Thursday, October 24, 2013

10 old-school IT principles that still rule

Go west, young programmer, if you want to make the big bucks

Deathmatch review: Windows 8.1 vs. OS X Mavericks

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October 24, 2013
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10 old-school IT principles that still rule

These graybeard IT tenets still reign -- when applied in their modernized guise.

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Issue highlights

1. Go west, young programmer, if you want to make the big bucks

2. Deathmatch review: Windows 8.1 vs. OS X Mavericks

3. Do Macs make good Linux computers?

4. Broadcom to cut 1,150 jobs in restructuring

5. In rerun of Apple debacle, Samsung apologizes in China after state media criticism

6. Obamacare exchange contractors had past security lapses

7. Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Round: few new features, but posh design

8. Cisco beefs up enterprise collaboration tools

9. Sony & Vudu team up to bring bonus features to streaming movies

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Go west, young programmer, if you want to make the big bucks

More tips on how to make lots of money as a software developer. READ MORE

Deathmatch review: Windows 8.1 vs. OS X Mavericks

With Windows 8.1 Professional and OS X 10.9 Mavericks both now shipping, how do the two flagship PC operating systems compare? Does Windows 8.1 fix enough of Windows 8's usability flaws to be worth adoption? Does Mavericks add enough value to get your attention? READ MORE

Do Macs make good Linux computers?

In today's open source roundup: Are Macs a good choice for a Linux computer? Plus: Linus is angry at the Fedora developers. And a review of Ubuntu 13.10 GNOME. READ MORE

Broadcom to cut 1,150 jobs in restructuring

Communications chip maker Broadcom is cutting approximately 1,150 jobs, nearly one-tenth of its workforce, as part of a global restructuring. READ MORE

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In rerun of Apple debacle, Samsung apologizes in China after state media criticism

Months after Apple apologized to consumers in China, Korean rival Samsung is doing the same after the country's state media criticized the vendor for failing to fix glitches in several of its phone models. READ MORE

Obamacare exchange contractors had past security lapses

Hackers exposed data on 123,000 people at one, another put personal data of 6 million Medicare beneficiaries at risk. READ MORE

Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Round: few new features, but posh design

What different advantages can a curved screen bring to a smartphone? Well, not a whole lot. But Samsung's newest smartphone, the Galaxy Round, comes off as a posh device that may be the company's best looking handset yet. READ MORE

Cisco beefs up enterprise collaboration tools

Cisco will boost its enterprise collaboration stack with products designed to simplify the way companies secure communications, interact with external parties and manage their collaboration tools. READ MORE

Sony & Vudu team up to bring bonus features to streaming movies

Soon there will be one less reason to buy the disk. READ MORE

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