9 things to look for in Windows 9

What you need to know about the Windows 9 Technical Preview How Facebook's new ad platform lets brands track you around the web ITworld Tonight September 29, 2014 9 things to look for in Windows 9 Microsoft is discussing the future of Windows Tuesday, at which time it could make public some of these rumored upgrades. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. What you need to know about the Windows 9 Technical Preview 2. How Facebook's new ad platform lets brands track you around the web 3. WIN THIS: Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (Learning Lab) 4. The end of HDD? Samsung debuts a 3.2TB PCIe SSD card 5. Get extra Google storage by using Google Maps Views 6. Open source bullies hurt the Linux cause 7. Improved patch tackles new Shellshock attack vectors 8. Smarter algorithms will power our future digital lives 9. Here's a to-do list for Comcast's first 'customer experience' exec What you need to know about the Windows 9 Technical Preview The Windows 9 Technical Preview is expected to be available for download this week. Here's what you can expect from this first look at the next version of Windows. READ MORE How Facebook's new ad platform lets brands track you around the web Facebook knows more about your life than Google, and now the network is putting that information to good use--at least for advertisers who want to sell you stuff. READ MORE WIN THIS: Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (Learning Lab) Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE The end of HDD? Samsung debuts a 3.2TB PCIe SSD card The price will make or break this drive, because it really does call into question the need for an HDD. READ MORE Get extra Google storage by using Google Maps Views Check your Google account storage to see if you got this bonus. READ MORE Open source bullies hurt the Linux cause In today's open source roundup: Open source bullies hurt the cause of Linux by driving away newbies. Plus: A screenshot tour of Ubuntu 14.10 beta 2, and how to use the Unity Dash. READ MORE Improved patch tackles new Shellshock attack vectors System administrators who spent last week making sure their computers are patched against Shellshock, a critical vulnerability in the Bash Unix command-line interpreter, will have to install a new patch that addresses additional attack vectors. READ MORE Smarter algorithms will power our future digital lives Researchers are working on a new version of an algorithm that will power better search, autonomous cars, smarter smartphones and the Internet of Things. READ MORE Here's a to-do list for Comcast's first 'customer experience' exec Charlie Herrin, the man that led the overhaul of Comcast's cable box UI as part of its X1 platform, will be tasked with redoing the company's relationship with its customers. Here's a brief to-do list for Herrin in his new job. 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: 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! Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (Learning Lab) Quickly teach yourself to create dynamic, interactive Web pages with this interactive online course, featuring step-by-step lessons, expert video instruction, live code editing, and interactive quizzes. Enter now! Understanding Big Data Scalability (eBook) Two start-to-finish case studies walk through planning and implementation, offering practical, actionable insights for every technical professional who must scale a database tier for today's most common high-volume big data applications. 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. **