Posted: 15 May 2010 01:07 PM PDT

For many years, tech fans have known that Steve Jobs will occasionally respond to messages directed to his well-publicized email address. Most of the time his responses consist of snappy one-liners, often containing a nugget of new information. But it's rare to hear about a full-on debate, with Jobs offering some rationale behind Apple's highly controversial decisions. That's exactly what ...

Cal-Maritime's IT overhaul would eliminate 1.5 jobs

Posted: 15 May 2010 01:18 AM PDT

California Maritime Academy's ranks of classified employees could shrink as part of a proposal to overhaul the Vallejo campus' computer and Internet systems. Under a plan issued this week, Cal-Maritime would lay off one full-time employee and reduce another to part-time,

Rise of the underemployed: more than 1m forced to take part-time work

Posted: 14 May 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Younger and less educated people hardest hit as number of 'midworkers' rises 45% since start of recession More than a million people are working part-time out of "necessity rather than convenience" for the first time a 45% increase since the recession began, according to a new study. Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows that the number of people working part-time ...