Help! I don't want to be a programmer anymore

A giant radio telescope, a small school and a Wi-Fi problem

Rumor says Xbox 720 won't run used games. I don't believe it.

ITworld Today

February 07, 2013

Moving from programming to something else, anything else

After years of college and professional training, you've got a steady, paying job as a computer programmer — and you realize that you don't enjoy it, and want to do something, anything else for a living. What's your next step? Career advisor Eric Bloom has some tough questions you need to ask yourself in order to make a plan.

Issue highlights

1. A giant radio telescope, a small school and a Wi-Fi problem

2. Rumor says Xbox 720 won't run used games. I don't believe it.

3. How to use an Apple TV as a presentation device, and why you should

4. Alcatel-Lucent CEO to step down amid losses and declining revenue

5. Proposed EU cyber security law would firm up breach notification rules

6. Microsoft launches campaign against Gmail over privacy

7. KDE 4.10 delivers key updates across the board

8. BlackBerry Z10 tips, tricks and shortcuts

9. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition'

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