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10 ways to get noticed at Black Hat

2014's starting salaries for college tech majors

CryptoLocker decrypted: Researchers reveal website that frees your files from ransomware

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10 ways to get noticed at Black Hat

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Issue highlights

1. 2014's starting salaries for college tech majors

2. CryptoLocker decrypted: Researchers reveal website that frees your files from ransomware

3. How to fix your Internet connection in Ubuntu Linux

4. How to extend your home Wi-Fi network

5. Amazon Fire Phone deep-dive review: Two weeks with a weird device

6. Two new ways to find your next favorite mobile app

7. Office for iPad's PDF export feature has a big problem. Here's how fix it with IFTTT

8. Bluedriver: Vehicle data capture for geeks

9. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Book, 8th Ed.

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2014's starting salaries for college tech majors

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CryptoLocker decrypted: Researchers reveal website that frees your files from ransomware

CryptoLocker is a nasty bit of ransomware that encrypts all your files unless you pay, but Fox-IT and FireEye can help you for free. READ MORE

How to fix your Internet connection in Ubuntu Linux

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How to extend your home Wi-Fi network

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Two new ways to find your next favorite mobile app

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Office for iPad's PDF export feature has a big problem. Here's how fix it with IFTTT

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Bluedriver: Vehicle data capture for geeks

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Automatic, a dongle that plugs into your car's OBD-II connector and sends data about your car's performance and your driving via Bluetooth LE to an app on your iOS or Android smartphone. READ MORE

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