PEOPLE  If you've ever watched the TV show CSI in one of its many incarnations, you would have seen that one of their favourite crime-solving tools is the computer. Whether it's searching databases, hacking into computers found at crime scenes or dissecting photographic evidence, they're constantly pushing their equipment to the limit to solve gruesome crimes. Read on

PEOPLE  Fourth in an occasional series. Hiring a virtual assistant - someone who helps organise your life remotely by paying your bills, dealing with correspondence, shopping, etc. via the Internet - has come into vogue in the past couple of years, fuelled by people like Tim Ferriss, who sings their praises in his bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek. Read on

PEOPLE  First of an occasional series looking at emerging jobs in the digital space. Gathering information on the Internet has famously been compared to trying to drink from a firehose - and the amount of water surging through the nozzle is growing daily.Despite the best efforts of Google, Technorati, Radian 6, etc., the task of identifying which bits are relevant and valuable to an individual or business requires, at some stage, human intervention. Read on

INDUSTRY TALK  Twelve months ago, people looking for jobs were told to discount their value and take what salary they could get in an uncertain economic climate. Now those people are finding that the market has come back up and they're stuck at low tide. So how do you raise your value back to the market rate once you've taken the bullet? Read on