Code Contributions

Got a pink slip? Write more open-source software — Rather than twiddling your thumbs through the economic downturn, ZDNet's Joe Brockmeier has even better advice: write more open-source software. There are a variety of good reasons to do so, including using code contributions as a way to position your talents to would-be employers, but one stands out: Studies ...... [Tags: code contributions, economic downturn, joe brockmeier, open source software, pink slip]

Plug in to the latest release of Google Chrome — When we launched Google Chrome two months ago, the response was overwhelmingly positive. We got all sorts of support and encouragement from many users, but we also got the most valuable resource we could ask for: feedback! Because of the variety of software and hardware configurations that exist "in the wild," users were able to find a few issues that we hadn't come across. In particular, they reported problems with Google Chrome's support for plugins used to play videos and show PDFs.I am happy to report that we've made great progress in addressing plugin problems. The release that just went... [Tags: all sorts, bug reports, bugs, channel users, chromium]