Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Network skills in demand, pay well in down economy; Readers slam AT&T on overage fees

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Network skills in demand, pay well in down economy

Denise Dubie By Denise Dubie
Network management, desktop support and Windows administration among the sought-after skills that continue to pay during the downturn. Read full story

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03/04/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Helping to keep government's prying eyes at bay
  2. Three nightmares when managing Macs
  3. User sues AT&T over $5,000 Web bill
  4. Linux Foundation taking over Linux.com site
  5. Koobface worm to users: Be my Facebook friend
  6. Back when Google was just a gleam
  7. Sprint comeback: Hard, but doable
  8. iPod ... do you? A playful list of iPods
  9. Resident Evil 5 leaked online, for shame
  10. Apple unveils new Mac mini with Nvidia 9400, FireWire 800
  11. Microsoft TechFest: Commute UX dialog system for in-car infotainment


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