Up all night: How the tech elite pushes a crazy workaholic culture

Easy fixes for 3 fatal resume errors The five best distros based on Ubuntu ITworld Tonight August 05, 2013 Share this email Up all night: How the tech elite pushes a crazy workaholic culture Want to know why techies work such crazy hours and nap at their desks? Start at the top. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Easy fixes for 3 fatal resume errors 2. The five best distros based on Ubuntu 3. Outsourcing, adieu: Companies retake the reins on IT services 4. Microsoft slashes Surface Pro tablet prices by $100 5. T-Mobile layoffs draw fire in new anti-offshoring push 6. How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand 7. IT Resume Makeover: Making the military-to-civilian transition 8. Unbreakable new iPhone 6 concept on the cutting edgeless 9. With no updated iPads on sale, tablet sales slip 10% in Q2 Easy fixes for 3 fatal resume errors How to steer clear of the most-common resume mistakes. READ MORE The five best distros based on Ubuntu In today's open source roundup, check out the five best Ubuntu spins! Plus: Twenty five free intelligent Android games, and eight great Android apps for Linux system administrators. READ MORE Outsourcing, adieu: Companies retake the reins on IT services Almost as soon as the outsourcing deal was inked, it was an $800 million disaster. READ MORE Microsoft slashes Surface Pro tablet prices by $100 Just ahead of the back to school season (and a rumored refresh), Microsoft's self-made slate gets a discount. READ MORE T-Mobile layoffs draw fire in new anti-offshoring push There is a new effort in Congress to penalize companies that shift call center work overseas. READ MORE How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand Microsoft must rename its SkyDrive online storage service after losing a trademark infringement case in a U.K. court, leading analysts and legal experts to wonder how the company could have made such a mistake. READ MORE IT Resume Makeover: Making the military-to-civilian transition Making the move from the military to a corporate IT leadership role can be difficult. Don't make it harder on yourself by showcasing the wrong skills. READ MORE Unbreakable new iPhone 6 concept on the cutting edgeless The newest Apple iPhone 6 concept design making the rounds pushes the smartphone's Retina Display across the entire 4.5-inch front surface of the smartphone, backed by a motto of "Your eyes will notice the difference but your hands won't." READ MORE With no updated iPads on sale, tablet sales slip 10% in Q2 Nearly 10% fewer tablets of all brands shipped in the second quarter compared to the first, with Apple's iPad line showing the biggest decline, IDC said today. READ MORE DON'T MISS... 16 best free apps for your Google Nexus 7 Bypass blocked webpages and paywalls with Google as your proxy server 25 crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers To solve mystery of life on Mars, we should drill, baby, drill 13 fonts to make a programmer smile BOOK GIVEAWAY New month, new books! We have 5 copies of each of these hot new titles to give away. Enter the drawings today. The U.S. Technology Skills Gap Essential reading for those eager to see America remain a relevant global power in innovation and invention in the years ahead. Consider it your how-to-get involved guidebook. Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners Scrum expert Ilan Goldstein helps you translate the Scrum framework into reality to meet the Scrum challenges your formal training never warned you about. 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. **