Get Your Cool Tech Jobs Here!

June 22, 2009

Not all of us love our jobs. (Some people don't even have a job!) But a fortunate few have carved out unique, exciting, challenging careers in the area of technology, and all of them say they love their jobs. Find out what they do each day, why they like going to work, how they found their calling and what advice they have for you with this Wide Angle series: Cool Tech Jobs.

• Profile: Chasing the Sun
  Philippe Lauper and his team are building a plane that will circle the globe on sunlight alone.

• Q&A: User Experience Researcher
  Masuma Henry's passion is to help bring technology to underserved places like South Africa and Brazil. Find out why she loves her job at Microsoft.

• Q&A: Hacker/Consultant/Garbage Man
  Josh Klein is a self-described cross-discipline mad scientist who stirs up trouble and creates the impossible while solving real problems.

• Q&A: Extreme Tool Maker
  Jill McGuire helps develop tools that NASA astronauts use in space -- and she's the only one in the country who does it. Find out why she loves going to work each day.

• Slide Show: Extreme Tools to Fix the Hubble Space Telescope
  Jill McGuire helps build tools that hold up to high and low temperatures, work without gravity, and even function underwater, where spacewalk training often occurs. See the tools up close.

• IM Interview: Ways of the Master Inventor
  IBM Master Inventor Andy Stanford Clark discusses the number inventions you need to earn that title and where he gets his ideas.

• Planet Green: How to Find a Green Job
  If you're ready to claim your piece of the pie in the booming green job market, be heartened that hundreds of thousands of jobs are springing up. Here are some tips on how you can start the search to find your dream green job.

• HowStuffWorks: 5 Telecommuting Careers That Can Make You Rich
  With improvements in networking technology and changes in corporate philosophy, the right career might be closer to home than you think.

Comments

[Patrick Rion]

I come up with many a great idea, however, when trying to patent it I always feel like I am being financialy raped? What advise do have for me when doing a patent search, and looking for patentability?
Pat