Outta work? Write some software to get a job
Dave Johnson did exactly what I would do if I was outta work for a while. Write some software in between time spent searching for a new job. If the market is totally dry right now, prepare yourself for when an opportunity comes along in a couple weeks or a month. Write some software, learn new technologies and implement them, showcase it, and put it on your resume. Blog about industry related topics and how your work on this wiz-bang software is going. I think blogs are becoming the new resume.