Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Your online TV watching can now be tracked across devices

11 ways to re-energize your IT career

Why do cell phones still suck for calling?

ITworld Tonight
October 21, 2014

Your online TV watching is now being tracked across devices

A partnership between Adobe and Nielsen gives broadcasters detailed viewing data.

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Issue highlights

1. 11 ways to re-energize your IT career

2. Why do cell phones still suck for calling?

3. WIN THIS BOOK: Programming in C, 4th Edition

4. One week after patch, Flash vulnerability already exploited in large-scale attacks

5. BBC launches Ebola information service in Africa using Whatsapp

6. Bottom line: Should you upgrade to OS X Yosemite?

7. Harvesting energy for your smartphone from your run

8. CMOs in over their heads with technology (and CIOs aren't helping)

9. INSIDER IT resumes: Lies, half-truths and embellishments

11 ways to re-energize your IT career

Mid-career blues, begone. Here are 11 actionable items tech pros can tackle to keep moving on up in IT. READ MORE

Why do cell phones still suck for calling?

The IEEE Spectrum magazine goes in-depth on the problem. READ MORE

WIN THIS BOOK: Programming in C, 4th Edition

Learn C by example, with complete C programs used to illustrate each new concept along the way. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

One week after patch, Flash vulnerability already exploited in large-scale attacks

If you haven't updated your Flash Player with the fixes released on Oct. 14, you may be vulnerable to new attacks using a commercial exploit kit called Fiesta, security researchers warn. READ MORE

BBC launches Ebola information service in Africa using Whatsapp

The BBC World Service has launched an app-based "lifeline" Ebola information service for people in West Africa. READ MORE

Bottom line: Should you upgrade to OS X Yosemite?

If you're the kind of person who is suspicious of cloud computing or simply want each device to exclusively own the data on it, Yosemite may not be for you. READ MORE

Harvesting energy for your smartphone from your run

A Chicago-based company called AMPY wants to harness that self generated power and funnel it back to your smartphone, or any device. READ MORE

CMOs in over their heads with technology (and CIOs aren't helping)

While CMOs drown in a sea of new digital marketing technology products and services, CIOs are noticeably not coming to the rescue. READ MORE

INSIDER

IT resumes: Lies, half-truths and embellishments

HR pros and hiring managers encounter candidates of all kinds and any lie on a resume is a definitive red flag. However, all lies are not created equal. READ MORE

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