Killing the help desk softly

How to get all A's at school with Raspberry Pi (and other stuff you missed) Meet Zoe, a virtual talking head that can express emotions ITworld Tonight March 26, 2013 Share this email Killing the help desk softly A "bring your own support" movement is sprouting up within BYOD programs as employees become more self-sufficient. Is this a death knell for the IT help desk? One possible savior: an enterprise Genius Bar. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. How to get all A's at school with Raspberry Pi (and other stuff you missed) 2. Meet Zoe, a virtual talking head that can express emotions 3. Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered 4. Google gets 'ungoogleable' removed from Swedish language 5. T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 on new LTE network 6. Cell system used in Antarctica may help to cover the Plains 7. AI programmers struggle to makes games 'imitate life' 8. LinkedIn's new search results work harder, smarter 9. As Windows RT doubts mount, Microsoft exec claims 'bright future' for OS How to get all A's at school with Raspberry Pi (and other stuff you missed) At school, whenever I got a big project to work on at home to present in class, I'd spend days trying to think up how to make everyone else's work look drab. Sometimes this worked out, but after seeing this father-daughter Raspberry Pi poster project, looks like I got a taste of my own medicine. READ MORE Meet Zoe, a virtual talking head that can express emotions The digital personal assistant gets more human with a virtual talking head that expresses emotions. READ MORE Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered Microsoft won't back away from a radical overall of Windows, and is determined to kill the decades-old, decades-rich desktop, analysts agreed today. READ MORE Google gets 'ungoogleable' removed from Swedish language The Swedish Language Council has removed "ogooglebar", or "ungoogleable," from its annual list of new words after pressure from Google to respect its trademarks. READ MORE T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 on new LTE network T-Mobile on Tuesday unveiled the Apple iPhone 5 for its wireless network and said it will offer the phone for an initial payment of US$99 without a contract, followed by monthly installments. READ MORE Cell system used in Antarctica may help to cover the Plains Rural residents in North America may soon get a shot at better cellular coverage with an open-source technology being used in Antarctica, Mexico and Papua, Indonesia. READ MORE AI programmers struggle to makes games 'imitate life' Artificial intelligence, a field of programming employed by video game developers to make characters smarter and improve their decisions, still has a ways to go before it actually yields intelligent characters. READ MORE LinkedIn's new search results work harder, smarter Looking for a job? LinkedIn's new search features are designed to make the hunt a little easier. READ MORE As Windows RT doubts mount, Microsoft exec claims 'bright future' for OS Consumers and PC makers might be turned off by Windows RT. Microsoft doesn't share their ambivalence. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY Our March contests are coming to an end. Enter before March 31 for your chance to win! jQuery, jQuery UI, and jQuery Mobile: Recipes and Examples This guide brings together more than one hundred self-contained, downloadable examples, each with an in-depth explanation of how the code works and how to adapt it for your own needs. The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything Whether you're just getting started with this free Photoshop alternative or working to master GIMP's more complex features, you'll find the answers you're looking for in The Book of GIMP. DON'T MISS... Killer open source admin tools 20 historic tech sounds you may have forgotten Smartphone comparison: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Sony Xperia Z vs. HTC Ones The best office apps for your iPad, round 4 25 crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2013 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **