4 'impossible' IT hiring scenarios (and how to beat them)

First look: Famo.us remakes mobile app development Is that Twitter account a bot? Researchers make app to find out ITworld Today May 07, 2014 Share this email 4 'impossible' IT hiring scenarios (and how to beat them) Here are four all-too-common, near-impossible hiring scenarios tech recruiters face, and how to beat them. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. First look: Famo.us remakes mobile app development 2. Is that Twitter account a bot? Researchers make app to find out 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook 4. GitHub trends show programming language fragmentation 5. Amid staff shortage, tech leaders want more computer education in California schools 6. HP jumps into OpenStack fray with new Helion distribution 7. Should CIOs use a carrot or a stick to rein in BYOD workers? 8. Level 3 confirms what we already knew: our ISPs suck 9. Samsung Knox 2.0 only available on Galaxy S5 for now Webcast: CA Technologies LIVE EVENT: 5/7, The End of Data Protection As We Know It. Traditional backup is going away, but where does this leave end-users? Learn more! First look: Famo.us remakes mobile app development The Famo.us mobile Web framework runs faster than standard HTML and takes less development time than native code -- once you get up to speed. READ MORE Is that Twitter account a bot? Researchers make app to find out The app looks at public Twitter data to identify phony accounts. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE GitHub trends show programming language fragmentation A new study of GitHub activity over time reveals shifts in the choices developers are making among coding languages. READ MORE White Paper: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® It's Time to Refresh Your Data Center In this Whitepaper, we'll take a close look at how Cisco® Unified Computing System (UCS®) with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors is revolutionizing the way businesses store and access information. Learn More Amid staff shortage, tech leaders want more computer education in California schools There is currently a large mismatch between demand and supply of computer science graduates, the industry said. READ MORE HP jumps into OpenStack fray with new Helion distribution Joining Red Hat, Oracle, Canonical and others, Hewlett-Packard is releasing its own distribution of the OpenStack cloud hosting software. READ MORE Should CIOs use a carrot or a stick to rein in BYOD workers? Some CIOs offer stipends to help cover mobile expenses in return for BYOD compliance. Others are choosing to throw the kill switch on lost or stolen smartphones. Which approach is right? READ MORE Level 3 confirms what we already knew: our ISPs suck Does your ISP care about the quality of your Internet connection? Signs point to no. READ MORE Samsung Knox 2.0 only available on Galaxy S5 for now Samsung has made the second version of its Knox data and app security platform available worldwide, but at first only users and enterprises that have the new Galaxy S5 can take advantage of the improvements it offers. READ MORE Podcast: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® Building Tomorrow's Infrastructure Listen to this podcast to discover how Crider Foods worked with PC Connection to update their IT infrastructure, while maintaining compliance and control. PC Connection's experts helped Crider deploy Cisco UCS with Intel® Xeon® processors as part of their total data center overhaul. Learn More SURVEY: Take ITworld's mobile survey and you might win an iPad mini Got 10 minutes? Tell us how you use your mobile device to view and share technology-related content and information. As our way of saying thank you, readers who participate will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win an iPad mini. Take the survey now! 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