America’s richest techies

Don't laugh: Jimmy Kimmel Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity of 2014 Is that used iPad actually stolen? Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check ITworld Tonight October 03, 2014 America's richest techies Forbes' annual list of the 400 Wealthiest Americans is out and techies make a strong showing yet again. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Don't laugh: Jimmy Kimmel Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity of 2014 2. Is that used iPad actually stolen? Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check 3. Mercedes-Benz shows off self-driving 18-wheeler [VIDEO] 4. 3D printed skin holds promise for burn victims and others 5. Marriott must pay $600,000 for blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots 6. Tools for creating malicious USB thumb drives released by security researchers 7. Laptop vs. tablets: how they compare for true productivity 8. Roku rolling out Screen Mirroring beta for Roku 3, Roku Streaming Stick 9. Kids fold the darndest things [CARTOON] Don't laugh: Jimmy Kimmel Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity of 2014 McAfee issues its annual list of the most dangerous people to search for online -- as in, you might get a virus if you do. READ MORE Is that used iPad actually stolen? Apple creates tool for would-be buyers to check If you're looking to buy a used iPhone, iPad or iPod touch device, Apple is now offering an online tool to let you first check if it's been locked down by the previous owner, which could indicate that it was actually stolen or lost. READ MORE Mercedes-Benz shows off self-driving 18-wheeler [VIDEO] Mercedes-Benz showed off an autonomous semi-trailer truck that will be available in a decade and allow long-haul drivers to relax and tend to paperwork and other duties other than driving. READ MORE 3D printed skin holds promise for burn victims and others A 3D printer that can use a patient's own cells to print skin grafts, including hair follicles and sweat glands, has won a scientific design competition. READ MORE Marriott must pay $600,000 for blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots Here's some payback for everyone who has felt gouged by hotel charges for Wi-Fi service: Marriott International has to pay $600,000 following a probe into whether it intentionally blocked personal Wi-Fi hotspots in order to force customers to use its own very pricey service. READ MORE Tools for creating malicious USB thumb drives released by security researchers In a gambit aimed at driving manufacturers to beef up protections for USB flash drive firmware, two security researchers have released a collection of tools that can be used to turn those drives into silent malware installers. READ MORE Laptop vs. tablets: how they compare for true productivity Memory, storage, display size and other factors all make a difference in getting things done. READ MORE Roku rolling out Screen Mirroring beta for Roku 3, Roku Streaming Stick Move over Chromecast and Matchstick; here comes another way to get content from a mobile device or PC to TV screen, and this one you might already own. READ MORE Kids fold the darndest things [CARTOON] If you have an iPhone 6 Plus, just to be safe, don't store it near the construction paper 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. **