Stupid user tricks: The most embarrassing flubs yet

13 cool high-tech prize competitions Ready for your electronic tattoo? ITworld Tonight March 17, 2014 Share this email Stupid user tricks: The most embarrassing flubs yet Technology has made it easier than ever to communicate with colleagues and customers from all over the world. It's also made it easier than ever to make ourselves look very, very stupid. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 13 cool high-tech prize competitions 2. Ready for your electronic tattoo? 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Java SE8 for the Really Impatient 4. Tax guide 2014: The best online services for tackling your 1040 5. Microsoft releases OneNote for free on Mac and Windows, adds new note-taking tools 6. Google patches $310K worth of Chrome, Chrome OS bugs 7. Gates sees software replacing people; Greenspan calls for more H-1Bs 8. College stats geeks' computerized system predicts Louisville to repeat as men's NCAA basketball champ 9. Trash-talking Scrabble-playing robot isn't very good 13 cool high-tech prize competitions NASA, DARPA, IBM and others offer prize money for your time and expertise. READ MORE Ready for your electronic tattoo? The concept sounds simultaneously futuristic and bizarre. But mark my words: You'll get one. And sooner than you think. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Java SE8 for the Really Impatient Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE Tax guide 2014: The best online services for tackling your 1040 More than a dozen tax prep services promise to minimize hassles and maximize refunds. Here are our picks for every type of filer. READ MORE Microsoft releases OneNote for free on Mac and Windows, adds new note-taking tools Attention note-takers: Your on-screen scribbling options just got a whole lot more diversified and a whole lot cheaper, thanks to the release of free OneNote programs for Macs and PCs alike. READ MORE Google patches $310K worth of Chrome, Chrome OS bugs First browser maker to fix flaws revealed in Pwn2Own hacking contest. READ MORE Gates sees software replacing people; Greenspan calls for more H-1Bs Both agree that U.S. secondary education system needs much improvement. READ MORE College stats geeks' computerized system predicts Louisville to repeat as men's NCAA basketball champ Georgia Tech/Columbia research team has picked winner 3 of past 6 years. READ MORE Trash-talking Scrabble-playing robot isn't very good Victor isn't interested in beating you at the classic board game - he is interested in how you react to his conversation. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: March comes roaring in with these 2 new book giveaways. Enter now for your chance to win! Java SE8 for the Really Impatient This concise introduction to Java 8's most valuable new features (plus a few Java 7 innovations that haven't gotten the attention they deserve) will help you quickly take advantage of these and other Java language and platform improvements. R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics Organized to make learning easy and intuitive for newcomers to statistical programming and modeling, this guide focuses on the 20 percent of R functionality you'll need to accomplish 80 percent of modern data tasks. DON'T MISS... 20 tech brand names you're saying wrong 10 Eclipse projects that have made waves in IT Your new PC needs these 22 free programs 10 Chrome tab tricks The clock in the mountain: 10 curious side projects of tech's rich and famous Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER 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. **