learn some history.
Read City of Dreadful Delight
Read A Nervous Splendor
Think before you misunderstand the PC evolution as something it is not (revolutionary)
Cheers,
Tom
Man.
I got asked. And looked up in a book.
And I live in Chicago!
Cheers,
Tom
BAH. What we need is less technology gumming up the process. Some people can not even handle punchcards.
NO. What we need is to go back to something simpler. Something fool-proof.
We need to go back to the one way to make sure we all get our voice heard. Let's run elections from here on out by a show of hands!
Cheers,
Tom
No.
70-85Hz is the avg refresh rate for a monitor.
Check it in your system settings yourself.
Cheers,
Tom
The Bell System benefitted from emminent domain. They "got" land the Gvt stole from the citizens. Sorry wrong answer. Just another Lucent hack speakin' atcha. Cheers, Tom