In pictures: China's most notorious e-waste town

For a sweet desktop, try Mint with Cinnamon Debunking the top open source myths ITworld Tonight September 08, 2014 A look inside China's most notorious e-waste town Guiyu, a town of 200,000 is known as the world's largest e-waste site. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. For a sweet desktop, try Mint with Cinnamon 2. Debunking the top open source myths 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Understanding Big Data Scalability (eBook) 4. A visual history of open source 5. Why giving mobile apps banking info isn't as risky as it seems 6. Design your own KPIs, like this bar manager did with limes 7. The silent passing of one of our industry pioneers -- Andrew Kay 8. READER QUESTION: Do I need traditional anti-virus on a Chromebook? For a sweet desktop, try Mint with Cinnamon Linux Mint 17 offers long-term support; emerges as open source alternative for Windows XP users. READ MORE Debunking the top open source myths It's time to put some long-held misconceptions to rest. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Understanding Big Data Scalability (eBook) Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE A visual history of open source In today's open source roundup: Infographic shows the history of open source. Plus: Is LibreOffice 4.0 better than Microsoft Office 2013? And check out a helpful systemd versus sysVinit cheatsheet. READ MORE Why giving mobile apps banking info isn't as risky as it seems Big name apps like Uber and Venmo may be putting some users ill at ease by requiring payment card information in order to function, but experts say the risk is relatively low. READ MORE Design your own KPIs, like this bar manager did with limes Key performance indicators can be studied at the most prestigious business school. Or you could craft one yourself studying the trash. READ MORE The silent passing of one of our industry pioneers -- Andrew Kay A pioneer in our industry that created one of the first portable personal computers passed away last week. READ MORE READER QUESTION: Do I need traditional anti-virus on a Chromebook? Over the past couple of years, my lineup of devices has shifted from laptops to an iPad and two Chromebooks. It's time to renew my AV subscription and I'm wondering if I still need traditional AV. READ MORE DON'T MISS... Why many programmers don't bother joining the ACM Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 10 amazing (and bizarre) drone discoveries Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers 11 colorful characters seen at Comic-Con International 2014 Follow ITworld You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **