Hidden gems: 10 Python tools too good to overlook

Breakthrough batteries last 20 years, charge 70 percent in two minutes Microsoft Patch Tuesday tackles three critical vulnerabilities ITworld Tonight October 14, 2014 Hidden gems: 10 Python tools too good to overlook Parsing, image processing, computation -- these little-known Python libraries have you covered. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Breakthrough batteries last 20 years, charge 70 percent in two minutes 2. Microsoft Patch Tuesday tackles three critical vulnerabilities 3. INSIDER Women in IT: No longer a nice-to-have 4. Robot gets a driving lesson for DARPA challenge 5. Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors 6. Windows 10 Preview stats: Two-thirds of testers live dangerously 7. Oracle database certifications aren't 'permanent' anymore 8. Sapphire supplier wants to expose details of its deal with Apple 9. Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash Breakthrough batteries last 20 years, charge 70 percent in two minutes Researchers at Nanyang Technology University say they've discovered a way to build a better battery -- one that charges in mere minutes and lasts an amazing 20 years. READ MORE Microsoft Patch Tuesday tackles three critical vulnerabilities After a relatively quiet few months, Microsoft Patch Tuesday is back in full force, covering three zero-day vulnerabilities that administrators should attend to as quickly as possible. READ MORE INSIDER Women in IT: No longer a nice-to-have As pressure to diversify ratchets up, companies are reaching out to lure women into IT. Here's how to go about it. READ MORE Robot gets a driving lesson for DARPA challenge WPI robotics researchers are working toward competition finals and a $2M prize. READ MORE Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors University of California researchers aim to build world's largest detector. READ MORE Windows 10 Preview stats: Two-thirds of testers live dangerously Who needs a safety net? A big majority of Windows 10 Technical Preview testers scoff at the safety provided by virtual machines. Here's how to take the proper precautions before dumping the Preview on your hard drive. READ MORE Oracle database certifications aren't 'permanent' anymore But the policy change only immediately reflects certifications for long-in-the-tooth versions of the database. READ MORE Sapphire supplier wants to expose details of its deal with Apple Apple's confidentiality agreements go too far, put other creditors at a disadvantage, GT Advanced Technologies argues. READ MORE Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash One more dispatch from the "don't go all-in on cloud storage" department. READ MORE DON'T MISS... Head-scratchers: 10 confounding programming language features Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 15 simple, secret Windows tips and tricks to save you time Superclass: 14 of the world's best living programmers The 10 best laptops of 2014 (so far) ITWORLD GIVEAWAYS: We've got 5 copies of each of this books to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! Help Your Kids with Computer Coding Take your kids from browsing to building the web. Fun projects throughout let kids start putting their computer skills into practice and build their own code using Scratch programming and Python. Enter now! Introduction to Agile Methods If you want to understand Agile and become conversant with Agile values, principles, framework, and processes, this book is the place to start. Enter now! Programming in C, 4th Edition Learn C by example, with complete C programs used to illustrate each new concept along the way. Enter now! Follow ITworld 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 When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. 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. **