Tech's new blue collar: Good-paying jobs that don't require a 4-year degree

FBI grabs a Most Wanted Cyber Fugitive Facebook releases C++ libraries to ease Internet communications ITworld Today November 06, 2014 Tech's new blue collar: Good-paying jobs that don't require a 4-year degree Traditional manufacturing work may be mostly offshored, but there are plenty of tech-industry jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree and can provide a middle-class life. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. FBI grabs a Most Wanted Cyber Fugitive 2. Facebook releases C++ libraries to ease Internet communications 3. 'Dridex' malware revives Microsoft Word macro attacks 4. Experts: Don't use Apple Pay, CurrentC until crooks get a shot at them 5. Microsoft to focus on search apps with Bing 6. Droid Turbo: A beefy Android smartphone with better battery life 7. Windows tip: How to bypass your corporate home page 8. The Onyx is the closest thing we have to a Star Trek Communicator 9. WIN THIS BOOK: Responsive Mobile Design: Designing for Every Device : Brother International Corp. Virtual Training Programs for Remote Sales Agents Vehicle Protection Plus can train their sales agents, and get them productive, regardless of location using OmniJoin web conferencing. Find out how. Learn More>> FBI grabs a Most Wanted Cyber Fugitive The FBI this week said it had nabbed one of the agency's Cyber's Most Wanted outlaws -- John Gordon Baden – who is charged with stealing the identities of 40,000 people and then using the information to siphon millions of dollars from brokerage or bank accounts. READ MORE Facebook releases C++ libraries to ease Internet communications Facebook has released a collection of open-source code libraries that should ease the process of getting C++ programs to communicate over the Internet. READ MORE 'Dridex' malware revives Microsoft Word macro attacks Macro attacks fell out of favor years ago but are coming back, Trend Micro said. 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READ MORE Droid Turbo: A beefy Android smartphone with better battery life Motorola's Droid Turbo isn't sexy, but it offers speed, helpful software extensions, and the ability to go two days between charges. READ MORE Windows tip: How to bypass your corporate home page Do you work at a company that loads a corporate home page every time you open a new browser tab? If so, follow these steps to create a shortcut that bypasses the company time-waster and opens the home page of your choice. READ MORE The Onyx is the closest thing we have to a Star Trek Communicator Earlier this year Scio Kickstarted a tricorder; now you can pair it with a communicator! READ MORE WIN THIS BOOK: Responsive Mobile Design: Designing for Every Device Learn how to create Web designs that work on any device. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE White Paper: Akamai Beyond the Firewall: Protect and Performance Threats to web and network resources are increasingly sophisticated and costly. 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