When gurus ruled: The strangest job titles of the dot-com era

Best tech jobs of 2014

9 free tools that make Windows much better

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February 03, 2014

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When gurus ruled: The strangest job titles of the dot-com era

If you partied like it was 1999 in the tech industry in 1999, you may have held the title "guru of fun".

Issue highlights

1. Best tech jobs of 2014

2. 9 free tools that make Windows much better

3. IT Resume Makeover: How to clear out the career clutter

4. Pwn2Own hack contest puts record $645K on prize table

5. The votes are in: Which mobile data provider is best?

6. Told you so! Microsoft backs off on Metro

7. Iceland taps the ultimate renewable energy source: Earth's magma

8. Best Buy offers massive Surface Pro discount as tablet fades away

9. Why a Google Ethics Commission is like jumbo shrimp

Best tech jobs of 2014

U.S. News & World Report's 100 Best Jobs of 2014 list is out, and there's big news: For the first time, an IT job has landed at #1. READ MORE

9 free tools that make Windows much better

Windows is packed to the rafters with features, many of them great--and others, just meh. Luckily, there are free alternatives that are more powerful, more efficient, and take only minutes to install. READ MORE

IT Resume Makeover: How to clear out the career clutter

Our expert and career coach transforms a cluttered and text-heavy resume to one that's clear and concise. READ MORE

Pwn2Own hack contest puts record $645K on prize table

New grand prize of $150,000 requires researchers to deal with Microsoft's EMET anti-exploit toolkit. READ MORE

The votes are in: Which mobile data provider is best?

Find out how smartphone users rate AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon on data connection speed, reliability, customer service and more -- and what customers are using all that data for. READ MORE

Told you so! Microsoft backs off on Metro

In the Windows 8.1 update, the desktop rather than Metro reportedly will be the default interface. READ MORE

Iceland taps the ultimate renewable energy source: Earth's magma

Boring thousands of meters into the ground, Icelanders broke through to the magma layer, uncovering a vast ocean of lava that is now being used to produce steam power. READ MORE

Best Buy offers massive Surface Pro discount as tablet fades away

The retailer has cut the price on the Surface Pro to $500, signaling that this model of Microsoft's tablet is on the way out. READ MORE

Why a Google Ethics Commission is like jumbo shrimp

Google hasn't exactly been anyone's idea of an ethical beacon in recent years. READ MORE

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