Many developers think performance reviews are a painful process to be avoided. But a review can be a good tool for career development.
Try not to think of a post-project review as a postmortem, even though you might sometimes feel like putting past efforts six feet under.
Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.
Mobile operator Vodafone has initiated legal proceedings against Telecom New Zealand, alleging the Kiwi incumbent's new XT mobile network was causing interference to Vodafone's own.
Telstra has signalled weaker earnings growth in the 2009/10 financial year as it continues to face the impact of a softer economy on customer spending, after posting a 10.3 per cent rise in annual profit.
Seeing this week's Crate Tetris public art piece on the Wooster Collective Web site, installed next to a Melbourne highway as a sequel to Crate Man in Richmond, put me in mind of an old article written for infamous computer game site Old Man Murray.
Ahead of the election, with promises for nationwide broadband networks and digital revolutions in schools, the ICT industry could hope the government was on their side. But now the glamour of a sparkling new government has worn off, how ICT-friendly is the Rudd government really?
Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.
The Rudd Government's decision to build its own broadband network significantly cranks up the threat to Telstra's dominance in the telecommunications sector.
Ten years ago they were the young turks of Australia's business community; radical free-thinkers on the path to fame and riches. Shortly after, all those dreams came crashing down. But where are Australia's first dotcom moguls today, and what are they up to?
Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of the National Australia Bank's technology operation in the second of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.
Intuitive interface design and easy access to useful features make iWork the best office suite choice on the Mac. Though it lacks some of Microsoft Office's advanced options, iWork '09 is an emerging powerhouse in its own right.
Apple's redesigned 13in. MacBook is essentially a shrunken version of the more expensive 15in. Pro line. With its new aluminium body, new touchpad and Nvidia graphics, it's an even more attractive choice for mainstream notebook buyers than was the plastic model it replaces.
Apple has set the Nano back on track with the thinnest, lightest design yet, and has features that are hard to ignore.
Toshiba's updated R500 is a remarkably compact and complete machine, making it ideal for business travellers. However, at $3,300 you are paying extra for the privilege of a lighter load, and the screen is a little flimsy.
TC's Touch Pro fixes many of the problems with the Touch Diamond and adds a superb keyboard. It remains neat and compact, while battery life is improved (if still not perfect).
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