Friday, August 16, 2013

10 hottest IT jobs: Developers, developers, developers

10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending August 16

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August 16, 2013
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10 hottest IT jobs: Developers, developers, developers

It's a job seeker's market, if you've got the right tech skills. Modis this week called out the 10 hottest IT jobs. The IT staffing specialist based its ranking on the skills and roles that its clients across the U.S. are eager to find and fill.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen

2. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending August 16

3. Critics dump on "Jobs," the biopic of Apple's founder

4. Who goes to an Apple II convention in 2013?

5. The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

6. Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

7. Google-Microsoft feud over YouTube app escalates to 'death blow'

8. The world's craziest contraband

9. Cybercriminals add new exploit for recently patched Java vulnerability to their arsenal

10. Tech workers gain confidence as employment prospects lift

11. Layer 2 Firewalls for the Data Center

12. Unified Communications Buyers Guide

13. VMware's cloud will be priced at a "premium" over AWS's, CEO Gelsinger says

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10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen

One of the most amazing things about Linux is how versatile it is. Let's face it - Windows and MacOS X are...boring. They look exactly how they look. When it comes to making your computer look and behave however you like, Linux is king. Let's take a stroll through some truly interesting, and beautiful, Linux Desktop Environments - the ones that many of us have never even seen. READ MORE

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending August 16

As the days shorten, so does the iOSphere's patience. But we may only have to wait 25 days before our agony is over and the Next iPhone is revealed. READ MORE

Critics dump on "Jobs," the biopic of Apple's founder

If the new biopic of Steve Jobs, called "Jobs," was an Apple product, it would end up on lots of blogposts with headlines like "Apple's Biggest Failures" or "Apple's Worst Products," judging from the first round of reviews compiled by the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. READ MORE

Who goes to an Apple II convention in 2013?

KansasFest is an annual convention for fans of the 36-year-old Apple II computer. Who are these people, anyway? We turned on a video camera and let them speak for themselves. READ MORE

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds

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SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper (NTM) automatically discovers all of the devices on any network and creates highly accurate network diagrams. NTM uses multiple discovery methods including SNMP, WMI, VMware, & more to map an unlimited number of networks and devices. Export network diagrams created with NTM to Microsoft Visio and Network Atlas. Now you can put down your whiteboard markers and relax while Network Topology Mapper does the network mapping for you! Download a free 14-day trial to see for yourself.

The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

Here's a look at top rated iPhone and iPad games issued this year, based on App Store user reviews and professional reviewers on Metacritic. While not all of these are Big Names, we hope you'll discover a few hidden gems. READ MORE

Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

Google said Thursday it will by default encrypt data warehoused in its Cloud Storage service. READ MORE

Google-Microsoft feud over YouTube app escalates to 'death blow'

Microsoft condemned Google's decision to block the new Windows Phone YouTube app, accusing its rival of making excuses to keep the app from connecting to the popular social video service. READ MORE

The world's craziest contraband

From bear paws and live pigeons to dinosaur fossils, people try to smuggle the oddest stuff. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Boost Profitability with Better Planning & Mobile Reporting

This session will discuss how Ashurst, a top-tier legal service provider for private and public sector clients worldwide, was able to effectively manage organizational change and improve their profitability using IBM Business Analytics. Learn More.

Cybercriminals add new exploit for recently patched Java vulnerability to their arsenal

Cybercriminals were quick to integrate a newly released exploit for a Java vulnerability patched in June into a tool used to launch mass attacks against users, an independent malware researcher warned. READ MORE

Tech workers gain confidence as employment prospects lift

Confidence levels among IT workers improved in the second quarter, buoyed by reports of employment gains in the U.S. tech sector. READ MORE

Layer 2 Firewalls for the Data Center

I had a great time meeting with a variety of customers at Cisco Live in Orlando back in June. We covered a lot of different topics around data center security. One specific item that came up more than once was the use of Layer 2 versus Layer 3 firewalls in the data center. In fact, this topic comes up fairly often, so as a follow-up I thought it would be great to write a post that discussed this topic.... READ MORE

Unified Communications Buyers Guide

We occasionally suggest outside reading for our subscribers, and today we'd like to highlight a white paper "Unified Communications Buyers Guide: The Top Ten Requirements for a UC Solution" written by Larry Hettick -- yes the same guy pictured in this newsletter. We've been covering VoIP, Convergence, and (more recently) Unified Communications for Network World since July 2000, and READ MORE

VMware's cloud will be priced at a "premium" over AWS's, CEO Gelsinger says

Much anticipation surrounds VMware's launch into the public cloud marketplace with its vCloud Hybrid Service and one of the biggest questions is how it will compete with Amazon Web Services's offerings. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Wi-Fi Challenge NWW Jun-Aug13

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences

Whether you are in retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation, or another industry, keeping and attracting customers is crucial to the success of your organization. Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences can help you improve customer loyalty and increase revenue. Learn more.

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