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Microsoft Session at Cloud Expo I checked with the Windows Phone 7 team before putting this post out, and got the OK to write about it.  I hit this bug when building out my FriendLinks Windows Phone 7 application, and was surprised to find it was a bona fide bug and not a problem with my coding skills.  If there was a default value in the constructor for any new project I start, it would look something like: codingErrorResponsibilty == this.programmerName; In any event, here’s the cruxt of the bug.  If you are using HttpWebRequest developing on Windows Phone 7, and you get a 301 redirect returned from the web server, and that web server sets a cookie, the current build (as of 03/16/10 at Mix10) of Windows Phone 7 will throw an exception. In the case of my applications, I was trying to determine the title of the page as defined by the “” tags for a given ... (more)

Dice Learning Unveils Top 10 Pay-Boosting Certifications in Tech

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Technical certifications in fields such as project management and security boost salaries, according to a recent survey of technology professionals by Dice Learning, a service that allows technology professionals to easily obtain technical training and certifications. Gathering the responses of nearly 17,000 technology professionals, Dice Learning determined the top 10 certifications that helped technology professionals command higher salaries at all experience levels. "Not all certifications are created equal in terms of paycheck impa... (more)

First USA Science & Engineering Festival Planned for D.C.'s National Mall, October of 2010

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine chatting with Albert Einstein, building an underwater robot, lunching with a Nobel Laureate, or managing cargo in the space shuttle within a virtual reality environment. These are just a few of the many activities planned for the first USA Science & Engineering Festival. Organizers hope to have a million people join in across the nation, and the best part--IT'S ALL FREE. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100217/PH55185LOGO ) The USA Science and Engineering Festival announcement comes at the height of National Engineers We... (more)

QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/08/10 -- QinetiQ North America (LSE: QQ) announced today that it is working with Brewer Science and Applied Systems Intelligence on a program to develop an autonomous, self-deploying sensor that will serve as a roving, early-warning detector of biological warfare activity. The program is being funded by the U.S. Army Research Office. Work on the project will be performed primarily at the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) at Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., and the Waltham, Mass., office of QinetiQ North America's Technology Solut... (more)

Fifty-three Per Cent of Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates, CareerBuilder.co.uk Survey Finds

~ Career Expert Provides DOs and DON'Ts for Job Seekers on Social Networking in the New Year ~ As social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are utilising these sites to screen potential employees. More than half (53 per cent) of employers reported in a recent CareerBuilder.co.uk survey that they use social networking sites to research job candidates. Another 12 per cent plan to start using social networking sites for screening. More than 450 employers participated in the survey, which was completed in December 2009. Of those who conduct online searches/backgr... (more)