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Jobs that stay put are becoming a lot harder to find these days. U.S. companies are expected to send 3.3 million jobs overseas in the next 12 years, primarily to India, according to a study by Forrester Research. If you've ever called Dell about a sick PC or American Express about an error on your bill, you have already bumped the tip of this "offshore outsourcing" iceberg. The friendly voice that answered your questions was probably a customer-service rep in Bangalore or New Delhi. Those relatively low-skilled jobs were the first to go, starting...
...gadgets (known as key rings) are hot. These miniature devices--typically digital cameras or MP3 players--plug directly into your USB port for easy up-and downloading. They're cute and trendy and getting more useful all the time. This summer Philips is introducing two models for Mac or PC priced from...
...Kevin Rollins as just a fun-loving fiddle player who sings wisecracking lyrics about rivals at company gatherings in Round Rock, Texas. But don't be fooled. Rollins is also a polished management professional who runs the brutal day-to-day business of the world's No. 1 PC manufacturer. Thanks to Rollins, Dell has not only survived the tech downturn but also thrived, capturing 17% of the worldwide market in the first quarter, up from 14% in the same period last year. He doesn't have time to sit around and fiddle these days, what with Dell shipping...
...course, Probst has seen his share of duds--such as Sims Online, a multiplayer version of the best-selling PC game of all time. Sims Online garnered a disappointing 82,000 subscribers worldwide. Still, Probst can absorb the blows. At 52, he has seen it all. He is famous for rarely smiling and comes across more like a stern high-school principal than the emperor of electronic fun. But he has been the boss for 12 years and understands how to foster a creative environment. Like Harry Potter's Hogwarts, EA is divided into competitive teams; each works...
...Thanks for the Memory Chips (www.flightstore.co.uk/category/use.dept.133) Terminal Case Go to this British-based retailer's URL, enter "Hong Kong" as a search term, and order Microsoft's Ultimate Hong Kong flight-simulator game for your PC in which Hong Kong is depicted in hyper detail-and so is the knuckle-whitening Kai Tak landing, along with 67 other scenic flights over the territory. Fasten seat belts, please...