5 everyday technologies Apple killed in the 12-inch MacBook

Apple secures Safari against FREAK attacks. The White House’s $100M, H-1B funded tech job plan comes under fire.

ITworld Today March 10, 2015 5 everyday technologies Apple killed in the 12-inch MacBook Apple's quest for ultra-thin simplicity in the new 12-inch MacBook has left a lot of technology in a shallow grave, replaced by a single Type-C port. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Apple secures Safari against FREAK attacks 2. The White House’s $100M, H-1B funded tech job plan comes under fire 3. Review: BitTorrent delivers cloud-free 'Dropbox for business' 4. JavaScript goes native for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone apps 5. Apple to raise drivers' wages, after demands to share its wealth 6. How to lead when working through layoffs (via CIO.com) 7. Top distributed computing projects still hard at work fighting the world's worst health issues 8. HP embraces open hardware designs with Cloudline servers 9. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: The way for CISOs to get and keep it (via CSOonline.com) 10. Programmers defend the value of refactoring 11. The website that was built for Google to destroy 12. WIN THIS BOOK: Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Agenda 15 A Transformative Experience - AGENDA15 Conference Business and technology leaders who have transformed their organizations. Top thought leaders literally writing the book on digital transformation. Award-winning innovators showing the way to the new digital enterprise. From March 30 to April 1, they will all be at AGENDA15, an all-new conference for business and technology executives. BE THERE. Apple secures Safari against FREAK attacks Apple has patched the FREAK flaw in both OS X and iOS, issuing updates for both operating systems to protect users of its Safari browser. READ MORE The White House’s $100M, H-1B funded tech job plan comes under fire The White House has established a $100 million program that endorses fast-track, boot camp IT training efforts and other four-year degree alternatives. But it's drawing criticism for the underlying message it sends in the H-1B battle. READ MORE Review: BitTorrent delivers cloud-free 'Dropbox for business' New BitTorrent Sync 2.0 aims for business users with user-management and NAS-synchronization features, but its decentralized design complicates integration into larger organizations. READ MORE JavaScript goes native for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone apps The NativeScript development tool uses JavaScript and Typescript to build native apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. READ MORE Apple to raise drivers' wages, after demands to share its wealth The company said last week it would directly employ a number of security guards rather than use guards placed by contractors. READ MORE How to lead when working through layoffs (via CIO.com) Tech leaders and career experts weigh in what you can do to ease fears and keep the remaining workforce productive. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Risk Management and Security Consulting Security threats are out there, lurking. With the security landscape constantly changing, protecting your network can prove difficult. We get it. Our Security Assessment Services experts can help you identify security risks and vulnerabilities so you can keep your organization safe from threats. VIEW NOW Top distributed computing projects still hard at work fighting the world's worst health issues The concept of using idle CPU cycles instead of investing millions in supercomputers is not lost on IT departments or companies with big processing tasks. READ MORE HP embraces open hardware designs with Cloudline servers HP adopts specifications from Open Compute Projects for its new line of low-cost servers. READ MORE R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: The way for CISOs to get and keep it (via CSOonline.com) CISOs are held in generally low regard in the executive suite. The way to reverse that, say those who are familiar with, or have held, the position, is to be more than a geek. READ MORE Programmers defend the value of refactoring Software developers strongly object to a recent study’s conclusion that code refactoring isn’t beneficial. READ MORE The website that was built for Google to destroy 'Unindexed,' an art-technology project, explored the permanence of the web. READ MORE WIN THIS BOOK: Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter for your chance to win! READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Next-Generation Firewalls: The New Norm in Defense Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks have led organizations to adopt correspondingly sophisticated levels of security control. 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