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	15 tips for surviving -- and thriving -- as an IT contractor Pundits are calling 2014 the year of the IT contractor. Here are 15 tips for setting up shop and making it stick. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software IT Friction and Your Organization This report outlines key issues that cause friction between business users and IT. Learn More In this Issue 7 hot IT jobs that will land you a higher salary JR Raphael: Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8): Which should you get? How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers H-1B loophole may help California utility offshore IT jobs Cool tech and hot cars from the N.Y. Int'l Auto Show Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 4 speed secrets Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office whips Google Docs: It's finally game over ROI: The 10 computer science programs with the biggest payoff Go time traveling with Google Maps WHITE PAPER: BMC Software MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More 7 hot IT jobs that will land you a higher salary Looking to give your career (and your wallet) a boost? Here are seven in-demand positions that have companies throwing budgets out the window. Read More JR Raphael: Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8): Which should you get? Two of the most eye-catching Android phones of the year are begging for our attention right now -- and all the hype can make it hard to know which one's right for you. Read More How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are no longer the only mobile phone games in town -- there are some great no-contract alternatives out there. Here are 16 of them. Read More H-1B loophole may help California utility offshore IT jobs Southern California Edison is outsourcing part of its IT operations, and the jobs may be going overseas. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More Cool tech and hot cars from the N.Y. Int'l Auto Show The New York International Auto Show, which runs through April 27, allows automakers to show off the latest technology on four wheels. Here are some of the highlights from this year's big event. Read More Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 4 speed secrets A few fresh ways to tweak better performance from your Mac. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office whips Google Docs: It's finally game over If there was ever any doubt about whether Microsoft or Google would win the war of office suites, there should be no longer. Within the last several weeks, Microsoft has pulled so far ahead that it's game over. Here's why. Read More ROI: The 10 computer science programs with the biggest payoff New data reveal which schools offer the best dollar-for-dollar return on your investment in a computer science degree in 2014. Read More Go time traveling with Google Maps Google added past images of places noted in Street View for the desktop version of Google Maps. The goal is to give users the ability to see how places have changed over time. Read More
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