David Spark

Coffeehouse consumers can be demanding. They want double nonfat lattes. They want onion bagels. And they expect Wi-Fi. Notebook owners are rapidly acquiring the capability to connect wirelessly. Market research company In/Stat MDR estimates that by next year, 90 percent of all new notebooks will have built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. Coffeehouse owners are feeling the pressure […]

After a few years of inconsistent service, many Lucent Technologies Inc. customers are discovering that if they want Lucent expertise, they shouldnt look to Lucent—not directly, that is. “Service started breaking down here in the last couple of years,” said Dennis Eby, a transmission engineer for Matanuska Telephone Association, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier in […]

Anyone can respond to a job ad. In todays tough economy, however, interviews—much less job offers—can be hard to come by. Finding work thats not available on Monster.com demands investigation. And that requires talking to people outside ones normal group of contacts. Its a form of networking thats better suited for salespeople, not IT professionals. […]