Top 12 tech hoaxes of all time

NASA's spinoff technologies are outta this world Tick, tock: Windows 8.1 users face patch ban as Microsoft sets next week's updates ITworld Today May 10, 2014 Share this email Top 12 tech hoaxes of all time Social media pranks and viral videos have nothing on these truly historical technical hoaxes READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. NASA's spinoff technologies are outta this world 2. Tick, tock: Windows 8.1 users face patch ban as Microsoft sets next week's updates 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking 4. 5 Twitter clients for Linux 5. Snapchat's latest feature shows why IT must tame marketing's inner monster 6. It's spring! Clean out your PC's junk with these free programs 7. REM 14 historic BASIC implementations White Paper: Dell Software Best Practices for Protecting Oracle Databases Read this white paper to learn the five best practices that will help every organization protect their Oracle databases and see why Dell NetVault Backup is ranked "Best in Class" for Oracle protection. Learn more NASA's spinoff technologies are outta this world NASA's technology is often repurposed for commercial use. How do you think we got ear thermometers, LEDs or scratch-resistant glass lenses? Here are a few ways the next wave of NASA tech will benefit the rest of us. READ MORE Tick, tock: Windows 8.1 users face patch ban as Microsoft sets next week's updates Microsoft will issue eight security updates to customers next week that will include fixes for Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE White Paper: Dell Software IT business continuity in the face of disaster Forces of nature, malicious acts or even a simple mistake can have a long-lasting negative effect on your business. Read this whitepaper to learn about some first steps and follow-up steps you can take to upgrade your disaster preparedness. Learn more 5 Twitter clients for Linux Linux users who want to avoid browser-based Twitter apps can try out these five local clients -- including one that still uses a command-line interface. READ MORE Snapchat's latest feature shows why IT must tame marketing's inner monster Marketers will want to use tools like Snapchat's Here feature to bend consumers to their will. IT has to inject rationality into the resulting discussions. READ MORE It's spring! Clean out your PC's junk with these free programs You're already cleaning up your house for the summer months, so why not extend that DIY attitude to your PC too? READ MORE REM 14 historic BASIC implementations 50 years after its creation, here's a look back at some of the most notable implementations of the BASIC programming language READ MORE White Paper: Dell Boomi Dell Boomi a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for iPaaS See why Dell Boomi is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). Then in this free report, industry experts discuss which iPaaS solution and vendor best fits your needs. Get your copy. Learn more! SURVEY: Take ITworld's mobile survey and you might win an iPad mini Got 10 minutes? Tell us how you use your mobile device to view and share technology-related content and information. As our way of saying thank you, readers who participate will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win an iPad mini. Take the survey now! BOOK GIVEAWAY: We've got 5 copies of each of these books to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter today for your chance to win! Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking In "Penetration Testing," security researcher Georgia Weidman provides a survey of important skills that any aspiring pentester needs. Enter now! jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook Get more done faster with jQuery and JavaScript! Brad Dayley's jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook brings together 100+ instantly useful code snippets and idioms for performing a wide spectrum of common web application tasks. Enter now! DON'T MISS... 10 tech products that are built to last 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Your new PC needs these 22 free programs Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves History's 15 most popular computer scientists 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) 2014 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. **