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6 social media mistakes that will kill your career

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April 15, 2014
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10 cool tech things you could buy instead of Google Glass

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Issue highlights

1. Top techie college commencement speakers: 2014

2. 6 social media mistakes that will kill your career

3. WIN THIS BOOK: Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns

4. Canonical's new Ubuntu focuses on the long haul

5. Microsoft kicks off sales of lower-priced Office subscription in bid for iPad dollars

6. Apple antitrust compliance efforts slow, but picking up, monitor says

7. VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

8. Google may use flat design for Android 4.5 app icons

Top techie college commencement speakers: 2014

Bill and Melinda Gates head up list of big names in tech giving college commencement addresses. READ MORE

6 social media mistakes that will kill your career

Just because you're not posting drunken selfies doesn't mean you've got this social networking thing down. There are a number of more subtle social media mistakes that could hurt your career. Here are six to avoid. READ MORE

WIN THIS BOOK: Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns

Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

Canonical's new Ubuntu focuses on the long haul

As organizations move in-house systems to the cloud, Canonical wants them to consider switching their OSes as well. READ MORE

Microsoft kicks off sales of lower-priced Office subscription in bid for iPad dollars

Five weeks after announcing a lower-cost subscription to Office, Microsoft today started selling Office 365 Personal to consumers. READ MORE

Apple antitrust compliance efforts slow, but picking up, monitor says

After dragging its feet for months, Apple is finally making good progress on a court-ordered antitrust compliance program related to the U.S. Department of Justice's e-book price-fixing case against the company, an external monitor said. READ MORE

VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

VMware started patching its products against the critical Heartbleed flaw that puts encrypted communications at risk, and plans to have updates ready for all affected products by Saturday. READ MORE

Google may use flat design for Android 4.5 app icons

In today's open source roundup: Rumors indicate that Android 4.5's app icons may take on a flat look. Is this good or bad? Plus: How to run Windows XP in VirtualBox in Linux Mint, and the Steam Controller may have a steep learning curve. READ MORE

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Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns
Using real-world code examples, Stephen Vance introduces patterns, principles, and more than two dozen detailed techniques for testing any software system more fully, effectively, and painlessly.

Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition
Hundreds of complete Java programs with thousands of lines of proven Java code, and hundreds of tips will help you build robust applications.

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