Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The cloud: Convenient till a stranger nukes your files

Is an MBA or Masters in Computer Science worth the time and money?

Apple's free OS is no threat to Linux at all, Torvalds says

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October 23, 2013
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How Box.com allowed a complete stranger to delete all my files

Six months ago the cloud storage service gave control over Dan Tynan's account to someone else, who then nuked it. Fortunately, his data survived.

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Issue highlights

1. Is an MBA or Masters in Computer Science worth the time and money?

2. Apple's free OS is no threat to Linux at all, Torvalds says

3. Don't go into programming if you don't have a good thesaurus

4. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed.

5. Microsoft makes it harder to avoid Azure

6. ASP.NET MVC 5 brings attribute based routing

7. Goldman Sachs must pay software coder's legal fees, court rules

8. Blackberry sees 10 million BBM downloads in 24 hours

9. Open source needs more tech savvy lawyers, Linux Foundation says

10. Spec showdown: Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Note, Sony Tablet Z

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Is an MBA or Masters in Computer Science worth the time and money?

Making the decision to move forward toward an advanced college degree brings with it years of personal commitment, large sums of money. It could be of great value to you or simply an interesting distraction based on its alignment with your professional goals. READ MORE

Apple's free OS is no threat to Linux at all, Torvalds says

Apple's move to offer its latest desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, for free isn't going to affect the Linux operating system at all, its creator Linus Torvalds said. READ MORE

Don't go into programming if you don't have a good thesaurus

Many programmers feel that naming things in their code is not only the hardest task they face, but also one of the most important. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 3rd Ed.

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

Microsoft makes it harder to avoid Azure

A host of new features make it easier for you to start using Azure, even in a relatively small way initially. READ MORE

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ASP.NET MVC 5 brings attribute based routing

Microsoft has been busy the past couple weeks. Hot on the heels of the .NET framework 4.5.1 release comes the launch of Visual Studio 2013, Entity Framework 6, MVC 5, WebApi 2, and more. One of the most subtle new features in MVC 5, attribute routing, is also one of the best improvements. READ MORE

Goldman Sachs must pay software coder's legal fees, court rules

Goldman Sachs must pay the legal fees of a software engineer facing New York state charges that he allegedly stole the firm's proprietary source code, a federal judge ruled. READ MORE

Blackberry sees 10 million BBM downloads in 24 hours

Blackberry says its new app that opens up the proprietary BBM messaging platform to Android and Apple users was downloaded 10 million times in just over its first 24 hours of availability. READ MORE

Open source needs more tech savvy lawyers, Linux Foundation says

To avoid legal difficulties when managing intellectual property for open source projects, more tech savvy lawyers are needed, according to the Linux Foundation. READ MORE

Spec showdown: Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Note, Sony Tablet Z

Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a bit of time dissing the competition while he was on stage at Apple's iPad Air launch event on Tuesday, but how does Apple's newest tablet stack up against the competition? READ MORE

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