[TechRepublic] IT's dirtiest little secrets revealed

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Editor's note: I spill the beans on the most nefarious aspects of working in IT. Also, read about the Apache Foundation removing itself from the Java Community Process, and Dell acquiring Compellent for $960 million. - Jason 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT Jason Hiner spills the beans on the most nefarious aspects of working in IT. From bursting the bubble of newbies to explaining how techies cover their butts, here is the tell-all. Read more Slideshow: 10 dirty little secrets about working in IT Resource of the day Increase innovation with Google Apps Businesses see Google Apps as an affordable solution for effective business communication and collaboration. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to learn why IT and business decision makers are making transition to Google Apps. More from TechRepublic   Apache pulls out of Java Community Process Jack Wallen helps you to masticate on the situation that continues to brew within the bowels of Oracle. Will the most recent mis-step of Oracle lead to catastrophe? Read on fellow travelers...read on. Read more While onsite employment has been stagnant, demand for online workers increases With the explosion of smartphone technology this year, freelance developers have found lots of work. Read more Hardware warranties: Get what you pay for or make an exception? IT is all about getting what you pay for. IT maharaja Rick Vanover relates a recent situation where one level of service was purchased, but only when a problem comes up another level of service is requested. Read more News from ZDNet   Dell acquires Compellent for $960 million, lands its storage consolation prize Dell finally got its storage consolation prize after the failed 3Par bid. Dell said it is officially buying Compellent in a deal valued at $960 million, or $27.75 a share. Read more The Global Cyber War Hacks and Attacks Scorecard Here's a list of the big-league damage -- from original Operation Payback and first Anonymous campaigns to the current pro-Wikileaks DDoS attacks. Read more Global mobile app market to hit $35 billion in 2014, says IDC IDC projects that the number of mobile apps downloaded worldwide will grow from 10.9 billion in 2010 to 76.9 billion in 2014. That growth will equate to $35 billion in revenue in 2014. Read more Forrester: SOA plans 'ambitious' within financial services sector Eight out of ten financial services firms use SOA approaches today; most want to have a large chunk of their application portfolios service-enabled within the next two years. Read more Rimini Street: A small, but threatening fish to Oracle, SAP Rimini Street, a key third party enterprise support player, is expected to deliver revenue of about $24.5 million in 2010, but its long-term impact to the enterprise software industry could eclipse its sales tally. Read more Sony introduces new trio of SD memory cards Sony is truly jumping on board with industry-standard memory cards with the introduction of a trio of SDHC ranges. Read more Microsoft joins lobbying group battling Google ITA acquisition Microsoft has joined a coalition consisting primarily of travel sites that is lobbying to block Google's pending acquisition of ITA Software. Read more The new age of sexy enterprise software - Part 1: Salesforce.com gets mojo This past week, three events took place that will unexpectedly transform the boring world of enterprise software into an exciting, competitive, and fun place. Part 1 starts the story. Read more MSI revealing new laptops at CES 2011, including 'fastest notebook' on Earth Almost everyone in the tech world is gearing up for CES 2011 this January, and MSI is no exception. The computer maker has just announced plans to debut many new laptops at the trade show next month. Read more Featured multimedia   Best and worst smartphone interfaces A smartphone's user interface can make or break the experience. Here's our take on ten of the most noteworthy--good and bad. View on site The 10 most disappointing games of 2010 (photos) If there is one lesson to learn from the most disappointing titles of 2010, it's "don't make a movie game." It seems that this year followed a bizarre pattern: the better the film, the worse the game. Almost half our list consists of failed attempts at such adaptations, more than any year before it. View on site The e-readers of CES 2010: where are they now? (photos) A bevy of new e-book readers made their debuts at CES 2010. A year later, here's a look back at how they fared as CES 2011 approaches. View on site Introducing: Google's Cr-48 laptop Google's new operating system will first be distributed on laptops similar to the company's prototype Cr-48. Take a look at what the limited-edition laptop offers in this slideshow. View on site Motorola Android Honeycomb tablet, Verizon (photos) Take a closer look at rumored photos of Motorola's upcoming 10-inch tablet for Verizon, running Android's Honeycomb OS. View on site Today's recommended downloads People + Processes + Technology: Learn the Winning Formula for Superior Customer Support (Citrix Online) Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps (Google) Case Studies: Slashing Costs with WAN optimization solutions (Riverbed) Monitor SQL Performance to Achieve 24-7 Uptime With this Download (ManageEngine) Windows 7 Migration Planning (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my opinions, rants, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. 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