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2014's starting salaries for college tech majors CryptoLocker decrypted: Researchers reveal website that frees your files from ransomware ITworld Today August 10, 2014 Share this email 10 ways to get noticed at Black Hat Hint: If blue wigs and aluminum-foil hats don't work, try free beer. READ MORE   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. White Paper: Foxit Corporation Going Paperless? Here's What You Need to Think About As makers of some of the world's most popular Portable Document Format (PDF) solutions, we often consult with businesses and governmental agencies that have the goal of moving to the paperless office. They understand the benefits. What they don't always know is how to get there. Learn more >> 2014's starting salaries for college tech majors Take a look at how college technology majors stack up in regards to starting salaries. READ MORE 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 Ubuntu's networking should work out of the box with NetworkManager, but sometimes things go wrong. Here's how to get back online. READ MORE How to extend your home Wi-Fi network Anemic Wi-Fi is a common problem, and if you're router and modem are far from your livingroom, streaming videos and the like can be difficult. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to solve it. READ MORE Webcast: IBM The Next Generation of Big Data Learn about IBM's new and expanded Information Management capabilities now delivered in the cloud. Learn More Amazon Fire Phone deep-dive review: Two weeks with a weird device You can now buy almost anything from Amazon -- including a phone made by the retailer itself. READ MORE Two new ways to find your next favorite mobile app Apple's iTunes App Store and Google Play are a bit like Moroccan city marketplaces: There's a lot going on, and it's all a bit chaotic and overwhelming. Browsing by categories or searching by keyword helps. But not much. Fortunately, there are alternatives. READ MORE Office for iPad's PDF export feature has a big problem. Here's how fix it with IFTTT You needn't be at the mercy of missing or half-baked features. Some of the gaps left in Word's functionality can be filled in with a little help from IFTTT. READ MORE 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 BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Official Ubuntu Book, 8th Ed. Whether you're new to Ubuntu on on your way to power user status, "The Official Ubuntu Book" is your ideal one-stop knowledge source. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE Webcast: IBM Reinventing Storage Efficiency! What if you could reduce your storage costs by half? 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