Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Tech CEOs’ first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver

12 career tips from tech CEOs | VMware CEO Paul Maritz leaves behind a vision of IT transformation

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Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more
Before their corporate jobs, many tech CEOs got their hands dirty, scrubbing oils stains off asphalt, cleaning bathrooms, and shoveling monkey cages. Here are their stories. Read More


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12 career tips from tech CEOs
It's a long way from mowing lawns and washing windows to the CEO's office, but today's tech chiefs haven't forgotten where they started in the working world. Here's their advice for young employees just getting started in the working world. Read More

VMware CEO Paul Maritz leaves behind a vision of IT transformation
Friday marks the end of an era, as outgoing VMware CEO Paul Maritz hands the reins to incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger. Read More

OS X Mountain Lion grabs 20% share of all Macs
One in five Mac users has adopted OS X Mountain Lion, the upgrade launched five weeks ago, according to Web analytics company Net Applications. Read More


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Highest paid engineers in mobile tech
Engineers working on communications technology were paid the highest in the profession last year, according to new IEEE-USA survey data. Read More

Facebook cleanses pages of fraudulent "Likes"
Facebook said it will cleanse pages of fraudulent "Likes" that have been injected by scammers to impart a false sense of popularity on profiles. Read More


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HP releases two beta versions of open-source webOS
Hewlett-Packard released two beta versions of its open source webOS on Friday: one for developers that runs on the Ubuntu Linux desktop, and one for the "OpenEmbedded" development environment, intended to help developers port webOS to new devices. Read More

Software that lies (so you don't have to!)
Mike Elgan uncovers a massive lies-for-sale industry in the mobile and social networking world. Read More

HBO's CTO skeptical over potential for 4K TV
One of the biggest trends at this year's IFA is 4K TV, which improves on today's high-definition TV with four times the number of pixels than current sets, but HBO's CTO Robert Zitter hesitates over the technology's chance to make it big. Read More



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