10 greatest superheroes of high tech

How the Snowden effect is paralyzing CIOs

The worst of 3D printing hype

ITworld Today

September 01, 2013

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10 greatest superheroes of high tech

The Hulk, Professor X, Iron Man -- the superhero alter egos of today's top tech leaders revealed!

Issue highlights

1. How the Snowden effect is paralyzing CIOs

2. The worst of 3D printing hype

3. 10 free Google Chrome extensions to increase your productivity

4. What wearable computing is really all about -- and why you're going to love it

5. Can the U.S. Postal Service find a future running a gov't cloud-based authentication service?

6. World-saving robots

7. How to handle a bad boss

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How the Snowden effect is paralyzing CIOs

Snowden represents a new kind of rogue employee or contractor: a tech-savvy millennial armed with personal computers who can spirit away highly sensitive data. CIOs will have to deal with this threat sooner rather than later. READ MORE

The worst of 3D printing hype

These projects over-state their potential, are too expensive to ever be practical, or are just plain useless. READ MORE

10 free Google Chrome extensions to increase your productivity

These Google Chrome browser extensions will help you manage tabs, avoid Flash, save files to Google Drive and more. READ MORE

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What wearable computing is really all about -- and why you're going to love it

Wearable computing gadgets aren't toys for lazy geeks or harbingers of a dystopian future. READ MORE

Can the U.S. Postal Service find a future running a gov't cloud-based authentication service?

The USPS intends to try and do just that under a three-year $15.12 million contract awarded to SecureKey Technologies today for some foundation technology to build a cloud-based authentication exchange. READ MORE

World-saving robots

These human-like robots could be the first responders to major disasters in the future. READ MORE

How to handle a bad boss

Three strategies for dealing with an inferior manager while keeping your job - and your sanity. READ MORE

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